The Uranus Music Prize is a true alternative to the Mercury’s, the idea being to bring to the fore some artists that do not get the column inches they deserve. We pick the 12 records we think everyone should hear beyond the mainstream.
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Pausal – Lapses
Pausal are duo from the Hampshire wilds, and have been around in one form or another for 5 or so years. Lapses is their first full length release and is a warm exploration of the wide upper reaches.
Mountains – The Slaughtered Lamb, London 05/11/09
Mountains bring their warm pastoral drones to the city of London and bear aloft a roomful of bearded devotionals. Matt Poacher goes in armed with a rug and a razor…
