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AlbumsStateless – Matilda
Leeds outfit Stateless' debut album of a few years back effortlessly mixed jazzy, electronic beats with singer Chris James' earnest vocals — think some... Read more »| 07 Feb 2011 -
AlbumsThe Cave Singers – No Witch
‘Authenticity’ is fetishised in folk and rock alike. It’s a vague, unempirical concept, the application of which relies upon a paraphrasing... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
AlbumsLykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Following the success of her charismatic 2008 debut Youth Novels, Swedish Chanteuse Lykke Li returns with this much anticipated next move. Admirably tackling... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
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The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
Remaining true to The Twilight Singers’ founding ethos, Greg Dulli once again assembles a notable cast for the long-awaited return of his New Orleans t... Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
AlbumsRingo Deathstarr – Colour Trip
Texas based Ringo Deathstarr are the latest band of pilgrims to fixate their sound on the My Bloody Valentine sonic template, so it is with some trepidation ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
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Gay For Johnny Depp – What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You
It's fitting that the songs on What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You are imbued with the same sense of deadpan nihilism that the album's title might su... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011
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Takumi Uesaka / Peter Broderick – Glimmer
With Glimmer, the aim was simple: make music for a quiet midnight, but even with the same goal in mind, Takumi Uesaka and Peter Broderick’s contributio... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
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The Luyas – Too Beautiful to Work
Too Beautiful to Work’s dizzying title track sets out an impressive stall. “No one could follow” incants Jessie Stein over repetitive organ... Read more »| 31 Jan 2011 -
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Religious To Damn – Glass Prayer
That Zohra Atash, vocalist and the brains to Religious to Damn’s spiritualistic brawn, once spent time filling in for Jarboe will come as no surprise t... Read more »| 31 Jan 2011 -
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Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
It's hard to believe five Hamiltonians could last in the premier league of anything for this long but, as Mogwai prepare to release their seventh studio albu... Read more »| 28 Jan 2011 -
AlbumsVarious Artists – Woolly Jumpers
This collection from scattershot French label Wool Recordings is nothing if not testing. Its 18 tracks kick off with the sickly Drug Song by Dave Bixby, an o... Read more »| 28 Jan 2011 -
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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Tao of the Dead
It's to their credit that, some seventeen years into their career, Trail of Dead still court the image of a relatively cutting-edge act. These days the produ... Read more »| 28 Jan 2011 -
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Bear Claw – Refuse This Gift
Two bass guitars, one drum kit and an abundance of bloody good ideas: that about sums up the ingredients behind this Steve Albini-recorded Chicago trio. Grit... Read more »| 28 Jan 2011 -
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Jad Fair – His Name Itself is Music
Jad Fair’s latest is a rambling collection of bewilderingly odd performance poetry, accompanied by intermittent samples and percussion. One set of Dada... Read more »| 27 Jan 2011 -
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Holton’s Opulent Oog – Love in the Mist
The bafflingly-monikered Holton’s Opulent Oog’s penchant for folky psychedelia is allowed loose on record once again, and a thoroughly enjoyable ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2011