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AlbumsWounded Knee - Shimmering New Vistas
Before sampling, before microphones and Pro-Tools, before guitars, and before musical instruments, there was the human voice. A capella vocal delivery draws ... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
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U2 - No Line on the Horizon
The band will argue vehemently that this is a departure from their previous work but the reality is there’s no way that No Line on the Horizon will ali... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsMi Ami - Watersports
Forget what the damn press release says. There is no way this is a guy singing. That aside, Mi Ami is a rhythm-infatuated trio from San Francisco. Effervesce... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsWake The President - You Can't Change That Boy
There’s a familiarity to Wake the President’s debut album, partly due to its relative belatedness - some songs have been in record collections an... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsXRABIT & DMG$ - Hello World
Rap producers are often guilty of selling their souls at the altar of the recording studio, gladly embracing the mixing desk as a means to tweak their artist... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
AlbumsJulie Dorion - I Can’t Wonder What You Did With Your Day
Frustratingly, Julie Dorion spends too much of I Can’t Wonder What You Did with Your Day amidst the interminable whimsy of her kindergarten lyricism an... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band - Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
The most immediate thing about this record is a frolicking yelp, somewhere between Steve Bays and Tim Harrington - high, stabbing vocals which are quite inap... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
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Red Light Company – Fine Fascination
Red Light Company make no bones about the fact that they’re here “to make a huge record”. And with their debut they have fulfilled this aim... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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Rodent Emporium - Music Without Fear Of Reprimand
Debut album from comedy punks Rodent Emporium. Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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Rush - Retrospective III
It's Rush, for goodness' sake Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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Mongrel - Better Than Heavy
There's a damning amount of empty political posturing on this album. As insightful as Hard-Fi about our country's social and political failings, this is a pe... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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The Long Lost - The Long Lost
The romantic ideals that hippies espouse are often more appealing than hippies themselves; free love and flower power all sound fine in principle, but they'r... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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The Smoking Rolo Sideshow - Mucho Mojo Baby
With a fluctuating array of contributors and an eclectic melting-pot approach to songwriting, The Smoking Rolo Sideshow appear to be vying for the in-demand ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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De Rosa - Prevention
The Lanarkshire lads are comfortable where they are, no longer subservient to ‘obvious single’ pretensions. Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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The Anti Karoshi - Crushed Neocons
Though clearly not fans of overwork (that's your homework - look up the name) The Anti Karoshi provide an excellent example of a minimal line-up making a den... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009