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m_bellamy has written the following articles:

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"It’s the power of the people...that’s how music spreads now" - DiS meets Youth Lagoon

In Depth by Mary Bellamy

The stratospheric rise of Trevor Powers, aka Youth Lagoon, is nothing short of incredible. His debut album, Year of Hibernation, was rightly lauded as one of the breakthrough releases of last year. With its concise length and overawing sense of heartfelt emotion coursing through its whole, Powers has managed to amass an adoring fanbase whilst cutting through any potential jibes of faddiness, welding a unique sound that demands longevity that even the so-called seasoned pros may have lusted after given his tender age of just 22. Adored by online music communities worldwide, Youth Lagoon has struck a hopeful chord for those demanding a sense of realism out of the hype machine. »

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M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

Review by Mary Bellamy

Double albums are necessarily somewhat hit and miss. That’s part of their pick’n’mix charm. But M83 mostly miss here. »

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Marina & the Diamonds - The Family Jewels

Review by Mary Bellamy

In attempting to straddle the tricky divide between 'credible' and 'pop', Marina and the Diamonds ends up encountering similar problems to label-mate Little Boots. »

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Review by Mary Bellamy

Right from the off, It's Blitz! sounds like Karen O & co. have taken a nose dive into the synthy-disco-pop trough and crawled out in awe of nuclear beats.»


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