Music Reviews
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The Who Endless Wire
Pete and Roger are back and yes, my friends, they are The Who
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Joanna Newsom Ys
Is Joanna Newsom's new album a spellbinding masterpiece or a pretentious load of drivel? I thought you'd never ask.
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Mum The Peel Sessions
Fat Cat release the Icelandic band's only ever Peel session, recorded in 2002, around the release of the hugely acclaimed Finally We Are No One.
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Arab Strap Ten Years Of Tears
Released to coincide with the Scottish band's farewell tour, this 18 track retrospective neatly summarises the band's ten year career reminding us just how much we'll miss them.
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Excepter Alternation
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Califone Roots and Crowns
Califone's new one - understated classic or pretentious bore? You decide. No, actually we will.
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Band Of Horses Everything All The Time
With the dust having settled and the buzz dying down, Simon Briercliffe takes a look at the Sub Pop band's debut album.
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Decemberists The Crane Wife
Colin Meloy and his crew of crusty seadogs stick to what they know on their latest offering.
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Palm Springs No Hurt Like A Broken Heart
Brighton duo Palm Springs may well have created - and released through their own Random Acts Of Vinyl label - the chamber pop debut of the year.
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Steve Adey All Things Real
If you pine for the day when singers had gravity and depth to their voice, when songs were proper songs, then Steve Adey could just be your man.
