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Apostle of Hustle - Eats Darkness
Hailing from the Arts & Crafts stable, Apostle of Hustle are a suitably patchwork ensemble of artists, most notably Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scen... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
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Spinnerette - Spinnerette LP
After a marriage, a child and a whole mess of label problems, Brody Dalle's new outfit has finally landed. Featuring fellow ex-Distiller Tony Bevilacqua, Ala... Read more »| 26 Jun 2009 -
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The Mars Volta - Ochtahedron
When your debut album is a modern masterpiece that undulates from the proggy stratospheres right down to the gritty slums of salsa-punk, you’re left wi... Read more »| 25 Jun 2009 -
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6 Day Riot - 6 Day Riot Have A Plan
Glaswegian singer/songwriter Tamara Schlesinger suffered a setback last year when half her band split on the eve of a tour. Luckily for us, ambition won out ... Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
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Engineers - Three Fact Fader
It’s appropriate that the droning opening track to Three Fact Fader builds out of silence, as it reflects Engineers' emergence from uncertain times. Al... Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
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Malcolm Middleton - Waxing Gibbous
Before I even listened to Malcolm Middleton’s fifth studio album, I decided I was going to write the whole review without using the words “misera... Read more »| 23 Jun 2009
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There Will Be Fireworks - There Will Be Fireworks
There Will Be Fireworks seem designed for Autumn, rather than the scorching heatwave into which they release their self-titled debut album. From their asser... Read more »| 22 Jun 2009 -
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Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Two albums into their nothing-short-of-miraculous reunion, and proto-grunge pioneers Dinosaur Jr are, put simply, on a roll. The newfound restraint displayed... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
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Kissy Sell Out - Youth
These days it seems like anyone involved in a vaguely successful indie band can supplement their income by doing “DJ sets.” What’s more unu... Read more »| 15 Jun 2009 -
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Magnetic Morning - A.M.
The result of a creative mind-meld between Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) and Sam Fogarino (Interpol), Magnetic Morning’s debut arrives with a whisper wh... Read more »| 11 Jun 2009 -
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Goes Cube - Another Day Has Passed
This thunderous three-piece from NYC are keen to play up their lack of concern for image, industry parties and becoming players on the Big Apple scene. True ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
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Laroca - Valley of the Bears
Laroca claim to make music like nothing you’ve heard before, which isn’t strictly true. A more accurate claim would be that they make music like ... Read more »| 09 Jun 2009 -
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John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives - Spills and Thrills
John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives are a psychedelic garage-rock band masquerading as Memphis country-blues. Despite their own insistence that they're ... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
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Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
Sunset Rubdown’s latest LP is pertinently inscribed. The indie-rock psalms of Spencer Krug have long rested on a mythological mantel, but the Montreal ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
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We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
We Were Promised Jetpacks couldn’t have timed it better. In the post-breakthrough hiatus of Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad, indie aficionados h... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009