Music Reviews
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Do Make Say Think You, You're A History in Rust
DMST has been honing a compelling style of instrumental rock for ten years or so now - a fine balance of noise, narrative depth, compositional acumen, inventive mixing and editing, and melodic hooks. Previous records have displayed a steady evolution of the various elements of psych, jazz, punk and electronica that characterise this style.
Paul Roylance checks out their latest. -
J Dilla Ruff Draft
Stones Throw give J Dilla's cult 2003 release the deluxe re-issue treatment.
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His Name Is Alive Detrola
Released in the US last year, Detrola may well be His Name Is Alive's finest record to date.
Neil Insh rises from the dead to deliver his first review in over two years... -
LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver
In which they stretch a soulless art form to its limits.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
El-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead
El-P follows up his acclaimed Fantastic Damage with another multi-layered hip-hop masterpiece.
George Booker reviews... -
Citizens Here and Abroad Waving, Not Drowning
Nostalgia? Inspiration? Citizens Here and Abroad take a trawl through the turn of the 1990s. Ben Bollig listens in.
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Rosie Thomas These Friends of Mine
A tender love letter to New York, Friends, and a distant hometown. So tangible is the mood and vivid the imagery, these ten songs take you on a trip to a fairytale New York without having to get out of bed.
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Nat Baldwin Lights Out
Nat Baldwin loses the unnecessary parts of the band and creates a chilling, sombre, choral, and unique album backed solely with a double bass.
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Loney, Dear Loney, Noir
Swedish singer-songwriter Emil Svanängen's first Sup Pop release is one of the finest achievements in home recording in recent memory.
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Amandine Solace In Sore Hands
Amandine's second album for Fat Cat is an accomplished slice of Americana. From Sweden, oddly enough.
David Coleman explains...
