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AlbumsfrYars - Dark Young Hearts
From the moment he released his crudely-recorded but doubly sincere debut EP The Ides onto an unsuspecting internet in 2007, frYars’ Ben Garrett has ne... Read more »| 29 Aug 2009 -
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Schlachthofbronx - Schlachthofbronx
“Middle fingers up like we don’t give a damn”, begins guest rapper Doubla J on dubstep flavoured Di Finga. Whilst at first glance it appea... Read more »| 28 Aug 2009 -
AlbumsLewis Wilson - Lift You Up
Though distinctly Scottish, Lewis Wilson's debut is brimming with sun-drenched sounds, echoing the lush harmonies of the Beach Boys and CSNY, infused with hi... Read more »| 28 Aug 2009 -
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Ido Tavori - Rhythm is a Beggar
Rhythm is a Beggar apparently sets out to join the dots between indie, hip-hop and electronica. Are these really worlds that needed to meet? Could they not h... Read more »| 28 Aug 2009 -
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Incoming Cerebral Overdrive - Controverso
There's something needlessly pretentious about the accompanying press bumph for this album. Describing it as “a new impulse in ICO's uncontrollable nat... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
AlbumsTaken By Trees - East of Eden
Victoria Bergsman's second album as Taken By Trees is born of admirable intentions: seeking to break free from her comfort zone, she travelled with a sound e... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009
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Nitkowski - Chauffers
With a little pruning, this could so easily have been something brilliant. Of course, given the manic energy of these 11 tracks, you may feel that self-editi... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
AlbumsPastels/Tenniscoats - Two Sunsets
The evocative title of this collaboration between Glasgow’s Pastels and Tokyo’s Tenniscoats neatly summarises its scope, cleanly articulating the... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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The Hot Melts - The Hot Melts
The Hot Melts recently got nobody hot under the collar with their “ultra-controversial” video for single Red Lips. It features semi-naked, cavort... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Trashcan Sinatras - In The Music
Despite pre-dating contemporaries such as Teenage Fanclub and having more than their fair share of seminal moments tucked away in their unjustly niche back-c... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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McIntosh Ross - The Great Lakes
Deacon Blue have been relatively quiet since 2001 - a gig here, a best-of there. It's tempting, therefore, to imagine Ricky Ross and co spending their downti... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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The Sa Ra Creative Partners - Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love
If you’re interested in knowing what the future of hip-hop is going to sound like, then The Sa-Ra Creative Partners have just laid out the blueprint. I... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Hockey - Mind Chaos
Showing some admirable self-awareness, Oregon's Hockey use the first song on their first album to pre-empt what they know is going to be a recurring criticis... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Baddies - Do the Job
Do The Job is either an example of supreme bad luck or an exercise in supremely competent observation. Which is a politer way of saying either Baddies were u... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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We Insist! - The Babel Inside Was Terrible
The French have one hell of a knack for post-hardcore. We Insist! are into their 15th year of being but the oddly entitled The Babel Inside Was Terrible demo... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009