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Lana Del Rey, 2012’s marmite artist, is back with an EP that might not be paradise, but shows an artist that is hear to stay…
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Muse’s 6th album, The 2nd Law, may not be a “christian gangsta rap jazz odyssey”; it is, however, arguably Muse’s worst album and one of the biggest musical disappointments of 2012
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How To Dress Well’s sophomore effort, Total Loss, fails to maintain the lo-fi closeness of his early works, but is still an album of intense R&B-infused musical beauty.
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Bloc Party’s long awaited return ends with Four; a album without an imaginative name and with limited imaginative content
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Coexist, the xx’s follow-up to debut album xx, remains one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year. The release of single, ‘Angels‘ only whet the appetite and with less than a month to go, second single ‘Chained’ has got the heart pacing even more. In many ways, ‘Chained’ follows the pattern set-up by its […]
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After producing one of the best albums of 2009, Grizzly Bear are back with new single ‘Yet Again’; the debut track from the forthcoming Shields
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Delilah may be behind her contemporaries in terms of time, but from the evidence of debut LP, From The Roots Up, is miles ahead with quality and talent; producing a trip-hop laced sensual album full of pop gems.
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Animal Collective’s new single Animal Collective deserts any sign of Merriweather and plows full steam ahead in the weird and wonderful of psychedelic pop; it’s like musical tripping
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Electro-pop outfit Passion Pit has created an album that is infectious, upbeat and mesmerising; at times though, its just far too much…
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Alexander Green reviews The View’s fourth effort, Cheeky For A Reason and finds a band that probably should have disappeared a while ago
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The xx return with new single Angels, a song of sparse emptiness and foreboding percussion. It’s not the new dancefloor direction promised, but a teaser of what’s to come.
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With their 4th album, Beach House have truly Bloom-ed and may have produced the most mesmerising album of the year.
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Marina & The Diamonds is back with sophomore effort ‘Electra Heart’; a confused-concept with eurotrash beats and Katy Perry all mashed into one.
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Another year of music, another awards season and another Brit Awards; what did the “British Grammys” have in store for us this year?