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Tindersticks - What is a man
The Tindersticks first release on new label Beggars Banquet is a cover of what I am told is ‘the classic Four Tops song “What is a man.”' Recorded for the theme tune of new BBC Drama “The Sins.” It forces the Tindersticks into their weakest position. Optimistic and (yuck) happy. Well this isn’t exactly S Club 7»
Swell - Feed EP
Apparently an influence on Grandaddy, Swell hail from San Francisco and do the normal Americana bluesy, country stuff. Having been around for the last ten years they are probably hoping to finally get a bit of recognition in the wake of the recent popularity of Lambchop and Grandaddy. The problem is they seem»
Low at Wolverhampton Varsity, Sat 11 Nov
It may seem unlikely but people actually left a Low gig feeling enthused about life, laughing and excited. Quite impressive for a band that is the most depressing since Joy Division. They really do have this scarily mystical way of drawing everyone in the room into there own little world of near silence. At tim»
Zan Lyons at Birmingham Flapper and Firkin, Sat 30 Sep
The most recent of a longish succession of knob twiddling post-rockery put on in Brum. Usually with these affairs the continuos situation of a middle aged man in an anorak, yes you Wisdom of Harry, playing with some buttons gets rather tedious. Papa November comprise of a bloke who makes the normal, sweat induci»
Joy Division - The Complete BBC Sessions
Would ‘In Utero’ be so stark and disturbing if Kurt Cobain was still alive and well living on a farm? Probably not, which is why we love praising musical martyrs of depression. Kurt’s lyrics have more than a little in common with those of Ian Curtis. You can never be quite sure what they mean but know there is »
Atari Teenage Riot - Live at Brixton Academy
Berlin noisy people, have a breakdown for our entertainment. Not at all accompanied by breakbeats and complaints about Mc Donalds, making it a DHR first. A couple of weeks ago, concorde crashed in France, I'm sure you heard about it at the time. Witnesses said it emitted a horrific noise during its dying minutes»