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AlbumsSennen - Age Of Denial
Norwich’s Sennen brush aside the Alan Partidge jokes in favour of grungey shoe-gaze post-rock. From the title track’s fuzzy opening seconds to th... Read more »| 03 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsRob Swift - The Architect
It often seems that the further hip-hop progresses, the more it sounds like industrial music from 20-odd years ago, albeit with an impeccable groove. Ex-X-Ec... Read more »| 02 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsTrips and Falls - He Was Such A Quiet Boy
Trips and Falls are full of surprises. Prelude to a Shark Attack, for example, sounds nothing like the Jaws theme; instead, it’s a moving Ballboy-esque... Read more »| 02 Mar 2010 -
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Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Ah, the joyous days of a carefree youth; it’s a common theme found in lo-fi American pop. Dum Dum Girls take more than a leaf from this book; in fact, ... Read more »| 02 Mar 2010 -
AlbumsKris Drever - Mark The Hard Earth
Mark The Hard Earth is the second solo effort from Kris Drever - Orcadian folk guitarist and one third of award-winning Scottish trio, LAU. With appearances ... Read more »| 02 Mar 2010 -
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Chris Bradley - At The Outpost
Singer-songwriter Chris Bradley joined Edinburgh quirk-poppers Aberfeldy shortly after their second album Do Whatever Turns You On. From the sound o... Read more »| 02 Mar 2010
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Serena Maneesh - No.2 Abyss in B Minor
For those of you not already familiar with this Norwegian outfit, try and imagine, if you will, a band capable of a support slot on tours with Oasis,... Read more »| 01 Mar 2010 -
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cliffordandcalix - Lost Foundling
Lost Foundling is not so much ten songs as ten glances into the late-night music-making sessions of Mark Clifford and Mira Calix between 1999-2004. F... Read more »| 01 Mar 2010 -
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Priestess - Prior To The Fire
Prior To The Fire, the second album from Montreal's Priestess, has been sitting on the bench since the end of 2008 following former label RCA's decis... Read more »| 01 Mar 2010 -
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Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip - The Logic Of Chance
With their 2008 debut, Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip, or Daniel Stephens and David Peter Meads to their mothers, seemed to hit it in their stride. Sin... Read more »| 01 Mar 2010 -
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Solex Vs. Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer - Amsterdam Showdown, King Street Throwdown!
Before we assess the music, let's unpick the personnel. Elisabeth Esselink (aka Dutch songwriter Solex), meet husband and wife duo Jon Spencer and Cristina M... Read more »| 26 Feb 2010 -
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Dag för Dag - Boo
From the glitter-filled opening of Boo, it’s clear that Dag för Dag have no intention of making ‘boring’ folk to justify the p... Read more »| 26 Feb 2010 -
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The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
Thirteen years on, DEP's current staff bears little resemblance to that original maelstrom of god-baiting vitriol and intimidating technicality. Of the found... Read more »| 25 Feb 2010 -
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The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
It’s surprisingly difficult to feel let down by a new Besnard Lakes LP. Big on instrumentation and flowing melodies, the Montreal ensemble’s pre... Read more »| 25 Feb 2010 -
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The Black Box Revelation - Silver Threats
If Kasabian took down their Screamadelica-style electro decorations, what would be at the core? Alternatively, what would it sound like if Liam Gallagher fro... Read more »| 24 Feb 2010