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emilymoore has written the following articles:

DiScover: Bowerbirds

On paper, Bowerbirds may be one of the most perfect twee-as-folk bands around. But beneath the surface of their new album are visions of darkness»

First Impressions: TV On The Radio’s Dear Science

In Depth by emily moore

DiS has sneaked a listen to one of autumn's most anticipated albums - here's our reaction to TV On The Radio's third, Dear Science»

Micah P Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra

Review by emily moore

Gravel-voiced Texan Micah P Hinson has seen his share of tragedy, and on his third LP, … And The Red Empire Orchestra, sorrow and apprehension seem to dog him still»

Crawling, talking: The Wave Pictures in conversation

In Depth by emily moore

Hugely acclaimed indie-folk threesome The Wave Pictures stick out like sore thumbs on 08's Camden Crawl, where DiS meet them for a chat»

Ed Harcourt, Tenebrous, Duke Garwood at London Rough Trade East, Tue 01 Apr

Review by emily moore

Some people, in their professional lives, would be content with producing the definitive visual record of one of the 20th century’s most iconic bands»

You’d imagine getting kicked out of your home to be fairly miserable. But trust Merz to pen a darkly romantic album that could soundtrack the tragic yet uplifting tale of an eviction as directed by Wim Wenders»

The Wave Pictures, Esiotrot at London The Enterprise, Tue 11 Mar

Review by emily moore

At the last of their Tuesday night sets, The Wave Pictures open triumphantly and proceed in a tight and focused manner, albeit while grinning like kids at a birthday party with pure, infectious joy»

Shhh! Fest at London Kilburn The Luminaire, Sun 27 Jan

Review by emily moore

What better venue for an “all-day festival of quiet music” than the Luminaire? Famous are its painted notices to (I paraphrase) shut the fuck up or fuck the fuck off; equally famous is its ruthless enforcement»

The Mae Shi, Fanfarlo, Pencil Toes, Lykke Li at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen/Bar and Grill, Hackney, Thu 31 Jan

Review by emily moore

By the time The Mae Shi come on, it’s late and half the crowd has melted away. More’s the shame because the Los Angelenos are awesome, energetic and intent on making a lot of noise»

End of the Road Festival Christmas Shindig at London Cargo, Wed 19 Dec

Review by emily moore

Headliner Simple Kid gets nul points. No apologies, fans who sung along to a set you clearly adored. Somehow, between Slow Club and ‘SK’, the audience morphs into a mass of bottle-blonde office temps and their boyfriends»