Music Reviews
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Sleeping in the Aviary Expensive Vomit in a Cheap Hotel
Madison, Wisconsin indie-rockers release their second album for Science of Sound.
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Sine Star Project Building Humans
Like Mice Parade and Narcotic Thrust before them, Sine Star Project is an anagrammatical take on its chief architect, in this case one perhaps-already-pseudonymous Peter J Croissant.
Iain Moffat reviews... -
Wild Beasts Limbo, Panto
Those who feel most comfortable with lager, laddism and what we're now calling landfill indie should look away. Wild Beasts are true, untamed originals.
Iain Moffat reviews... -
Bowerbirds Hymns For A Dark Horse
Nu-folk? Indie-folk? Free-folk? The terminology's not important. Hymns For A Dark Horse is the sound of an American folk band playing the music that comes natural to them and having a great time in the process.
David Coleman reviews... -
David Vandervelde Waiting for the Sunrise
David Vandervelde tries to tackle the singer-songwriter archetype with varying success on his sophomore album.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Oneida Preteen Weaponry
With the first record instalment in a three-part series, Oneida abandon conventional song structure for the heavy penchant to jam.
Tara Campbell reviews... -
Cats in Paris Courtcase 2000
Debut record from small Manchester-band requires a bit of dedication from the listener, but after being granted such, reveals itself to be a spectacular pop record.
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Conor Oberst Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst's self-titled release is an album that will appeal to fans of recent Bright Eyes material, but it still has enough potential to attract new listeners.
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Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
You've probably heard a lot of good things about the debut album from Seattle's Fleet Foxes. Most of them are true.
Alex Dorf explains... -
Two Gallants The Scenery Of Farewell
This 5-track EP features a more stripped-back, acoustic side of Two Gallants, Saddle Creek's San Franciscan indie rock duo.
Alan Garner reviews...
