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The Magnetic Fields Love at the Bottom of the Sea
Back on the synth-pop train, Stephin Merrit returns with a new album with The Magnetic Fields in Love at the Bottom of the Sea. All in all there's lots of positives about the album...
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28th February 2012
Sleigh Bells have just put out their second album and in many ways it's another squared punch to the heed from the Brooklyn duo. True Shred's got a...
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4th February 2012
There’s something unidentifiably listenable about Django Django’s self titled album. There may not be a huge amount of crazy stand-out tracks as...
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29th January 2012
Swedish trio, Simian Ghosts are about to release their second album, Youth (out on the 5th March 2012), following their critically acclaimed 2010 debut, Infinite Traffic Everywhere...
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11th January 2012
Tennis will soon be releasing Young and Old, their follow-up to January 2011 debut album, Cape Dory. Young and Old is a combination of doo wop and surf pop that sounds fresh and new...
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17th December 2011
Trailer Trash Tracys' Ester kicks off 2012 with style. It's torn bare blend of garage band guitars with machine beats shouldn't really work, but it does, it sounds great...
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16th November 2011
She and Him, AKA M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel, are back with their latest album, A Very She and Him Christmas, and as the name implies it’s their take on Christmas cheer...
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1st November 2011
Pocketbooks' new album, Carousel, is a tale of two cities, but there are a few constants that run throughout it, including indie pop tones, interweaving melodies...
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18th October 2011
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' eponymous album is a pop rock creation that says more about Noel's potential when he is left off his leash than it does...
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24th September 2011
Easily one of the most exciting releases this year, Veronica Falls' self titles debut album is infinitely listenable. It's roughly polished, overshadowed by...
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3rd September 2011
I don't care what anyone says, there's just something hypnotic about Big Deal's bitter sweet sound and new album, Lights Out brings out that duet with rich tones and...
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25th August 2011
Wooden Shjips, West is a massive album. It’s San Franciscan psych garage rock reinvention is class. Arguably one of the best new albums this year, West reinstates...
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21st August 2011
Motoric Dylenesque country folk ambience comes together for The War on Drugs' new album, Slave Ambient. However, Adam Granduciel's vocals sound a lot like...
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12th August 2011
Eastern European folk, classic pop and some vague traces of a skipping electo influence makes Beirut’s The Rip Tide captivating. Back with their third...
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24th July 2011
Skying is The Horrors' third album and definitely their best. It's big, spacey and souring, scattered with intermittent piercing blasts and weaving rhythm...
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6th July 2011
Every now and again you randomly stumble across a band that you've never heard before, or even heard anything about, and they instantly...
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8th June 2011
Cults are a bit like a softer, 60s alternative to Sleigh Bells and while their self titled album starts really well, it has a few too many same sounding...
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ARCTIC MONKEYS “SUCK IT & SEE” (DOMINO RECORDINGS)
It was with some trepidation that I first listened to this record. Arctic Monkeys last LP “Humbug” hadn’t exactly floated my boat. In fact it had taken my boat...
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Miles Kane Colour of the Trap album review
Miles Kane has gone solo with his new album Colour of the Trap. The end of the Rascals in 2009 left him with nought but his and Alex Turner’s side project...
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Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
When I first started to write album reviews on Tuppence I kind of chose not to write too much in the way of bad reviews, but for Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues...
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The Strokes, Angles album review
The Strokes are back with Angles, but sadly they’re not back better than ever. Going in new directions can sometimes define a band’s comeback, but in this case it’s...
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Thank You Happy Birthday, Cage the Elephant
Kentucky based Cage the Elephant are back with their second album Thank You, Happy Birthday and it sounds like it could be another good record. With more...
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Beady Eye, Different Gear, Still Speeding album review
Liam Gallagher has been without older brother Noel for a while now, but finally, as promised, he’s continued on regardless. Taking the remnants of Oasis...
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The Cave Singers, No Witch album review
No Witch is The Cave Singers' third album, but it's the first we've ever heard. It's classic rock Americana filled with the gravelly tones of Pete Quirk...
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White Lies Ritual album review
White Lies’ new album, Ritual starts out well with heavily dramatic tones, especially with their new single Bigger Than Us, but there was a part of me that wanted...
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