“The Nectarine No. 9’s Hanging Around/Re-Model (with it’s rather risqué chorus of “bring back hanging”; which of course mutates into the line “bring back hanging around”. (I very obligingly included this caveat, just in case you were wondering about the bands views on the penal justice laws).”
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For Pete’s Sake…
Babyshambles were voted the worst act of this summer’s festival season, which was no mean feat – I saw Primal Scream at Glastonbury with my own eyes.
Pellumair – Summer Storm
“I could also detect that there’s the odd nod towards Ride or Chapterhouse; listening to See Saw conjoured up images of the early 90s shoe-gazing scene I can tell you. Still, it’s an interesting route to take, so long as they don’t become too insipid.”
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The Human Value
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It’s a steamy little affair, this album. It groans, it drones, it grinds and it’ll get you all hot under the collar.
65 Days of Static – One Time for All Time
“As you can see, there’s a lot going on in this nervous, angry, very atmospheric music. This LP does conjour up windswept mud flats and big constantly changing skies (well, they are from Hull). ”
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Wicked Immigrant – White Nuns On Red Wine
“Rather understated and wispy, but very, very pleasant and a wonderful little find.”
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Incendiary interview Bobby Kildea of Belle & Sebastian.
“Yeah, exactly, people read all these things into it. Ringo’s the minister, if you look at all their outfits, and George is the gravedigger. People just have a bit too much time on their hands. Conspiracy theories…”
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Gogol Bordello & Throw Rag & Scotch Greens Paradiso, 8/12/05
“I quickly turned to my friend who I dragged along to this night of unexpected bizarreness, gasping and doing my best to describe just how bananas this next band was, and how the lead singer thinks he’s a sea captain and is slightly frightening. We screamed in excitement as girls on a night out on the town ”
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Madrugada, 20/11/05 – Patronaat, Haarlem
“I went down and worked my way to the front. Robert Burås or as I called him, the big red head guitarist, made himself comfortable throughout the gig, smoking a cigarette, drinking a beer. He was quite something to look at. ”
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Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary
“There’s plenty of effusive vocal gesturing, and wide-eyed, preacher style tub-thumping. However; there the comparisons must end, for the Waterboys never sounded like an unholy Ukranian folk tribute to Pere Ubu.”
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