Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Clinging to a Scheme is the third album from The Radio Dept., and although I really like debut album Lesser Matters I managed to skip past Pet Grief. Maybe I should grab that second album, as Clinging to a Scheme shows The Radio Dept. to be as evocative now ...
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Casey Dienel's dreamy vocals open White Hinterland's second album Kairos. The soaring calls of Icarus echo before being repeated over a thumping drum and pulsing bass rhythm, creating a different dynamic to the piano-based folk music of previous works. The juxtaposition of soft, comforting vocals against more stripped-down ...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Half-way through the year already and I have yet to review any new music I've bought. It's time to rectify the situation.
The first album I buy is surprisingly influenced by a television advert, which reminds me that I quite like Delphic's single Doubt. It's the start of the ...
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Better late than never is my final review of the music I bought in 2009. I have mashed together what was originally going to be two posts in to the one, lest I find myself reviewing some of last year's CDs in June.
After getting Slow Club's single Let's Fall ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Oh my goodness, it's November and I am only just posting a second music review of 2009. It looks like I will have four reviews to complete for music bought this year, so I'd better pull my finger out.
I am over a year late in buying the second album ...
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
I have apparently been on a bit of a new music bender this year so far, actively seeking out new artists and bands to keep me entertained. I'm not quite sure why this should be, particularly as the iPod Touch still doesn't have an album shuffle mode, but at ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
In my final look back at the music I bought and listened to in 2008 I review everything left over after considering new bands and established acts.
In the case of Best of... albums it rarely makes a difference what year they are bought, as they are essentially nuggets of nostalgia ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
In looking back at the music I bought in 2008 I consider established bands to be those with at least a couple of previous albums both released and in my library.
Modey Lemon have been gradually moving away from their loud and vigorous blues-backed rock to a more subdued and musical ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In this review of the music I listened to in 2008 I look back on bands who released their debut or second album last year, or were completely new to me.
The Ting Tings had a huge hit with That's Not My Name, drawing a trememdous buzz for the duo. ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
When I play music on my iPod Touch I really miss the album shuffle mode available on my old third generation iPod. When I got the Touch I didn't realise it was missing a feature that I used extensively and when I saw it was missing I didn't think ...
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