Music Reviews
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Living With The Living
Over the course of a long and distinguished recording career, Ted Leo has established himself as an indie rock superhero with a heart of gold. But are his powers slowly diminishing?
Gabbie Nirenburg investigates... -
Jesu Conqueror
Metal legend Justin Broadrick (Napalm Death, Godflesh) continues to blur the boundaries between metal, indie and post-rock on his second album as Jesu.
David Coleman reviews... -
Shout Out Out Out Out Not Saying/Just Saying
With a reckless suitcase of sound, Shout Out Out Out Out are deploying colours onto the dance floor with contagious, seismic fervour.
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Arcade Fire Neon Bible
I'll spare you the suspense - it's awesome.
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Marnie Stern In Advance of the Broken Arm
Leave it to a woman to seperate the men from the boys
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Various Artists Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller
Radiohead's chief tech-head in credible reggae compilation shocker? It's crazy, but it just might work.
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The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
With a dark, dense and sensual fabricwork, The Besnard Lakes burgeon onto the Canadian Scene with their debut album on Jagjaguwar.
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Absentee Schmotime
What do you get if you cross Arthur Smith and Tom Waits? Probably something akin to what Absentee's debut has in store for you.
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Tokyo Police Club A Lesson In Crime
Canadian quartet squash a lot of rock into not a lot of time.
Richard Bendall-Jones reviews... -
Berg Sans Nipple Along the Quai
Besides ranking high in the run-off for oddest-named band of the decade, what else is odd about The Berg Sans Nipple?
Paul Roylance ponders.
