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AlbumsDuke Garwood - The Sand That Falls
Duke Garwood is no stranger to out-there assignments. The South Londoner’s meandering career has seen him add guitar embellishment to The Orb’s d... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsAntoni Maiovvi - Shadow of the Blood Stained Kiss
The soundtrack to an '80s Italian sci-fi flick that never was, Shadow of the Blood Stained Kiss is a fantastic example of retrofuturism: taking pleasure in w... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
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Patrick Kelleher - You Look Cold
A lo-fi extravaganza of twinkling echos, Patrick Kelleher discovers a sense of beauty in the rough on his debut Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsArctic Monkeys - Humbug
Anyone who has paid close attention to the utterances and activities of Alex Turner over the past couple of years won’t be taken aback by Humbug. The A... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Wild Beasts are patently unafraid of provoking ridicule. Their lyrics are full of tangled and poetically inclined couplets and, as if that weren’t flam... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Nebula - Heavy Psych
One of the leading lights of the 90s stoner movement, this latest opus from Nebula is a bit on the patchy side. Pulse is a slow-burning opener that initially... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009
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Cruiser - HAPPYROBOTS: programmedtoloveyou
There’s something very appealing about remix albums; they’re bursting with the ideas and talents of dozens of collaborators, but, unlike compilat... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Charlie Parr - Roustabout
If Seasick Steve’s success proves that there’s still a space in the record industry for modern day performances of traditional American music, th... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsJulian Plenti - Is Skyscraper
Definitely not Brandon Flowers Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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Electricity In Our Homes - We Agree Completely
You may not know Electricity In Our Homes yet, but their new EP is sure to grab your attention. It’s edgy art-rock of the Can and Captain Beefheart var... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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Cutaways - Earth and Earthly Things
Cardiff has Los Campesinos!, Glasgow has Dananananaykroyd, and now Belfast weighs in with their power-pop, equal-opportunity vocalled Cutaways. The two forme... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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Bap Kennedy - Howl On
After working with country wild child Steve Earle in the past and being no stranger to the upper echelons of Billboard's Americana top ten, it comes as no su... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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Larry McDonald - Drumquestra
Guardians of an Ancient Sound. Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsNneka - No Longer At Ease
Nneka is a one-woman melting pot, the product of a Nigerian upbringing and a German university education, but her music is where the real dizzying mix is fou... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
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Ist - Toothpick Bridge
Toothpick Bridge is a bit of a schizoid album. Initially, it’s ditties like Pep Talk that trick you into thinking Ist are Mavericks-esque purveyors of ... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009