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Basia Bulat – Good Advice
The Canadian singer's fourth album is a subtle but distinct redefining of her angular pop aesthetic. Produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket in his Kentuc... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
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Mass Gothic – Mass Gothic
Here comes the cliché: there’s a handful of good songs on Mass Gothic – enough to constitute a strong, promising EP. A good album it ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
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Benji Hughes – Songs in the Key of Animals
Opening with a funky rundown of the guests at the Peacockin’ Party, including a monkey, a donkey and 'a penguin in a tux lookin’ so deluxe', Song... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
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Beacon – Escapements
Having garnered plaudits for the spacey electronics and sweet vocal mix of 2013’s The Way We Separate, Brooklyn duo Beacon return with a more complex t... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
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Jesu / Sun Kil Moon – Jesu / Sun Kil Moon
Another fine collaboration for Mark Kozelek, who finally lets the music do the talking Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
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Field Music – Commontime
Sunderland’s own brotherly writing duo, Peter and David Brewis, have been at it again. Their first release since 2012’s Mercury Prize nominated P... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016
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Bloc Party – Hymns
It's hard to know where to start with the 2015 version of Bloc Party. A far cry from the band that crafted one of this generation's finest debut records in S... Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
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New Albums This Week: De Rosa, Tortoise & more
The week's best new records – De Rosa, Tortoise & more Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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Working For A Nuclear Free City – What Do People Do All Day?
An unwieldy moniker they may have, but Manchester’s WFANFC have always peddled a neat line in intelligent indie pop, not afraid to bounce around a litt... Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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New Albums This Week (15 Jan): Daughter & more
The best new music this week, featuring albums from returning 4AD stalwarts Daughter, Manchester-based producer Howes, homespun folkie Songs For Walter and more Read more »| 15 Jan 2016 -
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President Sweetheart – I Play My Shadow
Lost and found and looking back; the first outing for President Sweetheart, the latest vehicle for (Neil Halstead collaborator) Nick Holton and friend/foil T... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
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David Bowie – Blackstar
None of us knew that Blackstar was to be the epitaph. Objectively speaking, Monday morning’s desperately sad news shouldn’t impact upon... Read more »| 12 Jan 2016 -
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Saul Williams – MartyrLoserKing
2015 was the year hip-hop grew up… again. But ever since 2001’s Amethyst Rock Star (even five years prior, during his time as a slam poet of som... Read more »| 12 Jan 2016 -
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Cross Record – Wabi-Sabi
Two years ago, husband and wife team Dan Duszynski and Emily Cross, otherwise known as Cross Record, decamped to rural Texas, where Cross, emboldened by the ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2016 -
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MONEY – Suicide Songs
2013's The Shadow of Heaven saw MONEY become a worthy addition to Manchester’s rich bloodline of musical mavericks. Bewitching melodies, lyrical dexter... Read more »| 12 Jan 2016