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Perfume Genius - No Shape
No Shape is a punch back»
Xiu Xiu - Forget
Like many a Xiu Xiu album Forget could be likened to the best kind of S&M session»
Austra - Future Politcs
Political, danceable, dark, shimmering and hopeful»
Boys Forever - Boys Forever
This is the perfect record for a hung over bus journey, wondering where it all went wrong and being able to laugh about it»
case/lang/veirs - case/lang/veirs
A record full of compelling, tender, starry energy»
The Thermals - We Disappear
We Disappear packs technological alienation, the threat of extinction and the breaking of hearts into catchy indie rock songs»
Sia - This is Acting
This is Acting has some good tracks on it and is obviously written by a very talented songwriter, it’s just not an album that demands excitement»
Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
A stark, brutally honest exploration of the human psyche that is indeed special»
CocoRosie - Heartache City
Your heart will ache before you leave»
Austra - Habitat
The title song is clearly the stand out, however even accepting this, the Habitat EP shows the heart of a band who are effortlessly versatile and willing to mutate, experiment and push in whichever direction they goddamn please.»
Antony And The Johnsons - Cut the World
Some glorious live tracks, now roll on the new stuff.»
John Maus - A Collection Of Rarities And Previously Unreleased Material
There’s not enough variation on the album as a whole, with only the odd anomaly which then sounds rather out of place, but even the anomalies are very distinctly John Maus.»
Múm - Early Birds
Early Birds contains the songs of a band with great promise, already achieving strange and wonderful things. »
Patti Smith - Banga
A bit of musical beauty, some interesting lyricism and a pinch of hippy bollocks - still distinctly Patti Smith.»
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (remastered)
A case in point of how music can transcend language, just listen and that’s the only way to understand.»
The Raveonettes - Into the Night
There might not be a Hollywood ending but who needs that shit when you’ve got such a great soundtrack?»
Bobby Conn - Macaroni
Comforting, unsettling, danceable; one way or another Macaroni is a record to make you sweat.»
Xiu Xiu - Always
There is a musical and lyrical fearlessness to Jamie Stewart’s creations which make Xiu Xiu’s music a thousand times more effective than the music of most people with guitars and synths and low self-esteem.»
Pet Shop Boys - Format
There’s no denying Format was made by pop geniuses; maybe pop geniuses being slightly hit and miss, but that’s still pretty good. »
Darren Hayman - January Songs
It can’t be said that there is ‘something for everyone’ on this record but there is probably something for most fans of twee indiepop. »
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Wolfroy Goes to Town
Will Oldham’s still got it. He’s not mellowed with age and long may his misery continue along with his talent for making beautiful, dark, raging, bleak and godless music. »
Sigur Rós - Inni
It’s not exactly like being at a Sigur Rós concert, but director Vincent Morris has created a different kind of closeness and intimacy which is nonetheless massively affecting.»
Gold Panda - DJ-Kicks
A shimmering DJ compilation which sounds a bit cerebral, all in all. One for sleepless nights alone in the bedroom whilst writing your thesis or your novel or drawing comic strips or just staring out the window and thinking it all over. »
Mondkopf - Rising Doom
Mondkopf is an interesting musician in terms of his influences and his ability to create the image of an atmosphere with his sound. However Rising Doom falls short of really evoking feeling.»
Shonen Knife - Osaka Ramones - A Tribute to the Ramones
If you love Shonen Knife wholly you will probably enjoy Osaka Ramones to some extent. Otherwise, begin with a different album. »
Matthew Herbert - One Pig
With a lesser musician it could have ended up as a big pile of wank, but as it stands One Pig is a fascinating journey from someone at the top of his craft.»