Namosh creates intriguing, slightly saucy electro: veering sedately between the sinister, the demented, and outrageously cheesy.
Rival Consoles – IO
IO is a great mix of no-nonsense simple arrangements and moments of, well pop glory.
Andrea Rottin – Songs About Nightmares
Songs About Nightmares draws on the astonishing vocal ambition of Rottin, who seems to be tire very quickly of presenting his voice in a straight manner.
Die Goldenen Zitronen – Die Entstehung Der Nacht
Hamburg’s finest create a fabulous cornucopia of sloganeering, cod-pop electro and thumping garage/psych-rock.
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Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks
There is a cock-sure romanticism to this record that hasn’t been heard since about 1970
The Gilded Palace of Sin – You Break Our Hearts, We’ll Tear Yours Out
A dash of classic Northern British Spleen given an alt country twist, this is not an LP to put on if you’re going out on a jolly.
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On Fillmore – Extended Vacation
Oh my… Now answer truthfully, when was the last time you heard snoring on a record?
Sukilove – Static Moves
They are Belgian, therefore very prone to introspection – you just knew there’d be a song called Fear…
Frank Turner – Melkweg 28th Nov
Crowd surfing at a folk concert, surely not?
WOTNXT Presents… A party in the LVC, Leiden 26/11/09
This engaging young man regaled us with animal noises, and informed us that he would shortly howl – “like a duck”.
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