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Sleep Whale – Houseboat

Sleep Whale attempt to combine ambient and indie-pop genres to create something new… Steve Lampiris debates whether they’ve succeeded or not.

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The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules

The Whitest Boy Alive could effortlessly churn out hooks and funky basslines all day, but Rules’ lack of bite or surprises resigns it to design-conscious hipster muzac, says James Dalrymple

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Belle And Sebastian – The BBC Sessions

To be precise, fourteen tracks from five sessions spanning their first five years. Simon Tyers journeys from Tigermilk to Trevor Horn.

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Olympus Mons – Nothing’s Gonna Spoil My Day Today

After hearing ‘Nothing’s Gonna Spoil My Day Today’, TLOBF’s Sean Bamberger doesn’t feel like he’s wasted time, but could have listened to half of the Olympus Mons’ C.D. and still got the gist.

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Cat Power – Jukebox

Cat Power – Jukebox

A stop-gap or creating something original? Cat Power’s latest covers record touches all these bases with her usual sultry style. Andrew Dowdall reviews.

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Silje Nes – Ames Room

Silje Nes – Ames Room

Andrew Dowdall gets all drowsy, but in a good way, to the debut record from this Norwegian artist who believes less is more.

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