Despite the long jams and proggy reference points, it’s a supremely easy record to get along with, easy to drop in to, as and when.
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Incendiary get taken for a ride by Kosmischer Läufer
Whatever, Kosmischer Läufer is a clandestine, Loki-esque version of what Dame Vera Lynne pedalled with White Cliffs of Dover. Or Public Service Broadcasting do with their debut release.
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Incendiary go to Primavera Sound 20-26/5/13
Apparently there still exist those who consider Jason Pierce to have been the “talent” in Spacemen 3. There are still people who think the world is flat and TV soaps are real, too…
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Notes from the Fireside – June 2013 Edition
If this sort of insipid electro pop experiences a resurgence I’m doing a MacKenzie. I hope that your editor will look after my whippets.
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No Nonsense – Dubstep in Rotterdam
A while ago I heard someone say: “Rotterdam is the Dutch dubstep capital.” And I would have to confirm that.
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Le Mini Who and Le Guess Who? – Utrecht 18/05/13
Imagine if Thee Oh Sees had been crap. Imagine that. Actually what’s the point? Of course they weren’t crap. On the contrary they were astonishing. Where to start?
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Charles Bradley – Victim of Love
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Whoa Nelly!
The Dudley Corporation – Everyone Does Everything Wrong
Well, it’s bang, crash, slap, tickle, bounce, bop, crash, bang, wallop, growl all the way!
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Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk – Over Land And Sea
Lush and bright and full of life
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Josh Ritter – The Beast In Its Tracks
It’s clear that, in personal terms at least, the wheels simply fell off his wagon
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