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Most Recent Reviews

Sarah Harmer: Oh Little Fire - CD
Sugar sweet and infectiously catchy country rock on fifth album from Canadian singer-songwriter, Sarah Harmer
Fun Lovin' Criminals: Classic Fantastic - CD
Vibrant-sounding first album in five years for the bestselling Fun Lovin' Criminals
Michael Weston King: I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier - CD
Emotive collection of both original and cover versions of protest songs from British-based singers-ongwriter, Michael Weston King
Anathema: We're Here Because We're Here - CD
Epic and grandiose-sounding guitar rock on latest album from one-time doom metal band, Anathema
John Henrys: White Linen - CD
Solid third album of country/rock from dynamic Canadian quintet, the John Henrys
They Walk Among Us: Monkey in a Chicken Pen - CD
Appealing third album from surreal-humoured Cardiff-based guitar rock group, They Walk Among Us
Benita Johnson: You Should Know... - CD
Breathtakingly unique and original-sounding debut album from underrated Bristol-based singer-songwriter, Benita Johnson
Ann Scott: Flo - CD
Enchanting and offbeat third album from Irish singer-songwriter and experimental folk artist, Ann Scott
Bill Leverty: Deep South - CD
Thoughtful third solo album of southern blues covers from much acclaimed guitarist, Bill Leverty
Die So Fluid: The World is Too Big for One Lifetime - CD
Enjoyable, if repetitive-sounding hard rock on third album from London-based group, Die so Fluid
Vaus: The Floating Celebration - CD
Pleasant, but undemanding psychedelia on debut album from Vaus, the project of Boston-based actor and screenwriter Lyn Vaus
Billy MacKenzie and Steve Aungle: Return to Love - 7"
Celestial-sounding and previously unreleased 1995 demo by former Associates singer Billy MacKenzie from new Berlin-based vinyl only label Destination Pop
Heartbreaks: I Didn't Think It Would Hurt to Think of You - 7"
Thrilling vinyl only second single from Manchester-based 80's-influenced indie guitar revivalists, the Heartbreaks
Funk D'Void and Sian: Bearded Child - 12"
Gentle-in-tone techno on new single from Scottish collaboration, Funk D'Void and Sian
Action Biker: Hesperian Puisto - 7"
Surreal and striking lo-fi electronica from Action Biker, the project of Swedish musician Sarah Nyberg Pergament
Tender Trap: Dansette Dansette - CD
Deeply serious but yet hilarious third album from Tender Trap, whose 60's superficial girl pop influences are underscored with a gritty sense of feminism
Max Richter: Infra - CD
Magnificent latest album from composer Max Richter, which was originally written for a ballet performance and has been subsequently reworked
Outrageous Cherry: Seemingly Solid Reality - CD
Compelling merging of 60's psychedelic rock and indie pop on latest album from Detroit rockers, Outrageous Cherry
James Blackshaw: All Is Falling - CD
Breathtakingly orchestral ninth album from guitarist/pianist James Blackshaw, which finds him playing with a twelve-string electric guitar rather than its usual acoustic counterpart
Math and Physics Club: I Shouldn't Look As Good As I Do - CD
Upbeat-sounding indie pop on enjoyable second album from Seattle-based band, Math and Physics Club
Hjaltalin: Terminal - CD
Innovative and uniquely original second album from cinematic Iceland group, Hjaltalín
Uffie: Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans - CD
Brilliant debut album from Miami-born, but Paris-based electronic/hip-hop artist Uffie, which proves worth its long gestation period of nearly five years
Emily Jane White: Victorian America - CD
Melancholically enchanting second album from Californian singer-songwriter, Emily Jane White
V/A: All Those Times We Spent Together: A Tribute to the Television Personalitie - CD
Admirable Television Personalities tribute album from Canadian label The Beautiful Music, the third in a series of ten that it planning to release
Black Helicopter: Don't F**k With the Apocalypse - CD
Passionate and old-fashioned hardcore on third album from under-rated Boston-based punks, Black Helicopter
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: The Very Best of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - CD
Enjoyable compilation from Leeds-based cult alternative band Red Lorry Yellow Lorry that is essential listening for Goths and other alternative music fans in particular
Beatsteaks: Limbo Messiah - CD
Superb 80's hardcore-influenced on debut album from hard working and energetic German group, Beatsteaks
Cats on Fire: Dealing in Antiques - CD
Splendid compilation from the always reliable Matinee Records mainly of difficult-to-find early releases from Finnish indie pop band, Cats on Fire
Steve Connelly and the Lesser Gods: Every Monster - CD
Superb debut album from Florida-based msuciian and acclaimed former Headights guitarist, Steve Connelly
Dr John and the Lower 911: Tribal - CD
Unpredictable combination of jazz, funk and blues on new album from Dr John, which coincides with his half century of music making
Climbers: The Good Ship - CD
Outstanding and painfully beautiful folk pop on debut album from Brighton-based group, the Climbers
Dios: We Are Dios - CD
Superb home recorded third album from Californian modern psychedelic outfit, Dios


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