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AlbumsWhat Would Jesus Drive – Black and Blue
With a tune called Boomtown Twats this bratty-sounding London four piece were off to a running start, but sadly their choppy brand of yelping pop just doesn&... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsL'Altra – Telepathic
Infidelity is usually quite an unpleasant affair, but Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Desler Costa take a distinctly different approach to the matter. Their brea... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
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Various – One Inch Badge Presents Sea Monsters: The Best of Brighton
Though they’ve since delivered records from the likes of Why? and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Brighton-based label One Inch Badge remain besotte... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
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Kafka – Geografia
Geografia, the soundtrack to Frank Micheletti’s identically-monikered dance, even without the benefit of a visual accompaniment still manages to retain... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsBeastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
This material has been in existence for pushing on two years now and was originally to be released as Part 1, which will now be released at some unknown late... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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Monoganon – Songs to Swim To
While the songs on Monoganon’s debut 12" may have been around in some format for a while now, to write this LP off as a redundant expansion would be a ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011
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Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
Considering the frequency that ageing pops up as a lyrical theme on Everything’s Getting Older, it’s appropriate that it took former Arab Strap m... Read more »| 18 Apr 2011 -
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Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
It may seem a trite observation applicable to any band, but Asobi Seksu are at their best when they sound like themselves. Often, the Seksu listening experie... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsNick Hudson and the Academy of Sun – My Antique Son
Nick Hudson’s audial explorations over the past few years have garnered him an impressive collection of admirers, from Meredith Monk to Current 93&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011 -
AlbumsThe Great Nostalgic – Hope We Live Like We Promised
Like a poorly preserved Elvis Costello action figure, The Great Nostalgic have a seventies charm that by now is starting to smell a bit off, and they bear th... Read more »| 08 Apr 2011 -
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The Donkeys – Born With Stripes
I’m no zoologist, but a Donkey Born with Stripes would imply zebra parentage, making these San Diegans zedonks. If we instead delineate their genus fro... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Primevals – Disinhibitor
Formed in Glasgow in the early eighties, Primevals are still flaunting their rock’n’roll chops with Disinhibitor as they approach their thirtieth... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Acid House Kings – Music Sounds Better With You
Acid House Kings have been indie-pop darlings for nearly two decades now, and by this stage could likely knock out gorgeous, heart-on-sleeve melodies in thei... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Sleepingdog – With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields
Sleepingdog is the musical lovechild of True Bypass’ Chantal Acda and Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid fame; as angelic a collaboration as anyone famil... Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
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Prefuse 73 – The Only She Chapters
Followers of Guillermo Scott Herren’s work as leftfield electronica conjurer Prefuse 73 will naturally expect the unexpected, but his latest full-lengt... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011