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Grimes – Live Review
It is almost a year now since the Manchester riots. A night memorable to some for more than just the mindless looting of shops and destruction of property ... Read on
Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts – Review
I’ll start with a confession. I’m not completely familiar with Ms Norah Jones’s oeuvre. I haven’t followed her career at all. Should I have done? Does this mean ... Read on
The Magnetic North: Orkney – Review
Orkney is something of a wild and magical place. Nestled to the north of Scotland and exposed to everything the North Atlantic can throw at it, it is ... Read on
Brendan Benson: What Kind of World – Review
Ten years ago, Brendan Benson released a fabulous slice of introspective pop in the shape of his second album, Lapalco. It was warmly welcomed and lauded across the indie ... Read on
Anna Ternheim: The Night Vistor – Review
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The Magnetic Fields: Live Review
My excuse for missing The Magnetic Fields at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2004 was attending the wedding reception of my first girlfriend. As apt an excuse ... Read on
Communion: New Faces – Review
Back in the 70s and 80s, ITV had a talent show called New Faces – a kind of precursor to Britain’s Got Talent which took the best (and ... Read on
Mafia Lights: ‘West’/'Spiriting’ EP Review
‘West’:
In the glitchy sink, some chick’s reverberating “Yeahs” bounce off the cocaine-sprinkled porcelain. You raise your head to meet the gaze of your own psychotic pin-prick ... Read on
Sennen: Lost Harmony – Review
From Galaxie 500 to Gravenhurst there have been guitar bands yearning to turn things down a little, to be the kind of sensitive indie kids their groupies could ... Read on
Super Best Friends Club: Yes You Are – Review
A strange choice for a standalone, this single starts off as though it should be accompanying some YouTube compilation of seemingly meaningful mini-clips that speak of the wonder in ... Read on
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