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AlbumsNurses – Dracula
If you find Animal Collective awesome in theory but too obtuse in reality, Nurses offer a safer, less pioneering alternative. They specialise in dub-psych do... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
AlbumsTrips and Falls – People Have to Be Told
Managing Trips and Falls, Preventing Trips and Falls, Avoid Trips and Falls, How to Reduce Trips and Falls… a cursory googling and it appears the whol... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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WATERS – Out in the Light
When Port O’Brien severed ties earlier this year, ending a solid (albeit unspectacular) run, Van Pierszalowski wasted no time upping sticks to Oslo, re... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
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Primus – Green Naugahyde
After some 12 years in absentia from the studio, Primus' return is a surprisingly consistent and rewarding listen. The lyrics are as gratifyingly bizarre as ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical
Having leapt to the top of NYC’s heavily stacked indie canon with their eponymous 2005 debut, Brooklyn’s CYHSY gained a fervent following with th... Read more »| 30 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsKono Michi – One More Day
Having made the transition from globally-recognised classical violinist to singer-songwriter, Brooklyn's Kono Michi evinces a healthy lack of interest in gen... Read more »| 29 Aug 2011
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AlbumsSt. Vincent – Strange Mercy
"I was going for something a bit more direct, more tactile" says Annie Clark of her third album, a collection themed around an investigation of "those kind... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Peter Wolf Crier – Garden of Arms
Peter Wolf Crier’s rustic debut drew comparisons to For Emma, Forever Ago, partly for some slight aesthetic similarities, and partly because the back-s... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
AlbumsThe Drums – Portamento
Following their critically-lauded debut of last year, Brooklyn trio the Drums seek on Portamento to cement their position as the foremost practitioners of me... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Shimmering Stars – Violent Hearts
Shimmering Stars arrive to the reverb/Spector/dream-pop party fashionably late, with a record that makes no qualms about lifting hooks from bygone hit parade... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Squarehead – Yeah Nothing
Yeah Nothing, the debut LP from Irish guitar pop trio Squarehead, forges links between Beach Boys-style overlapping vocal harmonies and a rougher-edged garag... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Jono McCleery – There Is
A product of the ever-diversifying Ninja Tune stable, Londoner Jono McCleery may have self-released his debut and been directed to the label's more rock-orie... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
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The Pineapple Chunks – A Dog Walked In
It’s hard to figure where an oddity like The Pineapple Chunks might fit in the grand scheme of things. Theirs is a sound slick with nostalgia, with hea... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Mariachi el Bronx – Mariachi el Bronx II
What made Mariachi el Bronx’s debut such an intriguing listen was just how accomplished it was, especially given the style’s untried nature for t... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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CANT – Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True is a collaboration between Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow, and it sounds – hold on to your hats! &nd... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011