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AlbumsHEALTH – Death Magic
If brooding, primal opener Victim is anything to go by, you'd be forgiven for thinking HEALTH are going back to their confrontational roots with their first ... Read more »| 24 Jul 2015 -
AlbumsMac DeMarco – Another One
It’s not just summery vibes with a hint of melancholia in the Mac DeMarco camp; should you be looking for the playful intuitions that underpin his soun... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
AlbumsAlbert Hammond, Jr. – Momentary Masters
Stars splintering from a band for solo outings don’t just run the risk of unfavorable comparisons with the better-known body of their group’s wor... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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\\GT// – Beats Misplaced
Messiness in rock music can be a powerful emotive tool. Raw, loose playing can feel transgressive and exciting; an unadulterated transmission of energy. Alab... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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The Phoenix Foundation – Give Up Your Dreams
Where Buffalo – arguably The Phoenix Foundation’s most successful album to date – exhibited a whimsical, acoustic folk ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2015 -
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Gunship – Gunship
A collage in grit and neon, machine grease, nostalgia, synth arpeggios and unintelligibly harmonised moans; a weird marriage of 8-bit and HD; good fun. Gunsh... Read more »| 14 Jul 2015
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Vetiver – Complete Strangers
Ostensibly the trade name of San Francisco's Andy Cabic, the sixth Vetiver album is a mish-mash of sleepy grooves, tender ballads and conveyor folk rock. Tha... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015 -
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Eleventh Day Dream – Works for Tomorrow
More roadhouse rattle from veteran Chicago first-wavers Eleventh Day Dream. Now on long player #13, and augmented by additional guitar (courtesy of Illinois-... Read more »| 09 Jul 2015 -
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Seven Davis Jr – Universes
Universes’ lead single is called Sunday Morning, but like most of the debut record from long term limelight shirker Seven Davis Jr., its overriding fee... Read more »| 08 Jul 2015 -
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Strange Wilds – Subjective Concepts
More echoes of grunge from the label that started it all – between the squalling noise of METZ and this selection of jagged rifferama, you wonder where... Read more »| 08 Jul 2015 -
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Haiku Salut – Etch and Etch Deep
Half-dreams – the hypnagogic state between wakefulness and sleeping. That’s where Haiku Salut sneak up on you, playing on your fragile consciousn... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
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Vinyl Williams – Into
The second long player from LA-based artist/multi-instrumentalist Lionel Williams – grandson of film composer John Williams – and it certainly do... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
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Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio
A sound that pulls at unnerving soundtrack textures, implies a dislocation from home and wears its analogue chops as if there’s no possible alternative... Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
Music
A Week in Records: Lee Bannon, Sleaford Mods, Prefuse 73...
As the music world is battered into line with a new international album release date each Friday, our Music team present a weekly digest of five recommendations, from Ninja Tune stalwart Lee Bannon to latter-day firestarters Sleaford Mods Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
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Adrian Younge presents – Twelve Reasons To Die II (starring Ghostface Killah)
"Ayo I’m back blowin’ dust off the vinyl, I got twelve more reasons to die, snap your spinal," Ghostface Killah raps, announcing the second insta... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015