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Retribution Gospel Choir – 3
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Grouper – The man who died in his boat
Liz Harris, aka Grouper, has always managed to paint the bleakest landscapes with music. Her newest album, The Man Who Died in his Boat, continues the tradition, delivering the musical equivalent of a J.W.M. Turner : slightly blurry, awe inspiring and reminiscent of the treacherous sea. The Man Who Died in his Boat isn’t exactly…
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The Payroll Union – Album Launch
As far as album launches go, you can never go wrong with an intimate and extremely packed gig like the one The Payroll Union had at Club 60. With their newest album, The Mule & The Elephant, the band crossed that hill from the EP valley to the LP plateau.
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Dutch Uncles – Out of touch in the wild
Album opener, ‘Pondage’ is a reminder of Duncan Wallis’ distinctive voice, a verrillon of cut glass falsetto. It is difficult to dismiss the similarities between Wallis’ ghostly vocals and the stylings of Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, both singers and their respective bands producing some of the best Math Rock of recent time.
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Villagers – {Awayland}
Villagers are new to these old ears. The brainchild of one Conor O’Brien, who has previous convictions with a critically acclaimed e/p and album Becoming a Jackal.
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Looking back at: Zwan – Mary Star of the Sea
I remember it as it was yesterday. I was living in Beeston, in Uni accomodation. It was exam season in the University of Nottingham and while reading papers and making notes for a Soil Chemistry final, a very familiar voice on the radio sung a happy song.
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Good Vibrations charity gig
Last Saturday was the Good Vibrations fundraiser for Macmillan and Myeloma UK, two good charities that might require your attention. It was an eventful evening. “Who died and made you king quiff?” said my co-editor and friend for the evening, Orestes Xistos, after seeing my get up. I reconsidered and scrapped my Setzer-approved quiff for…
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Cuento Corto : No te vayas sin darme un beso Supermán
¡¡ JOOOOO… JO, JO, JO, JO, Jo, jo, jo, jo!! ¡¡Nunca me había divertido tanto!! (Se sujetaba su enorme barriga de terciopelo rojo) ¡¡Ju-gue-tes-es-pon-gy!! “Es-fá-cil-de-ju-gar-den-tro-y-fuera-del-hogar, pa-ra-chi-cos-y-grandes” (De barba blanca se limpiaba las lágrimas causadas por la risa. Estaba tumbado entre niños empiyamados que lo ‘atacaban’ mientras todos jugaban boliche de hule espuma) ¡¡¡CHUZA!!!
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The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law
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