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You Have To Hear: Red Riders

This time up it’s an indie band from Sydney, Australia, called Red Riders. And it’s another real summer band that is almost certainly best enjoyed when submerged in an icy-cold swimming pool on a warm sunny day. The band has performed at Australia’s biggest music festivals over the last few years, including the Big Day […]

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You Have To Hear: The Drums

You can kind of feel for The Drums. Before they had even released an EP, they were being hailed by many as the great saviours of indie pop. This is both one of the great strengths and weaknesses of the current climate of music blogging and magazines: we can learn about bands before they have […]

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You Have To Hear: Harlem Shakes

Harlem Shakes are a very sad story in indie music. Their debut album, ‘Technicolor Health’, is probably my favourite album of the year so far. They are genuine, upbeat, catchy, and just plain awesome. Or, maybe I should say “They were genuine…”, because they suddenly broke up only a few months ago. Harlem Shakes were […]

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