Recently, Dogtanion mixed Radiohead with UK garage influences. Now Pablo Nouvelle mixes the Radiohead of ‘Amnesiac’ with trip-hop and soul...
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The older sister of Cate Le Bon’s acclaimed ‘CYRK’ squirrels its way into listeners’ heads with unflinching, yet serene, honesty...
Dogtanion poses the question ‘Does a fusion of UK garage and Radiohead work’? The answer, happily, is an emphatic ‘Yes’...
Johnny ‘Pictish Trail’ Lynch divorces Bright Eyes from their inherent sadness and instils his music with the jauntiness of Eels...
David’s Lyre is the product of too many glasses of wine shared between Bombay Bicycle Club and early 80s pop...
Erland Cooper and Simon Tong of Erland And The Carnival unite with Hannah Peel on this beautiful Orkney concept album....
Do the latest in the line of folk revivalists let go of the past and offer something new? Let’s see....
Here we delve into some sinister Anglo-Balkan carnival vibes and are pleasantly surprised to find this sounds very pleasant indeed!...
Sunny calypso pop, synth-laden melodies and blissful vocal harmonies – could this be the perfect summer album? Here’s the forecast...
A collection of buried solo treasure from a man generally better known as Duane Eddy’s producer and Nancy Sinatra’s songwriter...
The Canadian songwriter channels The Smiths and Sonic Youth for this debut long-player. It’s not all late ’80s revivalism though....
Beautiful melodies, reminiscent of the Eels and Belle & Sebastian, with crisp chords and Cate Le Bon’s unique, accented vocals...
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'What A Beautiful Day' by The Levellers
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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