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Where was the whimsy? Where was the Gallic ennui?
Devendra Banhart – Nino Roja
The LP cover is drab, self contained and devoid of anything snappy or bright or alluring. A perfect summary of the music.
Xploding PlastiX speak to Incendiary
“There’s so much good music forking out in different directions, it is hard to keep up. ”
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Kings of Lyon – Aha Shake Heartbreak
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It doesn’t matter if it was made yesterday or 25 years ago, a good song is a good song.
Elliott Smith – From A Basement On The Hill
Xploding plastiX – Rotown, 30/10/04
“My godfathers, the drummer. A hulking, lolloping ingenue, fresh from a day’s logging.”
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Kasabian – Paradiso, Amsterdam, 27/10/04
“Who am I to stand in the way of progress?”
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The Polyphonic Spree – Melkweg, Amsterdam 26/10/2004
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How can you not enjoy looking at this lot? It’s twenty odd Texans in cassocks!
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The Datsuns – Melkweg, Amsterdam 11/10/2004
Eat some pies gentlemen, please. Your mothers must be worried sick.
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