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NXNE 2013: Top 10 Moments

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Mars Sellars brings you five of her favourite Canadian bands and five of her favourite moments from this year’s NXNE festival in Toronto.

oOoOO – Without Your Love

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7.5/10

On his long-awaited debut full-length as oOoOO, Christopher Dexter Greenspan manages to curtail witch house’s inherent gimmickry and cartoonish thrills.

Lightning Dust – Fantasy

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8/10

Amber Webber and Joshua Wells’ third album is one with an identity strong enough to banish any thoughts of this being a mere Black Mountain side project.

Young Fathers – Tape Two

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8.5/10

Promising Scottish trio return with a mind-warping amalgamation of hip-hop, electronica and African music which cements their place as one of the most exciting bands around.

Kanye West – Yeezus

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8/10

Far from being the progressive political statement that West has talked up of late, Yeezus actually marks an awkwardly regressive step in his career. Inspired in parts and embarrassingly blunt in others, it perfectly represents the puzzling dualities of Yeezy.

James Holden – The Inheritors

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8.5/10

The ever dependable Devonian’s latest is an attempt to make an album as far removed from popular music circa 2013 as possible – in other words, an honest electronic record

amiina – The Lighthouse Project

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8/10

The mini-album from the ex-Sigur Rós string section is a stunning representation of the Iceland so many of us have fallen for through the blossoming of its music scene over our lifetimes.