Hello April, goodbye March. As we sit through Easter still desperately waiting for a more-
than-fleeting gimpse of the sun, we at least had a whole
more bunch of records to ease our pain with perhaps not as many as the vast splurge of
recordings that appeared in January and February, but still very much enough; With so
many reviews passing through these pages though, it could be quite easy to miss
something special, or avoid making a poor purchasing decision.
DiS
gives you the ten records that aren't necessarily the best, nor the most
high-profile, but arguably the LPs which have raised the most eyebrows or sent
people limp with disappointment.
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Annie - Anniemal
A preening, sheening
glazed Krispy Kreme of a pop album that seems to allure some yet reject just as many...
regardless, our writer seemed to think that 'Anniemal' is the work of a singer that
'manages to draw you into her after hours world with all the skill and finesse of an expert
snake-charmer'.
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read Tom
Edwards' full article |
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Ambulance Ltd-
LP
The indie band's indie band - in America at
least. Having done well with this record stateside, LP finally gets a release over
here and it's largely good... but not totally as our review occasionally clasps his hands in
fret at the occasional Maroon 5 blunder.
.read Julian Ridgeway's full
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Dinosaur Jr - Dinosaur / You're Living All
Over Me / Bug
A three in one treat, as DiS purveys the re-release of Dino Jr's initial
offerings to the world. As Mike Diver himself intones: "Immortality established, reunion
imminent; what better time is there for a trio of Dinosaur Jr (nee Dinosaur) reissues?".
Apparently, none...
read Mike Diver's full
article |
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The Mars Volta- Frances The
Mute
Actually released at the end of February, but reviewed a little later,
the headscratching madness of 'Frances...' has driven many a listener to madness already -
joyful or otherwise... read the review. You decide. Whatever, you should certainly hear
it...
read Chris Nettleton's full
article |
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The Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
After a
quick re-think in the media, the Kaisers are now the band most tipped to do very very well
indeed. America and Bahrain await it seems, and all on the basis of this, their debut
record. Is it really Britpop refried? Or is it another in the glorious traditional of
brilliant observational guitar music?
read Rob Webb's full
article |
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Idlewild -
Warnings / Promises
Probably the subject of the biggest DiS
musical debate since... ooo, the Bloc Party album two week's previous...the key point being;
is it any good or not? and if not, WHY not? DiS attempts to wrest with the subject with a
slew of floral words and fancy witticisms...
read Gareth Dobson's
full article |
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The Stereophonics- Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
Worryingly, lead-off single from the 'Phonic's new album was largely
hailed as A Good Song. The people then stood with bated breath to see if they could pull off
the trick with the long player. And did they..?
read Anthony Gibbons'
full article |
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Bender-
Bender
Mike Diver says that 'Bender’s eponymous
debut is a record possessing an exposed soul – every song here is delivered with the utmost
passion, albeit in a muted fashion'. Adie Nunn reckons in fact that it makes her want to
stick needles in her eyes. An interesting selection of viewpoints. God bless the
'challenging record'.
read Mike Diver's full
article |
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Engineers - Engineers Shoegazers? maybe
so. Constructors of depth-filled, joyously sizeable music? Very much so. Grab a large bag of
dope and explore the joys of the Engineer's debut record. It's good, y'know...
read Matthew Butler's
full article
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Six Organs Of Admittance
- School Of The Flower
When a member of the ultimate psychedelic prog-rocking band of our time
decides to join forces with a ‘free-jazz sensation’ to create a lo-fi folksy affair, one
feels obliged to take note of such a potentially exceptional collaboration, doesn’t one?
Indeed you do, and indeed, you will be rewarded...
read Raz Rauf's
full article |
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