7.0
Help Us Stranger
The RaconteursThe Raconteurs – Jack White, Jack Lawrence, Brendan Benson, and Patrick Keeler – have made their long-awaited return with Help Us Stranger, their first…
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Album reviews and new music previews from the latest releases by upcoming bands and indie record labels.
7.0
A Bath Full of Ecstasy
Hot ChipOn Hot Chip’s previous album, 2015’s Why Make Sense?, the London five-piece explored what it takes to attain and maintain joy. They continue the…
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7.0
Small Mercies
PixxOn Pixx’s sophomore record ‘Small Mercies’, we find the young Londoner taking an arthropodological direction; as if to observe humankind from a far and…
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4.0
Duress
FrothIn the Oxford Dictionary the definition of duress is “threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their…
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8.0
Ignorance Is Bliss
SkeptaSkepta is a maverick, a mercurial talent that marches to the sound of his grimy drum beat. After winning the prestigious Mercury Prize in…
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8.0
And Now What For The Whatchamacallit
Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsCan we just take a minute to marvel at this band’s absurdly brilliant name: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (enthusiastic handclaps!). Evidently there is something in…
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7.0
Boat
Pip BlomSomething of a prodigal talent, Pip Blom set out to emulate her favourite group but with a twist “I want to be the female…
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6.0
Destroyer
Black MountainInspiration can present itself in many different guises and for Canadian psyche warlocks, Black Mountain, their fifth LP ‘Destroyer’ was inspired by frontman Stephen…
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8.0
Amyl and The Sniffers
Amyl and The SniffersAmyl and The Sniffers is the name and chaos is their game; from the humble beginnings of just spontaneously jamming one day as a…
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8.4
The Future's Still Ringing In My Ears
Sam CohenBrooklyn, NY-based producer Sam Cohen has lent his undeniable Midas touch to his well known collaborations with Kevin Morby, Danger Mouse and Karen O….
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8.5
Nothing Great About Britain
slowthaiIf you look beyond the cream teas and the quaintness of the Royal Family, you’ll see Britain is broken. It’s a socio-political mess of…
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7.0
The Professional
The BeachesFor The Beaches’ third EP ‘The Professional’, the latest release after their debut album ‘Late Show’, the Toronto, Ontario quartet grabbed the chance to…
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