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AlbumsJack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers - Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers
With the recent resurgence in nu-folk (Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart), alt-folk (Iron and Wine) and anti-folk (David Cronenberg’s Wife), you’... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsJay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
Despite spending his teens in lo-fi garage-punk bands, Jay Reatard’s solo work is unashamedly pop. There are no attempts to undermine the hooks running... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
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The Cave Singers - Welcome Joy
The word may carry all sorts of unsavoury connotations, but a makeover isn’t always such a bad thing. Once members of various underachieving Seat... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
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The Bookhouse Boys - The Bookhouse Boys
“A soundtrack for a film that doesn’t exist” is up there with “voice of a generation” in the big book of irksome review clich&e... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
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Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water
Impressively diverse debut from former J5 man Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
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Duke Garwood - The Sand That Falls
Duke Garwood is no stranger to out-there assignments. The South Londoner’s meandering career has seen him add guitar embellishment to The Orb’s d... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009
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Antoni Maiovvi - Shadow of the Blood Stained Kiss
The soundtrack to an '80s Italian sci-fi flick that never was, Shadow of the Blood Stained Kiss is a fantastic example of retrofuturism: taking pleasure in w... Read more »| 23 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsPatrick Kelleher - You Look Cold
A lo-fi extravaganza of twinkling echos, Patrick Kelleher discovers a sense of beauty in the rough on his debut Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
AlbumsArctic Monkeys - Humbug
Anyone who has paid close attention to the utterances and activities of Alex Turner over the past couple of years won’t be taken aback by Humbug. The A... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Wild Beasts are patently unafraid of provoking ridicule. Their lyrics are full of tangled and poetically inclined couplets and, as if that weren’t flam... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Nebula - Heavy Psych
One of the leading lights of the 90s stoner movement, this latest opus from Nebula is a bit on the patchy side. Pulse is a slow-burning opener that initially... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Cruiser - HAPPYROBOTS: programmedtoloveyou
There’s something very appealing about remix albums; they’re bursting with the ideas and talents of dozens of collaborators, but, unlike compilat... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Charlie Parr - Roustabout
If Seasick Steve’s success proves that there’s still a space in the record industry for modern day performances of traditional American music, th... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
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Julian Plenti - Is Skyscraper
Definitely not Brandon Flowers Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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Electricity In Our Homes - We Agree Completely
You may not know Electricity In Our Homes yet, but their new EP is sure to grab your attention. It’s edgy art-rock of the Can and Captain Beefheart var... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009