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My Top 40 Albums of 2008: Numbers 16 Through 9
So, we’ve come to the second last installment of my Top 40 Albums of 2008. Before plunging into the fray once more, I will attempt to remind you of what music the summer of 2008 brought with it. July kicked off with releases by Beck, The Black Ghosts, Ratatat, The Hold Steady, and an excellent Kitsune remix album by Digitalism. The month ended with albums from post-punk veterans Wire, CSS,...
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Titus Andronicus - The Airing Of Grievances
Picture Conor Oberst on lead vocals for a punk band with 60’s influence drenched with slurred Irish pub sing-a-longs and some harmonica and foot-stomping for good measure and you would come close to what Titus Andronicus attain. The songs, which often reference literary work, sound like they’re loosely held together by tattered twine. It feels as though it can fall apart at any moment...
My Top 40 Albums of 2008: Numbers 8 Through 1
And so we’ve reached the end of this year’s journey through my top albums. Before we get into the top eight, I’ll try to sum up which albums released in the last few months of 2008. September brought offerings from Jenny Lewis, Mercury Rev, People in Planes, Butch Walker, No and the Maybes, Glasvegas, Santogold, Jon Ryman, Metallica, Chairlift, Kings of Leon, and a sophomore...
Titus Andronicus - My Time Outside The Womb (Live)
Patrick Stickles really, really, really cares that you ‘get’ what it is he’s trying to say. The Titus Andronicus frontman’s vocal - wobbling somewhere between wry and weary Paul Westerberg and Conor Oberst’s tantrum tones - navigates a thrilling, fickle register; dramatic ups and downs anathema to traditional hipster deadpan schlock, guitars too jaunty and hyped for...
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The Veils - Sun Gangs The third full-length from the Veils finds the band progressing from its folk-influenced beginnings to something comfortably bigger, as if writing anthems was never a stated goal, just an organic consequence. The brains behind the London-based crew is Finn Andrews (son of XTC’s Barry Andrews), who has an uncommonly good voice—versatile enough to sound natural...
Two Gallants
Venue: XFM X-Posure, Camden Barfly, London Teaser: Lewis Hingston checks into the Camden Barfly to witness the blues and the brilliance of Two Gallants in a rare UK show… Pull quote 2: Early comparisons to the White Stripes now seem perplexing, seeing as the only characteristics the bands share are the number of personnel, plus an engaging and passionate live show...
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  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...

  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...

  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...

  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...

  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...
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    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.

  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.

  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...

  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  

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    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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