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LATEST ARTICLES ( 84 )

• Keeley Filgo – Sleeping Side of the Sun

  

  Impressive folk release by a female vocalist from London. She has a soulful voice which gives the album a really moody feeling, more so than many other folk... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Lay G – Rice Beats EP

  

  Smoothly done trip-hop that ticks all the right boxes. Excellent use of sampling, warm backing effects and crisp beats. Either sounds summery or spacey (as you... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Alastair Daly – Paradise

  

  Brilliant ambient release with a breadth of sounds and feelings. Tracks range from warm and lush to colder and dissonant. From the opening track you can tell... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ironwood – Making Friends With Time

  

  Piano heavy pop/rock record with female vocals. Really well put together, with an excellent sound. Has the perfect mix of upbeat, guitar driven tracks and... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Can’t Fake Nature – You… EP

  

  Incredible post-rock EP with the perfect balance of elegant subtlety and crushing depth. The transitions between these two extremes are smooth and natural (and... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Goldrush Alaska – Goldrush Alaska

  

  Goldrush Alaska are a folk/rock/country act from Chicago. Their self-titled debut album has some seriously great instrumentation and solid male and female... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Tapestry – Tasting The Waters

  

  Mellow and sombre indie pop release. Quite slow and stripped down, but in no way too simple or boring. Most of the songs are quietly guitar driven and the vocal... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Hybrid Canoe – Songs To The Tune Of The Dinosaur Balloon

  

  Unusual, somewhat upbeat rock record with a few electronic tracks. Good split between instrumental and vocal tracks, with the lyrics being sung honestly and wit... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Humaniac – Hubris

  

  Intriguing electronic release with a lot of different sounds. The ten minute opening track is almost orchestral in the mix of instruments it puts forward, whils... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Holobody – Riverhood

  

  Wonderfully eclectic album that spans folk, pop and (on one occasion) gospel along with various electronic elements. Great male/female vocals and harmonies. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Courtship – Eve EP

  

  A slightly older release than I would usually post, but since it was kindly requested in an email I saw no reason not to. Eve EP is a selection of subdued track... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Infinite Third – Clearly

  

  Clearly is a post-rock release by Infinite Third that occasionally moves into ambient territory. Mostly guitar fronted with electronic backing, this is a... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Vacation – Locust Lane

  

  Lo-fi folk pop release which is somewhat reminiscent of the brilliant freak folk group Woods (although slightly more accessible). Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Osiris Glade – For Gliese

  

  Adding to the recent rise in instrumental hip-hop albums I’ve been posting (not purposeful, they just seem to have ended up close together on my post list!) is... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Paddington Bears – I’ve Come Home

  

  Wonderfully bright folk release with some great violin and horn work. Has a really homey and warm feeling to it, the sort of stuff you could imagine listening t... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• These Are Magnets – Tiny Baby

  

  Upbeat indie rock with some great use of electric organ alongside acoustic/electric guitar and various other instruments. A mix of feel good and melancholy song... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Lil Sasquatch – Mike Magdaleno

  

  Instrumental hip-hop release with a whopping 31 tracks. Such an awesome mix of sounds and influences that its really best to just listen to a few tracks and... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple’Field – Hypernebula

  

  Solo synthpop album by the vocalist of the (also fantastic) experimental rock band Airs. Expect to hear a great mix of dark and intriguing material, ranging fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ennet House – The Unsuspecting Miss Perry

  

  Free 3 track EP from Ennet House following the release of their fantastic album Little Room. You can expect to hear some great experimental pop music in the sam... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Latecomers – The Latecomers

  

  Lo-fi indie rock/post-punk release with some noise and psychedelic aspects. At some times The Latecomers self-titled release sounds out of control, harsh and... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC