An album to immerse oneself in, accepting and embracing the slow, painstaking pace, and allowing the words, sounds, ideas to seep in: Jude Clark gets lost in Manafon.
September, 2009
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[Exclusive] Ciao My Shining Star – Michael Stipe
Yes, it’s a Sunday, but there’s no rest for the wicked. Michael Stipe’s track, ‘Everything’s Coming Undone’ on the Ciao My Shining Star benefit album is today’s fine pick for your aural entertainment.
[Exclusive] Ciao My Shining Star – The National
Continuing our exclusive streams of the forthcoming Mark Malchay benefit album Ciao My Shining Star is The National, who cover ‘Ashamed of the Story I Told’.
Part Chimp – Thriller
For those of you who like having your spleens constantly vibrated by the air blasting out of a sub-woofer, ‘Thriller’ comes highly recommended. Mike Copus reviews.
The Big Pink and Dalek confirmed for all new Truck hosted event
On the 10th October 2009 – OX4 is taking over 10 venues in Oxford showcasing the cream of local talent, as well as spattering of great “out-of-towners” including The Big Pink and Dalek.
The Gullivers – Legerdemain EP
‘Legerdemain’ is an EP that strays enormously close to brilliance; there’s tremendous promise here, displayed by a band who can only continue to grow. Lewis Denby reviews.
The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love
So is the debut album from The Big Pink worth all the anticipation? Sam Shepherd finds out…
Introducing :: The Rest
Hailing from Ontario, Canada come The Rest. A gaggle of youngsters striving to make the ever elusive and hard to achieve “Big Music”. Download a free digital EP inside whilst you meet the band.
[Exclusive] Ciao My Shining Star – Thom Yorke
As we begin our daily stream of tracks from the forthcoming Ciao My Shining Star, the benefit album for Mark Malchay, Thom Yorke’s track – a perfect cover of ‘All For The Best’, is the first.
Lackthereof Get Retrospective on a Christian Emo Twentysomething
Next month sees the release of a retrospective of the Dan Seim’s side project Lackthereof. You can download a taster track inside…
Gonzales vs Andrew WK in piano duel
The Quietus have a coup… Chilly Gonzales has challenged Andrew WK to a piano duel in New York NEXT WEEK – see the challenge unfurl inside…
Basement Jaxx – Scars
Scars continues on from where the last two Basement Jaxx efforts left off; a dizzying blend of supporting artists brought together uniformly under a terrifying album cover. Tom Parmiter reviews.
Fontän – Wintherhwila
One of THE debut albums of 2009. If there is any justice in the world, ‘Wintherhwila’ will surely rocket Fontän from relative unknowns to cult-heroes.
Say hello to Bodebrixen: free mp3 and debut London show next week
A quick heads up about a rather wonderful new Danish band about to make their debut UK appearance next week. An mp3 of the track ‘Deadman’ is available inside!
Pavement DO reform
So, after much whispering and rumour, it’s become official – Pavement are to reform.
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
BP3 doesn’t produce a dominant, summer-long single and it doesn’t have any mind-meltingly awesome verses like the old Jay-Z albums. Instead, it’s the sound of Jay at his Hall of Fame podium as he looks out over the assembled masses and reminds us how he wants to be remembered.
