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geordiedave1981 has written the following articles:
The Streets - Computer and Blues
So long Mike, and thanks for all the brandy.»
Esben & the Witch - Violet Cries
Violet Cries is a record of exceptional class and calibre, a band doing things in a comprehensively new way.»
Disappears - Guider
You can never quite throw your net over Disappears. They change their shape and form too swiftly to be effectively pinned down. »
Heidi Spencer and the Rare Birds - Under Streetlight Glow
The most frustrating thing about Under Streetlight Glow is that it has so much potential left unused and unsatisfied »
We Are Enfant Terrible - Wild Fish
If We Are Enfant Terrible had been the house band at the battle of Agincourt, there would have been a lot less arrows and a lot more jester hats… »
The Migrant - Travels in Lowland
Travels in Lowland has something gorgeously different about it. »
Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy
Daft Punk have finally proved that after all, they indeed are human. And it is a wondrous, spellbinding epiphany. »
My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys
It ambles, it slouches; it says little of consequence.»
Gregory & The Hawk - Leche
For all its brief swoops of beauty and quirky intrigue, there is something ultimately unsatisfying about Leche. »
Jenny and Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
A simple and enticing collection of musical flavours and tastes from two people who seem to be having the time of their lives.»
65daysofstatic - Heavy Sky
In direct comparison to the almost unanimous excellence of their back catalogue, Heavy Sky does come across as a slight stoop in stature. That said, a modest release by 65daysofstatic still effortlessly surpasses the majority of their peers. »
Anika - Anika
Anika is an unhinged record that isn’t easy to look squarely in the eye. But the reward is in the depth and sheer bewilderment of every single creak, croak and crackle.»
Paul Smith - Margins
It is laudable for Paul Smith to try and eschew the eccentric frontman label in favour of something more cerebral. But in attempting to reach for the moon, he ends up merely stalled and snagged, dangling awkwardly from an unwieldy scaffold of clumsy platitude and hollow couplets.»
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
It is easy to simply appreciate the captivating nature of the songs; yet the true reward is found in understanding the method behind the madness, the preparation behind the party. »
Aberfeldy - Somewhere to Jump From
One oddity of Aberfeldy’s third record, conceived in the twilight of lead singer Riley Briggs recent heartache is that… well, it’s relatively chipper. »