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by Aaron Lavery
Images Rolling is a definite step up in consistency compared to Magic Arm's debut, and will be well-suited as a soundtrack to the famous Manchester sunshine, whenever it remembers to make an appearance.»
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by Aaron Lavery
definitely something that should be applauded – no matter how old the author is, and who she used to be friends with.»
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by Aaron Lavery
A strange mix of left-wing politics and cheery synth pop.»
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by Aaron Lavery
There are some great moments on Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO, but by the end they’re lost under swathes of synths and looking for a sense of purpose. »
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by Aaron Lavery
A brave, difficult and experimental album, The Terror reminds us that there’s more to The Flaming Lips than glitter bombs and dancing bears.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Politics can often waylay even the best musicians, but it seems to have the opposite effect on Steve Mason here, inspiring him to create some of his finest and most thought-provoking material.»
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by Aaron Lavery
The results are interesting without ever stretching into what could be classed as truly exciting, a collection of hazy, groove-led tracks that never seem to spark into life to a great degree or hook their melodies deep enough into your brain.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Here on Almanac there’s a bolshier, more accomplished sound, as well as a more adventurous spirit.»
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by Aaron Lavery
While it's never as instant or absorbing as MMJ’s finest works, Regions Of Light And Sound Of God is still an intriguing LP from a musician that seems happiest when he’s exploring his own outer limits.»
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by Aaron Lavery
More frequent glimpses of sunshine amongst the drink and disaster seems to suit I Am Kloot, and it’s likely to push them closer to the spotlight than ever before.»
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by Aaron Lavery
It’s fair to say that we’ll be hearing a fair bit of this album throughout 2013, whether on the radio or soundtracking a particularly tricky moment on The Great British Bake Off.»
In Depth by Aaron Lavery
Initially, there was plenty of reasons to steer clear of this record – mainly the fact that Josh Tillman’s previous solo albums had been so, so dull, the drummer from Fleet Foxes stripping away the wide-eyed wonder of his bandmates to sing po-faced folk songs. Then, there was the story behind Fear Fun, that Tillman was depressed with his lot, quit the day job, moved to LA and had decided to write a novel. Clean shaven, short-haired and wearing a fairly preposterous pseudonym, it seemed that Tillman had given up a cushty job in a massively successful band to plow a particularly lonely furrow. »
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by Aaron Lavery
You get a sense that The Violence, as a record and as a project, is something that Darren Hayman is very proud of, and he’d be right to feel that way.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Exactly what you want Neil Young to be playing as a 66-year-old, looking back over his life and career.»
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by Aaron Lavery
There’s still an over-riding sense that these tracks are waiting to be heard on stage before they can truly take flight, but there’s still plenty here to suggest that The Jim Jones Revue are more than beefed up rock and roll revisionists.»
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by Aaron Lavery
A couple of tracks at once would probably be the best prescription to suggest, rather than ingesting as a whole.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Recognising that it’s fine to be influenced by Americana without having to don a Stetson and a rhinestone-studded shirt.»
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by Aaron Lavery
If you don’t like extensive instrumental passages, guitar solos and patchouli-scented words like ‘jam’ or ‘freakout’, you should give Ascent the widest berth possible. If you do like that kind of thing, this record could make your year. »
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by Aaron Lavery
I Was a Cat From A Book is discernibly a James Yorkston record, and full of what you’d expect from one, but there’s enough shading in the corners and drawing over the lines to add new sparks of interest.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Whatever the reasons for these three records reappearing, they do at least show how he came to be the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy we know today.»
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by Aaron Lavery
The Sparrow is a definite change in direction for Lawrence Arabia, and one that is probably going to result in less attention from the radio.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Listen to The House That Jack Built a few times, and you won’t care whose nappies Jesca Hoop has changed.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Solid if rarely spectacular, with the Crazy Horse rumble making a welcome return to Neil Young’s modern day repertoire.»
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by Aaron Lavery
The Magnetic North are never going to get the party started or kick a live audience into gear, but on this evidence they have an unnerving ability to transport you to a bleak but beautiful part of the country.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Allo Darlin’ succeed by building a world in their songs that’s different to the one we see everyday. Throughout Europe, they manage to make that sound like a pretty nice place to be.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Whatever your preconceptions of Hawley and his music, this is definitely an album you should bend a considered ear towards.»
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by Aaron Lavery
It’s a strange beast, but Year Zero also shows that there’s still life to be found in a band that you might have worried had run out of ideas.»
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by Aaron Lavery
The beauty of The Wave Pictures lies in how they can take such rudimentary ingredients and create something genuinely exciting. This is the band’s third album in as many years, with singer David Tattersall releasing at least two solo albums or collaborations in between. Rather than exposing the limits of their sonic fields though, this proficiency has allowed The Wave Pictures to push and stretch the edges of that traditional three piece line up, seeing just what they can do with the basics. To describe Tattersall as an English Jack White might seem faintly ridiculous, but I’m going to do it anyway. »
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by Aaron Lavery
It’s a nice, lush sounding record – it’s just missing some of the grit that you’d find with the full Felice family in action.»
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by Aaron Lavery
Noel Gallagher has been bigging up his collaboration with the Amorphous Androgynous for a while now, suggesting that it’s going to be pushing the boat out. Hate to tell you our kid, but Paul Weller’s got there and done it before you.»
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