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Although written in the first person, Les Savy Fav assure us that this one's from the whole band. They say they are like Argus - a beast with... Artist page:
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One of the most fascinating prospects for 2011, Dublin-based Cloud Castle Lake have built up a ferocious local reputation without yet... Artist page:
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Having agreed to contribute to our albums of the decade this time last year, Micah P. Hinson - whose excellent Micah P & The Pioneer Saboteurs... Artist page: Micah P Hinson
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A band we were delighted to have play one of our shows earlier this year on the back of February's fine debut album From Which We Were Raised, Dublin duo... Artist page:
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This year marked the first of Leeds man Paul Marshall releasing material under the Lone Wolf banner. The Devil & I, his first full release... Artist page:
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For his second album as Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple brought his touring band in full time and the Brooklyn band officially became a five-... Artist page:
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We've written about Still Corners' woozy and hypnotic music a couple of... Artist page: Still Corners
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A consistently reliable band, but one that keeps on bettering themselves by the album The Walkmen showcased "... Artist page: The Walkmen
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The trio behind one of the year's best songs ('Fake Blood') and one of the most anticipated early releases of early next year (... Artist page:
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A band that may well pop up on contemporaries lists' this time next year if they keep up the standard of early singles ‘A Piece of String’ and ‘Once & For All’,... Artist page: Clock Opera
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News, views and tunes
With the sun beating down on Dublin for much of the past week, it's almost as if the weather gods are already gearing up for this summer's fast-approaching festival season. Or maybe we're just going to get (another) one of those weird 'Indian summers in reverse', where March, April and May are nicer than they should be and then it pisses rain for the next three months solid. Who knows? But I digress...
Ragged Words was out to lunch washing its hair...
We remember being quite taken late last summer with Reptar's Ben Allen-produced debut EP, Oblangle Fizz Y'all, on which the Athens, GA quartet lived up to their cartoonish moniker with a bouncy collection of psychedelic pop jams. Giddy group chants, tumbling world-music grooves and exclamatory blasts of synth made for an upbeat, fun listen - crucially, the band members all sounded like they were...
"Can't see the wind but I see the trees sway..."
We hadn't even heard of Willis Earl Beal before the start of the year. Since then, the jack-of-all-trades Chicago native has had all the right people tweeting his praises. He's also been...
It's a fairly damp and dreary Monday here in Dublin, so we've been catching up with our good friends Vimeo and YouTube.
Below we've grouped together some of the more noteworthy music promos currently doing the rounds, along with relevant release info, tour details etc. for each vid. Enjoy our roundup, which features a mess hall knees-up, a 3-D seafaring adventure and a stroll through a deserted L.A. cityscape.
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