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AlbumsTegan and Sara – Love You To Death
The identical Quins have always been a fearlessly progressive duo, developing their style with each new release. Love You To Death continues their advance aw... Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
AlbumsFatherson – Open Book
Have we found a cure for second album syndrome yet? I Am An Island established these Kilmarnock lads as a competent indie outfit – not trailblazers, no... Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
AlbumsPsychic Ills – Inner Journey Out
For all that somebody has forgotten to affix the warning 'This is NOT a Spiritualized record' to the album’s artwork – the Farfissa organ, the go... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Robert Coyne & Jaki Liebezeit – I Still Have This Dream
The third collaboration between alt-folk doyen Coyne and the revered Can percussionist is deliberately gentle and low key, each acoustic trail leafy, every d... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Peter Bjorn and John – Breakin' Point
Returning for seventh studio album Breakin' Point, Peter Bjorn and John unveil a gaudy collage of pop music platitudes. You'll remember that the group found ... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
AlbumsAmber Arcades – Fading Lines
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf releases her debut album as Amber Arcades. And it is dreamy. Pinch yourself before faded, silky hooks and sun-bleached... Read more »| 25 May 2016
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Peter J Smyth – Black Smoke
Taking a break from the deafeningly loud space rock of sonic explorers Mugstar, Peter Smyth goes it alone. With that band having gifted us the fearsome Magne... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
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Papier Tigre – The Screw
Riveting Nantes trio Papier Tigre have been pedaling their post-hardcore chops for ten years now, and from Fugazi to Faraquet, their fourth album feeds on th... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
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The Kills – Ash & Ice
Five years can be an eternity when it comes to what we feed into our ears; that which sounded daring and inventive quickly grows passé when vogue star... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
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Globelamp – The Orange Glow
A gleeful, headlong adventure, Elizabeth Le Fey's debut finally receives a UK release. If Connan Mockasin taking a spanner to Kate Bush's The ... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
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Christine Ott – Only Silence Remains
A studied enactment of both vision and virtuosity, Only Silence Remains is Christine Ott's latest solo work, following on from her 2009 debut Solitude N... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
AlbumsFews – Means
Swedish/American four-piece Fews finally let loose over ten full tracks, after teasing music bloggers last year with tracks The Zoo and Ill. On debut record ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Marissa Nadler – Strangers
Seven albums in, Boston native Marissa Nadler reunites with producer Randall Dunn, who recorded 2014's July, and continues in much the same vein. That clean ... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Misha – All We Will Become
Misha’s All We Will Become is apparently inspired by themes of “reincarnation and renewal”, and you can see why the idea of a fresh start m... Read more »| 12 May 2016 -
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Mutual Benefit – Skip A Sinking Stone
Slipping effortlessly between wispy, lo-fi gospel and warm trails of orchestration, the second album from Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) doesn’t want ... Read more »| 11 May 2016