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AlbumsThe John Henrys - Sweet As The Grain
First impressions of The John Henrys are of a band desperate to be authentic: a matt-finished album cover adorned with a simple line-drawing of wheat, and fr... Read more »| 26 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsGareth Davies-Jones - Water And Light
Fifth LP from socially aware singer-songwriter Davies-Jones. Read more »| 26 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsSans Trauma - Rushing Your Dragon
A tricky beast to get your lugs around at first, but once it infiltrates those eardrums it's quite a triumph Read more »| 25 Nov 2008 -
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Kelli Ali - Rocking Horse
A reinvention with mixed results from the ex-Sneaker Pimp Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
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Remember Remember - Remember Remember
Banks of looped, eddying guitar motifs, cascading pianos, flurries of duelling woodwind and snow-crisp xylophone all vie for attention. Read more »| 24 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsGuns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
Reviewing Chinese Democracy is like boxing Muhammad Ali. It might have meant something years ago, but now you’d just feel bad about the inevitable kicking. Y... Read more »| 23 Nov 2008
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V/A - SK 200
Compiled by Germany’s Jazzanova, SK 200 is a compilation that celebrates the 200th release on their Sonar Kollektiv label; no mean feat for an indie in... Read more »| 22 Nov 2008 -
AlbumsV/A - Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977 - 1985
The influence of ‘Italo’, the Italian disco sound of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, has never been more prevalent than on today’... Read more »| 16 Nov 2008 -
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James Orr Complex – Com Favo
We may not compete with Brazil on the football pitch, but the Scottish-Brazilian musical alliance is one built on rather more equal terms, and as the TrocaBr... Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
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HMS Ginafore & King Creosote - Love + Hate = Hate
Don't expect any I Got You Babe moments Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
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Trost - Trust Me
Annika Line Trost is half of German digi-punks Cobra Killer, going it alone for the second time with new album Trust Me. She is a strikingly beautiful Berlin... Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
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Essie Jain - The Inbetween
Originally from London before she immersed herself in New York café-folk culture, Essie Jain garnered favourable comparisons with the likes of Joni Mi... Read more »| 04 Nov 2008 -
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Mirror Mirror - The Society For The Advancement Of Inflammatory Consciousness
There are more than enough moments of smirk-inducing bravery to keep this record interesting throughout Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
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UpCdownC - Embers
The considerable intelligence underlying the songwriting is always apparent Read more »| 31 Oct 2008 -
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Parts & Labor – Receivers
Brooklyn’s monopoly on harbouring some of the finest contemporary bands on the planet continues with this compelling curveball from noise-punk combo Pa... Read more »| 30 Oct 2008