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Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge

Review by Nicholas Garcia

Devonte Hynes has covered some serious ground since he released For Screening Purposes Only as one-third of Test Icicles, over two years ago. Now, as Lightspeed Champion, he's embraced Americana with the help - perhaps too much? - of Bright Eyes cohort Mike Mogis»

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Hate 'blogs, Daffy Duck and impending apocalypse: Dan Deacon navigates his Spiderman of the Rings

In Depth by Nicholas Garcia

On the evening of the 25th August, DiS was lucky enough to spend an hour with Mr. Deacon in the loft of Shoreditch’s trendy Macbeth bar to discuss the dirt-track road to his break-through LP and his forthcoming ‘bid for freedom’ in its follow-up...»

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Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Review by Nicholas Garcia

Animal Collective have no time for self-serving grand gestures, but only the pursuit of divine pop music by strictly earthly means...»

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DiScover: Dan Deacon

Review by Nicholas Garcia

I eventually find Dan Deacon deep in the tiny hull of the Bristol Thekla. Standing alone in lime green shorts and a figure-hugging red t-shirt, huge orange-framed glasses fractionally overshadowing a drastic, blind-barber haircut, the man looks a little confused.»

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Tour: Animal Collective return to the UK

News by Nicholas Garcia

Animal Collective’s opinion-splitting, ever-shifting live show is to return to the UK and Ireland this October/November.»

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M.I.A. - Boyz

Review by Nicholas Garcia

It is interesting to note that, with ‘Boyz’, 30-year-old M.I.A. arguably captures a modern day Britain more successfully than many of her younger peers...»