Music
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ReviewsCalifone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Such a vast variety of instruments crop up on Califone’s sixth album that to list them all would fill this review’s entire word count, leaving no... Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
ReviewsThe Discordian Trio - The Discordian Trio Presents
Quick on the heels of Acoustic Ladyland, The Discordian Trio bring jazz kicking and squeaking into the 21st century. With their line-up spanning mathcore and... Read more »| 20 Sep 2009 -
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Boutros Bubba - National Anthems
Who would have thought the Dutch could be such a cynical bunch? National Anthems is the skewed, angular, sarcastic outpouring of three gifted and apparently ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
Live MusicJeniferever @ Cabaret Voltaire, 24 Sep
With the nights drawing in and our breath once again visible as we kick through the remains of Autumn's vibrant decay, what could be more suitable than some ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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WHY? - Eskimo Snow
Short-but-sweet opening track These Hands announces Eskimo Snow’s emotional register. Blessed as ever with a grandiose gift of the gab, these ten track... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
Live MusicBat For Lashes @ HMV Picture House, 20 Oct
Bat For Lashes' wonderful second album Two Suns featured collaborations with Yeasayer and Scott Walker, and now Natasha Khan has persuaded one of these guest... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009
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Lethal Bizzle - Go Hard
Of all the artists who swapped dodgy deals for record deals and made the leap from grimy London streets to the charts, Lethal Bizzle is the one that retained... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Atlas Sound - Logos
Bradford Cox was understandably upset when an innocent filesharing error on his part resulted in an unfinished Logos being hawked around cyberspace, so much ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Charlotte Hatherley - New Worlds
Forget Florence and the Machine et al: Charlotte Hatherley is setting the creative agenda for British female artists. Joining Ash aged 17 in the mid-1990s, s... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Om - God is Good
Not satisfied with merely adorning both the inside and back covers with the fact that, yes, this album was recorded by Steve Albini, the only photograph on O... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Citizens - Try Smiling
Try Smiling, the debut EP from Glasgow trio Citizens -featuring Bronto Skylift's Iain Stewart on drums - is a manic mash-up of converging styles, veering bet... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
Live Music
Mudhoney at HMV Picture House Preview
Way back when, Mudhoney were big, loud cornerstones of the Seattle grunge scene. While they’ve subsequently lost the limelight, they’ve maintaine... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
Live Music
The xx @ Captain's Rest, 5 Oct
The xx are a music hack's wet dream, and, correspondingly, have been showered in praise (pardon the phrase) by the Guardian and Pitchfork among others. The L... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
Live Music
Richard Hawley @ Queen's Hall, 13 Oct
Richard Hawley hails from a bygone era, crooning like Scott Walker before he turned avant-garde and penning luscious odes to courting couples and, er, his ho... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
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Jesus H. Foxx @ The Bowery, 12 Sep
It’s hard to find a common musical thread amongst the showcase at The Bowery tonight. First up, New York import Golden Ghost (***) – a plugged in... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009