Emma Smith

Leeds Festival 2012

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Often seen as part of the time honoured, old-guard Leeds and Reading Festival have done a lot this year to show they still very much have their finger on the pulse. Emma Smith recounts the, sometimes hazy, details of her weekend up North.

Reading/Leeds Festival 2012

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In amongst their “big gun” headliners, Reading and Leeds Festival have carefully curated bills that promise to cater to veterans and new kids alike, so just ignore the #lad banter as much as you can and enjoy the incredible music.

Deap Vally

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Fistfuls of spirit, unwavering self-belief, tons of talent and some interesting ideas on knitting. Emma Smith gets an introduction to the girls of Deap Vally.

Shrag – Canines

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7/10

An introspective album, knowingly whimsical without being too cute, and playfully snappy.

Garbage – Not Your Kind of People

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7/10

For every outsider, for everyone who wasn’t prom royalty, for everyone who sometimes still wants to kick up a fuss, for everyone who worries their façade of normality is going to slip any second, Garbage are your kind of people.

The Wedding Present – Valentina

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Gedge presents himself as half egoist/half neurotic, singing tales of thwarted love, imagined love, double-crossed love, destroyed love, infidelity, bitter ends and false starts in words which are ever vulnerable, ever-barbed and perfectly timed.

The Dø – Both Ways Open Jaws

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The Dø bring an escapist, immediately engaging dreamscape for the listener, playing with real emotions and fanciful visions; evading labels and refusing to be boxed in. A perfect musical fairytale full of unexpected twists and turns and brilliantly crafted songs.

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