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Wild Beasts – London – 8 October 2009

By |October 27th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

Having given us one of the most lurid and arresting albums all year in Two Dancers, the Leeds-based Wild Beasts are let loose on London and give us such a performance that we (as they say) still got the taste dancin' on our tongues.

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Odawas – Interview with Michael Tapscott (2009)

By |June 16th, 2009|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Blue Depths which focussed on ambient old school synths and majestic, dreamy mood-scapes yielded great dividends resulting in Odawas' most cohesive album to date. We recently spoke to Michael Tapscott about the beautiful depths of The Blue Depths, the Odawa live experience including SXSW, soundtracks and the mystery of the sea.

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Various Artists – 15 Years Of Bella Union Records

By |September 20th, 2012|Categories: Album Reviews|Tags: , , |

Bella Union, 2012 [rating:8/10] 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the birth of Bella Union, a record label started by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins that was created, initially, to release their

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The Besnard Lakes – London – 19 August 2010

By |August 23rd, 2010|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Touring off the back of their third studio release The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night, the Quebec-based The Besnard Lakes returned to London to treat us with some more of their epic Beach Boys meets Spiritualized jams. Given the massive sound present on ...The Roaring Night, there was some anticipation in how the band were going to pull this off as a four piece. With the newer tracks being a lot denser and harder to recreate live without either a 10 piece line up or a maze of effects and loop pedals, assistance came via laptop, which helped embellish the sound and keep true to their recorded material.

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The Walkmen – London – 20 February 2009

By |February 22nd, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , |

The Walkmen Scala, London 20th February 2009 While they are most certainly welcomed, perhaps even loved, as a band, The Walkmen are quickly becoming as anachronistic as their name. Coming onstage to an enthusiastic response,

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