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AlbumsProtomartyr – The Agent Intellect
As a self-proclaimed mumbler, Joe Casey frequently obscures his lyrics with drawls and gritted teeth, while gothic shards – echoing Joy Division’... Read more »| 02 Oct 2015 -
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The Spook School – Try To Be Hopeful
“We need you to know that we exist,” sing The Spook School. It’s a sentiment which could come from the mouth of any band ever, but in the h... Read more »| 02 Oct 2015 -
AlbumsIndian Handcrafts – Creeps
The Canadian pairing of Brandyn James Aikens and Daniel Brandon Allen might have been cursed with the least rock 'n' roll names in history and they cert... Read more »| 02 Oct 2015 -
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Evening Hymns – Quiet Energies
Quiet Energies is unassuming; a slow-burning, spacious album documenting grief with dignified melancholia. Jonas Bonetta has regrouped his band for a follow-... Read more »| 02 Oct 2015 -
AlbumsJohn Grant – Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
John Grant’s third impressive effort in a row sees the Iceland-based musician reach a new level of maturity, even as his stylistic choices shoot for so... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
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Kowloon Walled City – Grievances
Third LP time for Kowloon Walled City, as the San Francisco post-hardcore types pull themselves out of the sludge to reveal something more intricate, yet no ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015
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AlbumsAutre Ne Veut – Age of Transparency
After his scrappy, hazy debut, pop experimentalist Autre Ne Veut – aka Arthur Ashin – struck critical gold with 2013’s Anxiety. Its singula... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
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Cristobal and the Sea – Sugar Now
Intricate, multicultural, multilingual goth-tinged folk band Cristobal and the Sea have plenty of plates spinning, but handle them all with due care and atte... Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
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Born Ruffians – Ruff
It’s probably not advisable to claim The Strokes, Talking Heads and Pixies as influences all in one breath – as does the press release accom... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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Wavves – V
Wavves has never really been about substance – at least not in any traditional sense, with weed being this particular slacker's go-to drug. Though... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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Deafheaven – New Bermuda
Deafheaven's critical acclaim off the back of Sunbather was one of the unexpected success stories of 2013. They gained fans outside of metal circles par... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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A Mote of Dust – A Mote of Dust
It’s been a while since we last heard from Craig Beaton. While his Unwinding Hours colleague Iain Cook has reaped success with Chvrches, Beaton’s... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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Majical Cloudz – Are You Alone?
In song, Devon Welsh – one half of Majical Cloudz – has always come over as a fragile soul. His third album under the moniker doesn't quite ... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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Mercury Rev – The Light In You
Seven years after the dreamy Snowflake Midnight, Mercury Rev have plundered the toolkit which has served them so well in almost 25 years of recording. At its... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
AlbumsEditors – In Dream
It's overcooked and unashamedly melodramatic. Tom Smith still, at times, sounds like he's trying to declaim the opening line to Bowie's Cat People ("See thes... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015