a rousing finale to what has been a spectacular musical and social success this last three years
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Trash Kit – S/T
Trash Kit don’t feel like they’re looking to please anyone but themselves.
Ganglians – Monster Head Room
It’s a bit loopy, but it wears its weirdness in a very attractive way.
Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
Describing this sort of music objectively is difficult, because it’s damned difficult avoiding falling for in the heady swirl of the overall mood
Kanipchen-Fit – Multibenefit
Multibenefit is a throwback to the sort of attitudes and concerns that irrigated the alternative scene in the early to mid ‘80’s
Frog Eyes – Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph
Mercer’s voice is relentlessly “Showtime” throughout, regardless of what his band’s playing
Bjørn Svin – Browen
Simply put each track is constructed from a veritable plethora of squiggly and blurpy noises
Lalipuna – Our Inventions
either slumberous, ethereal pop…or slightly jaunty, bleepy workouts
Sleep Whale – Houseboat
This part of the LP really shapes up to be a pastoral take on Yerself Is Steam
Roky Erikson and Okkervil River – True Love Casts Out All Evil
The LP has a country tinge that crosses all boundaries and should confound all expectations from the die-hard fan army who will snap it up
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