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Recent albums which we've reviewed

Tue 19 Aug

The Walkmen:
You & Me

the walkmen you & me
17 votes
? by Hari Ashurst

The Walkmen's latest isn't showy, but when peeled reveals itself to be darker and more engaging than on first listen. It might be their best album yet…

Mon 11 Aug

Late Of The Pier:
Fantasy Black Channel

fantasy black channel
11 votes
? by Mike Diver

They might borrow from forefathers to lay solid foundations, but Late Of The Pier prove that they’ve ability well beyond the sum of influential parts…

Tue 22 Jul

One Day As A Lion:
One Day As A Lion EP

one day as a lion
12 votes
? by Mike Diver

So not Audioslave, One Day As A Lion's debut sees Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore delivering lyrically zealous, bass-heavy hip-hop…

Mon 21 Jul

CSS:
Donkey

donkey
9 votes
? by Ed Graves

Donkey doesn't build on CSS's self-titled debut, and its flat production fails to capture the dynamism of their live show…

High Places:
03/07 - 09/07

03/07 - 09/07 high places
22 votes
? by Kev Kharas

Even when 03/07 – 09/07 seems too cute or too pussy it’s still kind of heartening. All told High Places must be doing something right, right? Right…

Mon 14 Jul

Liam Finn:
I'll Be Lightning

liam finn i'll be lightning
6 votes
? by Charles Ubaghs

Much of New Zealander Liam Finn's alluring live chaos is jettisoned here, in favour of a pop-friendly, Lennon and McCartney-loving template…

The Hold Steady:
Stay Positive

hold steady stay positive
55 votes
? by Dom Passantino

The Hold Steady, nutshell: a bar band trying to discover the mid-point between The Replacements and John Cougar Mellencamp…

Mugison:
Mugiboogie

mugiboogie
7 votes
? by Chris Power

Having followed troubadour angles, Mugiboogie sees Mugison communicate a diverse and borderline schizophrenic musical vision…

She & Him:
Volume One

she & him volume 1
11 votes
? by Will Dean

Volume One is a collection that proves She & Him's Zooey Deschanel has a talent that's eluded other movie stars turned singers …

Micah P Hinson:
Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra

red empire
13 votes
? by emily moore

Gravel-voiced Texan Micah P Hinson has seen his share of tragedy, and on his third LP, … And The Red Empire Orchestra, sorrow and apprehension seem to dog him still…

Heloise & The Savoir Faire:
Trash, Rats And Microphones

HeloiseandtheSavoirFaire-la
5 votes
? by Charles Ubaghs

Looks like the recent disco brilliance of Hercules & Love Affair requires us to now endure the disco-flavoured pop-rock of New York’s Heloise & the Savoir Faire…

Tue 08 Jul

Feral Children:
Second To The Last Frontier

Feral Children art
14 votes
? by Tom Milway

Feral Children's Second To The Last Frontier is an eclectic and varied debut, amongst the cream of current sounds emanating from the US…

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