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Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - Change
Ronson's right-hand man fails to deliver on lacklustre debut. Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
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The LaFontaines - Superstar
Perhaps it's because of the constant media blitzing of American hip hop, but there seems something quizzical about rap done with a central Scottish accent. P... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
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Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II
Unless you've only recently been unearthed, you’re already well acquainted with Coldplay. But the blunt chances are that Life in Technicolor II won&rsq... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
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Popular Workshop - Her Birthday
With Albini slapped all over it like a Nike badge, there's no escaping what Popular Workshop are going for on this single: danceable indie but with the alter... Read more »| 26 Jan 2009 -
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Manu Chao - La Vida Tombola
Singles about football often show themselves to be clunking and embarrassing affairs, so Manu Chao has given himself quite a task here. Ostensibly a tribute... Read more »| 23 Jan 2009 -
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Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
After a seeming eternity out of the spotlight following the artistic sideways move that was You Could Have It So Much Better, the pressure is on Franz Ferdin... Read more »| 16 Jan 2009
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Cuddly Shark - Woody Woodpecker / Bowl Of Cherries
Elgin-bred punks deliver prime chunks of raw, spluttering rock. Read more »| 16 Jan 2009 -
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Lily Allen - The Fear
Lily Allen is back, and it seems Katy Perry’s recent “fat” comment isn’t Allen’s only fame-related grievance. “I don&rsqu... Read more »| 15 Jan 2009 -
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The Fake Lazy Supernovas - Golden Boy / That's the Day
Perhaps the clunkiest band name I've read in a while, but you can't always judge a cook by his lover. However, this single is lyrically poor light funk, with... Read more »| 12 Jan 2009 -
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Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - Let it Rock
Pop music is a peculiar beast: sometimes overly formulaic, written by hacks for any number of identikit 'stars', mixed in such a way as to wring every last d... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
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The Qemists feat. Wiley - Dem Na Like Me
The Qemists are a Brighton-based production gang who dispense the sort of noisy, thrashy d’n’b popularised by Pendulum. Their last single, Lost W... Read more »| 02 Jan 2009 -
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The Dirty Dozen - January, 2009
The time for Slade and Wizzard has passed: it's new music we crave. Nick Mitchell rates the first batch of 2009. Read more »| 01 Jan 2009 -
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Black Canvas - We Fear Not
These two MCs from Gloucester have tried to make a breaks reggae cocktail and on a passive level it works, but on other levels the single is inane and forget... Read more »| 30 Dec 2008 -
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sixpeopleaway - If.Then.Else / Eve
Somewhere along the line it seems every other acoustic songwriter with a laptop started claiming “electronica” influences (blame whiney Get Cape. Wear Cape. ... Read more »| 29 Dec 2008 -
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Big Ned - Bad Angel
A suitably dark release for a dark month. Bad Angel is the latest offering from Glaswegian duo Big Ned and it isn't for the faint hearted. Low, growling voca... Read more »| 18 Dec 2008