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AlbumsThe Go! Team – Rolling Blackouts
If you’re one of those people who like to meet their hangovers head on, blasting out the festive badness before it can settle on your soul, then The Go... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
AlbumsWire – Red Barked Tree
Having begun their career in 1977 with arguably the definitive post-punk record, Pink Flag, Wire have sought to reimagine rock’s parameters with each s... Read more »| 28 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsSuuns – Zeroes QC
Zeroes QC is the first full-length from Montreal kraut-prog quartet Suuns, and they’re already out exploring infrequently charted waters. When entering... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
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Stone Ghost Collective – Unrequited Lovesongs
That the press release for Unrequited Lovesongs can claim it mistakable for “an obvious and predictable grab for acceptance” reveals something of... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsBritish Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall
Every discerning band or musician wants to make music that’s at the very least interesting. British Sea Power, though, have consistently strived to go ... Read more »| 24 Dec 2010 -
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The Green Door Kids – Musikal Yooth
What a delightfully skew-whiff record this little creature is. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a bunch of kids ripping up The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Do... Read more »| 17 Dec 2010
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Laeto – III
In case you haven't heard of them – and if that's true, you're Scottish and consider yourself a fan of quality rock music, shame on you – this Du... Read more »| 16 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsAdmiral Byrd – Goodbye Cruel Worldview
Do we need any more epic, dreamy, shoegaze rock at this point in music history? Probably not, but Admiral Byrd – a four-piece based in Copenhagen, Denm... Read more »| 16 Dec 2010 -
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Krapp's Second Tape: Fordell Research Unit – Heavy Petting
Released as part of the cassette-only Krapp Tape series from Wounded Knee (whose sonic experiments are effortlessly accessible by comparison) Fordell Researc... Read more »| 15 Dec 2010 -
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Eaters – Shouting At The Wind
“We had a first class delivery, like the Royal Mail,” spits Eaters' emcee Laughing Gear on Burn, a track which details the Edinburgh hip-hop coll... Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
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Metropak – The Singles Collection
The late 70s spawned a vastly varied pool of talent within the UK, one hotbed of which was undoubtedly Edinburgh. From here came Metropak, four lads and two ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2010 -
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The Dogbones – The Dogbones
With a photo on the back sleeve that resembles an identity parade of rock casualties and an accompanying press release that merely declares “just liste... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
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Kabanjak – Tree of Mystery
As one half of German production duo Ancient Astronauts, Kabanjak's credentials are well established; that Tree Of Mystery deals in soulful hip-hop should co... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
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Hookah the Fuzz – Hookah the Fuzz
In music, there are innovators and there are followers: Birmingham’s Hookah the Fuzz are firmly in the latter camp, though this is by no means a dispar... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
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Different Frequencies - Botanic Dreams
Rob Watson has shaken many a dancefloor with his work as producer The Magic Fly, and here he teams up with seasoned club vocalist Benjamin McCourt for a coll... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010