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- Cowboy Junkies - Early… (Album)
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Ooooh cover albums….funny old things them cover albums, they can go one of two ways. …

- Nine Black Alps - Everything… (Album)
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Nine Black Alps are a Manchester four piece, but make no bones about the fact that their musical heart…
- Editors - The Back Room… (Album)
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Birminghams Editors have had a dream start to their career so far, a limited edition single release…

- Dogs - Turn Against This… (Album)
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Dogs are an angry snarling beast of five young men from various corners of England (one of them via…

- The Ordinary Boys - Brassbound… (Album)
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The Ordinary Boys find themselves in something of a strange position on this their second release.…

- Treva Whateva - Musics… (Album)
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For any of you that aren’t aware of the funk fuelled eclectic work of Treva Whateva…

- Electric Eel Shock -… (Album)
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Upon first listening to this album I didn’t trust the singer’s accent;…

- Frank Black - Honeycomb… (Album)
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If in the last twenty years you have at any point considered yourself an indie kid, then the chances are…
- Royksopp - The Understanding… (Album)
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It doesn’t seem like four years since Royksopp burst into my life with Melody…

- King Crimson - In The… (Album)
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Having heard this album I thought it was well worthy of a retro review, so here it is. When I first heard…

- The Blues Revelator Band… (Live)
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Me and a couple of mates turned up nice and early for this gig, knowing from experience that this is the…

- Jeff Klein - The Hustler… (Album)
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The Hustler is the third offering from Jeff Klein, looking to continue the success of Everybody…

- At The Drive-In - This… (Album)
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At The Drive-In are just as famous for what they were supposed to accomplish as they are…

- Xiu Xiu - La Foret (Album)
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Xiu Xiu, the musical embodiment of Jamie Stewart and his close circle of friends (notably, producer…
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Comment Permalink | Mojo said:
This sounds like a tepid rave album stuck in the mid 90s. The funky, soulful vibe of the MCs has been replaced with out of date 303 loops. Their original sound has withstood the test of time. Stick with it guys. Fire Tic Tac and hire someone who gets who you are.
From the entry 'Stereo MCs'
Comment Permalink | Sascha Boehm said:
Here Here!!
VERY good album from a chameleon of Electronica.
From the entry 'David Holmes'
Comment Permalink | Sascha Boehm said:
Ha Ha!!
Abi is definately the most interesting thing going on with these guys now!!!!!
From the entry 'What's Your Problem'