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Manorexia @ Union Chapel, London 12.04.12

Manorexia @ Union Chapel, London 12.04.12

Hell, it rocks harder than any of those lily-livered upper-middle-class floppy-haired fops in the charts.…

THE MUSIC, REVIEWED! Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

THE MUSIC, REVIEWED! Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

When are you going to actually review the album itself? What does the music sound like?…

Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

Fuck it, Art: your licence is revoked. And Pierce: you’re a cunt.…

Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery (Hot Charity/XL)

Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery (Hot Charity/XL)

There’s a righteousness at the heart of these songs, a riveting freedom that makes Contemporary Indie — cute, smug, obvious, self-obsessed, eager to please — seem hilariously and stupidly irrelevant.…

Household – Items (Dull Knife)

Household – Items (Dull Knife)

We could talk about the ping pong vocals that recall bands like Oh Ok…

Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (Rough Trade/ATO)

Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (Rough Trade/ATO)

Hey, I’m a modern guy. I can dig that art in the 21st Century is all about collage and recontextualization. But as collage artists, Alabama Shakes are essentially just ripping a page out of a 1967 issue of Life magazine and showing to us. Actually, that’s giving them too much credit. Life magazine wrote about the world, Alabama Shakes just writes about Alabama Shakes. …

Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (Mom & Pop)

Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (Mom & Pop)

As pop, it’s irritating and destructive. As rock, it could give a fuck. What more could you ask for?…

Live review of Young Marble Giants at Jeff Mangum-curated ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012 … in haiku format

Live review of Young Marble Giants at Jeff Mangum-curated ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012 … in haiku format

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Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (Domino reissue)

Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (Domino reissue)

By Neil Kulkarni…

The Dismal Spectacle of The Fall at Jeff Mangum ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012

The Dismal Spectacle of The Fall at Jeff Mangum ATP, Minehead Butlins, March 2012

I am afraid of Uncle Mark. Blatantly inebriated, this pixie-faced old man roams the stage like an imperious foreman. …

Single Of The Week: Bam! Bam! – Let It Go (self-released)

Single Of The Week: Bam! Bam! – Let It Go (self-released)

Bam! Bam! are a couple of Oakland scrumpers sent here to take our apple-sized rock'n'roll hearts. …

Oh-Ok – The Complete Reissue (HHBTM)

Oh-Ok – The Complete Reissue (HHBTM)

In 1981, Oh-OK were already creating songs of child-like wonder laced with a hint of darkness. …

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