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- Half Man Half Biscuit…
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So Half Man Half Biscuit, the grown-up band for grown-ups who just simply refuse to grow up. Having…
- Story Of The Year - The…
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At the first impression I was wowed at how heavy “Story Of The Year” came across-as I…
- The Rosie Taylor Project…
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Leeds as a City (and especially musically) is known for it’s vibrancy, the fact that it’s upbeat…
- Lyrics Born - Every Where…
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Lyrics Born returns with his first studio album since 2003’s Later That Day (which was…
- Iain Petrie - I'll Stay…
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I’ll stay by you is the debut album from Iain Petrie, playing a mix of rock/folk with a touch…
- The Courteeners - St.…
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Manchester has over the years produced some brilliant bands, as much as it pains me to say it being on this…
- Temposhark - The Invisible…
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I reviewed a Temposhark EP over two and a bit years ago, it featured tracks that although remixes…
- the Black Keys - Attack…
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I’m a relative novice when it comes to the delightful blues-garage-rock charms of The Black Keys,…
- James - Hey Ma
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Back in the very early 90’s when I was first getting heavily into music (i’d always been into…
- Speck Mountain - Summer…
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Speck Mountain weren’t a band that I was aware of or had heard anything about until there recent…
- Mystery Jets - Twenty…
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Mystery Jets are a band that continue to confuse me, leaving me awe inspired, baffled and bored in…
- Elbow - The Seldom Seen…
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Well they’ve been round now for a number of years, and as Kev recently touched on, the Manchester lads…
- Nizlopi - Make It Happen…
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This is one of the longest albums I’ve reviewed for some time, fifteen tracks in total, kicks off with…
- Duffy - Rockferry
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I know i’ve got the benefit of hindsight in writing this review and a chance to reflect on other peoples…
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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'