Music Reviews
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Rogue Wave Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Rogue Wave's departure from Sub Pop makes for an album of overblown static from the once small-time band.
Brett Oronzio reviews... -
Stealpot Indian Salon
Polish man delivers downtempo gem.
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Emma Pollock Watch the Fireworks
The debut album by the former Delgado is a collection of muscular clever pop songs, but will it get the recognition the evaded her former band?
Peter Hayward reviews... -
Iron & Wine The Shepherd's Dog
Sam Beam experiments with his formulaic folk and comes out on top.
Lewis Parry reviews... -
Kanye West Graduation
Graduation is concise and accomplished, but it fails to deliver the one thing Kanye's always excelled at: beauty.
Japie Stoppelenburg reviews... -
Trembling Blue Stars The Last Holy Writer
Shaking the twee! It's Sarah stalwart Wratten's re-emergence
Iain Moffat gets drawn to the brilliance of the Stars... -
Stars In Our Bedroom After The War
It is the soundtrack for comforters without the pizazz of war; outside of the first half, In Our Bedroom After The War instead opts for a more constrained, down-to-earth approach that just makes the fun Fire burn a little brighter in contrast.
Lewis Parry reviews... -
Future Loop Foundation Memories from a Fading Room
Recent release turns out to be an undeniably pretty collection of ambient pleasure.
George Booker reviews... -
50 Cent Curtis
Five years after the wondrous In Da Club, 50 Cent has become a parody of himself.
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People For Audio The New Ancients
Guitar plucking, book reading, sunset enjoying Montrealisms.
George Booker listens...
