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April, 2010

[Download] Shout Out Louds: “Work (Fontän Rework)”

Anyone familiar with Fontän will know they have a love for all this prog, and this remix is no exception; adding a fresh new angle to the triumphant pop sheen of the Shout Out’s Louds original.

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Art Of Noise // Active Child

Our sporadic mix-tape feature returns with someone that has well and truly won over our hearts and speakers over the past couple of months – Pat Grossi, aka Active Child.

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Pulled Apart by Horses to release debut

Pulled Apart By Horses, one of the best, more exhilarating live acts around, will release their self-titled debut through Transgressive Records in June.

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Ólafur Arnalds set to release second full-length album

Icelandic neo-classical artist Ólafur Arnalds is set to release his second full-length album in May.

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The Wilderness of Manitoba hit the UK this week

Oh! Canada faves touched down in London today for their UK debut tour. To celebrate we have a sneak preview from their forthcoming album for you to download and enjoy!

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RR#4 – Independent Music Podcast

April has been a long month, with little in the way of joy on the musical front, but Gareth “Bearded” Main finds something to recommend…

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Extra tickets released for Joanna Newsom dates at Southbank

Extra tickets for Joanna Newsom’s sold out shows on the Southbank have just gone on sale.

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[Guest Column] Lail Arad :: Young & Breaking #3

[Guest Column] Lail Arad :: Young & Breaking #3

Lail Arad continues her new column for TLOBF by spending some quality, and intimate, time with her iTunes library…

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Rufus Wainwright – All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu

Rufus Wainwright’s latest release is a challenging listen of hauntingly honest songs that explore the emotionally suffocating experience of loosing someone close.

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65daysofstatic head out on tour

On the back of releasing their best work to date, 65daysofstatic head out on a UK tour.

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SOTD #55 // Twin Sister: ‘Lady Daydream’

“Lady Daydream” is smoothly concocted with a respectful nod to the past in its simple melodies and brooding atmospherics, and a nudge to the present with a facelessly efficient rhythm that hums like a spaced out update of The xx.

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65daysofstatic – We Were Exploding Anyway

What 65daysofstatic have created on their latest album is a beautiful piece of art with bold, colour-soaked flourishes and flowing rhythmic structures, yet still characterised by razor-sharp lines and perfect finishes.

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Conan – Horseback Battle Hammer

Conan are not hesitant to let the world know what music they play, music they have dubbed “caveman battle doom.” Even before popping in Horseback Battle Hammer, what you see is what you get.

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Nedry // Tour Diary Days 2 & 3

Nedry are on a tour of the UK. They’re going to send us emails and photos and videos and stuff to share with you lot. Is that ok? *Warning* Contains graphic scenes of nudity. Sort of.

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Caribou – Swim

A record that could easily augment either your restless Saturday evening or your tranquil Sunday morning, but it conceivably might just be playing while one gradually becomes the other, with the mysteries of the nighttime slowly giving way to the realities of the day.

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Memory Tapes vs. Visions Of Trees

Visions Of Trees have immersed the Memory Tapes album track and live highlight “Green Knight” into their cauldron of underwater sounds. Feels like you’re taking a neon lit night-time dip in the pool. Go deep.

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