Music Reviews
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Mira Calix Eyes Set against the Sun
Mira Calix mixes found sounds and school choirs on her latest offering. Ben Bollig takes a walk along with Suffolk Coast with her.
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Hauschka Room to Expand
Hauschka is the alias of Volker Bertelman, a composer whose latest work adds to a healthy crop of new post-classical pianists. Ben Bollig offers his thoughts.
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Beirut Gulag Orkestar / Lon Gisland EP
Now that the hype has long since settled (and Zach Condon's record is finally available in the UK), we take a fresh look at one of last year's most talked about albums.
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Fiery Furnaces Bitter Tea
In the last in a string of 2006 releases that we never quite got round to writing about, No Ripcord newcomer Alejandro Martinez offers his thoughts on the last Fiery Furnaces record.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg 5:55
Gainsbourg, Air, Jarvis, Godrich and Neil Hannon: could the sum possibly be even as great as its parts? Ben Bollig weighs up the results.
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Adem Love and Other Planets
Could Adem's return see him continue the good form of the heartbreaking Homesongs? Ben Bollig finds out.
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The Rapture Pieces of the People We Love
As the year ends, it's time to take a look back at one of the most anticipated returns of 2006. Ben Bollig reflects on The Rapture.
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Welcome Sirs
Another experiment in filtering Beatles' sounds through the alt/garage funnel. Ben Bollig checks out Fat Cat's Seattle-based four-piece Welcome.
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The Beatles Love
In which holy writ is, if not ripped to shreds, then crumpled slightly. It's about time.
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Daedelus Denies The Day's Demise
The latest offering from Daedelus finds the Ninja Tune artist moving further away from his hip hop roots, introducing elements of samba.