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Album Review: JJ ‘Nº3’

February 8, 2010 by Lachy 1 Comment

When JJ’s second album (no prizes for guessing the name) found its way onto the internet, very little was known about the band apart from the fact that they were associated with label Sincerely Yours, which of course was formed by The Tough Alliance. It was met with a resounding response from bloggers and music […]

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Album Review: Yeasayer ‘Odd Blood’

February 5, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Next up in my long list of albums to review is Yeasayer’s second LP ‘Odd Blood’, due February 9th. I did enjoy the band’s debut, ‘All Hour Cymbals’, but at times found it a bit too inaccessible and experimental, so I was looking for something a bit different in its followup.

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Album Review: Shearwater ‘The Golden Archipelago’

February 4, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

‘The Golden Archipelago’, Texan outfit Shearwater’s sixth full-length effort, due February 23rd, is a difficult album to review. It opens with a choir of islanders singing the national anthem of Bikini Atoll, and straight away you know you’re not in for a normal record.

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Album Review: Surfer Blood ‘Astro Coast’

February 2, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Whenever a new indie band is hyped online, there is a depressingly predictable cycle that occurs. First, there’s the immediate rush of unabashed affection as bloggers rush to jump on the bandwagon. Then, there’s the backlash, where words like “over-rated” and “they’re just ripping off Radiohead and/or Arcade Fire” are thrown around a lot. Next […]

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