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AlbumsSpare Snare - I Love You, I Hate You
"I don't care what you thinks." Hissing electronics snatched from early Grandaddy records and distorted with the scuzz of the Probe Plus back catalogue: this... Read more »| 27 May 2009 -
AlbumsThorn's Musical Journey - Broken Sword
With numerous references to religious imagery, and the occasional mention of God, one might be forgiven for thinking that Thorn's Musical Journey are - whisp... Read more »| 27 May 2009 -
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Hull - Sole Lord
The solitary gently-strummed Spanish-tinged guitar that opens this record is a not-entirely-convincing attempt at misleading the listener before the inevitab... Read more »| 27 May 2009 -
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Willem Maker - New Moon Hand
Given his sinister backstory, there were few career paths, other than that of the gruff, contemplative blues singer, which were realistically available to Wi... Read more »| 27 May 2009 -
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The Mummers - Tale to Tell
If Alice in Wonderland took an acid-fuelled day trip along Brighton pier, decided to turn her hand to a Fisher-Price xylophone, before partaking in a spot of... Read more »| 27 May 2009 -
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Moby - Wait For Me
If Last Night, Moby’s previous album, was an abbreviated eulogy to New York nightlife, then he evidently had too good a time of it. Wait For Me is the ... Read more »| 26 May 2009
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AlbumsTartufi - Nests of Waves and Wire
Tartufi deserve recognition as a wonderful and thrilling entity. Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
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Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs Of Desire
Virginia's tragic hero returns with a lo-fi, tuneful offering Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
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You Already Know - Stop Whispering
Since home studios revolutionised the recording industry, more and more bands have been taking matters into their own hands when it comes to capturing and re... Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
AlbumsPaolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
Anyone who caught Paolo Nutini’s numerous festival appearances in 2007/8 will have witnessed his rendition of the Disney song I Wanna Be Like You. Satu... Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
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Franz Ferdinand - Blood
Franz Ferdinand’s third album Tonight was a muted success, despite the pre-release talk of afrobeat rhythms and experimental electronica largely turnin... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
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Worriedaboutsatan - Arrivals
With its slow chord changes and floating beats, Arrivals at times sounds as though it is being played underwater. Crackly glitches and beeps are smoothed of ... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
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Steel Panther - Feel The Steel
One of the most interesting things about this record and band is sifting through its self-propagated mythology. The LA quartet not only claim to have been ar... Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
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TV21 - Forever 22
A fine exhumation of '80s ‘indie’ that existed before the term became embarrassing and meaningless Read more »| 25 May 2009 -
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Iron Crease - Eye Increase
Thanks to an extended period of collective inactivity, the scattered members of cult Dundonians Laeto are gradually re-emerging into the world with new bands... Read more »| 25 May 2009