Music
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OpinionA Year in Records #5: Portishead - Third
Let's admit it: Third is a flawed album. A handful of songs, including the mesmerising opener Silence, end too quickly, and Hunter is ambitious but lifeless.... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
OpinionA Year in Records #6: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Since its June release, Fleet Foxes, by the Seattle band of the same name, has become a coveted artefact in its own right; a tasteful ornament for the discer... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
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Come on Gang / Kid Canaveral - Start the Sound / I Don't Have the Heart for This
Indie-pop peddlers Kid Canaveral seem to be revelling in Magic Numbers comparisons with their turn on this split 7". It’s a short and sweet ballad, cer... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
OpinionA Year in Records #7: A Silver Mt. Zion -13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
A stirring, tectonic collision of folk and classical music Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
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Semaphore - Semaphore
Mark Lanegan, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, that scary bloke from Crash Test Dummies: you can add Semaphore’s Louis Brennan, a 23-year-old Dubliner with the ... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
OpinionA Year in Records #8: Deerhunter - Microcastle
Deerhunter ain't playing hard to get no more. Before, it was a bit difficult to find the patience to absorb a body of work like Cryptograms, an album that cr... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008
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Nightjar - The Moth Trap
First EP from contemporary folk legend Kris Drever and limbs from Aberfeldy. Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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Findo Gask - One Eight Zero
Findo Gask soar forth with a follow-up single to the acclaimed Va Va Va just in time for Christmas: apt, because it sounds like Aled Jones running downstairs... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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The Virgins - One Week of Danger
Miami beach meets spunky Paris; this is pop rock for the seemingly over-catered post Bowie glory era. As fun and innocent as it seems, it leaves little to b... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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Micron Sixty Three - Death is Colder Than Love
Thumping industrial techno-rock Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues
After a spin of this sublime record only one word will pass your lips: Magnificent. Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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A Year in Records #9: Foals - Antidotes
Coming into 2008, several genres commonly associated with Foals were either in crisis or hampered by growing pains: dance-punk was becoming as stale as week-... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
Live MusicGogol Bordello @ Carling Academy, 19 Dec
Just in time for Christmas, Gogol Bordello, your favorite Eastern Europeans based in New York, are descending on Glasgow. With a sound like a cross between a... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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Rob St John - Like Alchemy EP
Recorded live one evening in Edinburgh's Stockbridge Church and accompanied by members of the city's underground folk scene, this short EP is a fragile and h... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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A Year in Records #10: Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
After overcoming growing pains with the uncomfortable (but excellent) Plans, Death Cab For Cutie settle into their status as major label chart toppers with Narrow Stairs Read more »| 02 Dec 2008