It’s all good, clean fun.
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Pitchkettle –Know One New
A very enjoyable listen indeed.
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Jenny Hval – Viscera
Lordy, barely a minute in to the opener Engines in The City and this girl’s talking about giving her clitoris one with an electric toothbrush.
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Anti G – Presents Kentje’sz Beatsz
The whole LP is an exercise in pushing a limited set of sounds through a number of hoops, and with that in mind, it maintains its vibe brilliantly.
New YX – Slow Boy
…this band could if they so wished make something really powerful and interesting, no doubt
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King Post Kitsch – The Party’s Over
What makes this record much more enjoyable than listening to the slew of arty guitar-based records that seemingly come out on a conveyor belt from the States is that this one has wit and personality.
The Douglas Firs – Happy As a Windless Flag
The band is so adept at hiding their light under a bushel or sounding hesitant at what you’d think is a vital part of a song’s architecture (the “middle bit”), that the inattentive listener could switch off. So make sure you turn the bloody volume up, otherwise you’ll miss lots.
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Diskjokke – Sagara
Ah, Diskjokke what are to make of you? One minute its pan-European disco, the next you’ve turned into a mix of La Düsseldorf and Tangerine Dream.
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Kreng – Grimoire
You do feel you are walking the fog-laden streets, going to a meeting of The Golden Dawn or some such…
Barbara Panther – S/T
Possibly the best, most “human”, pop record of the year.