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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
12 Indie Songs For Christmas ~ Volume One
You’ll know by now that we’re partial to the festive soundtrack and while the perennial crooners never grow stale it is always interesting to hear what is going on around the fringes. So here is the first of several volumes of songs from acts that you may not have heard of but have created festive tunes that deserve their place on your tinsel encrusted stereo.