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Cat Malojian – Life Rolls On
Given the name it was never in any doubt that this was anything other than an Irish band. It’s a phrase I haven’t heard since college mind you. The trio responsible for the language archaeology come from Lurgan, Co. Armagh […]
Dirty Beaches – Lord Knows Best
It’s certainly odd and I’m a little behind on Alex Zhang Hungtai’s terrifically retro rendered pieces but good stuff never grows old. This little gem is taken from the Polaris long-listed album ‘Badlands’ from 2011 but if you want to […]
Empire of The Sun – Alive
I have to admit to admiring Empire of the Sun’s ‘We Are The People’ for a long time before realising who they were. And following that revelation it took some further time to discover that one half of the Sydney […]
Patrick Watson – Into Giants
For a man who has won the Polaris Prize (for 2007’s ‘Close To Paradise) it is to Patrick Watson’s credit that he hasn’t let the quality dip (his later albums continually get nominations for the same award). I guess talent […]
Judson Claiborne – Neo Pagan Lovesong
It’s in the same league as the equally tongue tripping ‘If You Happy With You Need Do Nothing’ from Manchester’s Alfie and much like that album Judson Claiborne’s ‘We Have Not Doors You Need Not Keys’ is shaping up to […]
Ólöf Arnalds – German Fields
Our last and brief brush with the hushed beauty of Iceland’s Ólöf Arnalds came almost 6 years ago which seems like an unforgivable oversight given that ‘Innundir Skinni’ passed by in the meantime. We join her at the beginning of […]
My Bloody Valentine – Soon
Despite liking what I heard first time around and for the initial few days I have yet to return to ‘MBV’ beyond those early listening sessions. A curious turn of events given the altar that stands at my bedside to […]
Gap Dream – Go Ahead
Gotta thank Gabriel Fulvimar of Gap Dream for leading me to the Squires, a forgotten garage band from the mid-60s’. For this is his cover of a b-side of theirs from a single called ‘Going All The Way’. How it […]
Hurray For The Riff Raff – Bricks
Look up travelling troubadour and mostly likely the entry will feature an image of Alynda lee Segarra, a bard so infiltrated in the cause she could have been nothing else but born to do it. The trouble with these free […]
Gaz Coombes – One of These Days
It is genuinely great to see Gaz Coombes back in the saddle again where he belongs. Ever since his 14 year old debut with the Jennifers this Oxfordian has shown himself to be a songwriter of the highest caliber. Supergrass […]
The Boo Radleys – Martin, Doom! It’s Seven O’clock
Away from the spotlight created by the chart success of ‘Wake Up Boo!’ lay one of the best bands of the 1990’s. Their genuine classic ‘Giant Steps’ already had 2 years on the clock previous before they had a huge […]
Over Nights – Broken Cabins
Over Nights are a brand new duo from New York made up of childhood friends Drew Cooper and Russell Efros. They are about to release their debut ‘The Broken EP’ and ‘Broken Cabins’ is the first track to be unveiled. […]