This is not the earth-shattering piece of work that some over-excited listeners would have you believe. 21 is, however, a very good, very flawed record that, on occasion, demonstrates why Adele Adkins is just at the beginning of a potentially very special career.
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Holy Fuck – Latin
Holy Fuck: the Canadian band with the in-your-face name, responsible for many moments of off-your-face euphoria, return with their third album.
TLOBF Interview :: Holly Miranda
TLOBF meets with one of XL Recordings bright new hopes – Miss Holly Miranda. In town to promote her staggering debut album The Magician’s Private Library, Holly talks tattoos, Kanye, touring and new material.
Vampire Weekend – Contra
Like it (and you should) or not, Contra proves all over again that Vampire Weekend is one of the most original and enjoyable acts of recent years.
Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
Andrew Taylor reviews the new album from Gil Scott-Heron, it’s been a while, but it’s been worth the wait…
[Photos] Vampire Weekend – Cambridge Corn Exchange 07/02/10
Vampire Weekend bring ‘Contra’ to Cambridge. Check out a bunch of fantastic photographs from the show inside.
Golden Silvers – The Sugarmill, Stoke 04/10/09
Glad of oppurtunity to see any show in Stoke with some potential of being half-decent, Andy Johnson leapt at the chance to make his debut appearance at the famed Sugarmill.
The XX – The XX
Angus Finlayson tries not to gush but he just can’t help himself… The debut album from London duo The XX is really, really, really good…
Discover Discovery… spin-off from Vampire Weekend & Ra Ra Riot
Discover Discovery: the new side-project of Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles, featuring Angel Deradoorian and Ezra Koenig.
Golden Silvers – True Romance
This week’s London hipster favourites owe quite a bit to the ongoing 80s revival, but beyond that they’re a little more slippery.
Blue Roses – Blue Roses
Shipley’s former “nu-folk” contender Laura Groves relaunches herself as a compellingly bruised, self-extendingly ambitious singer-songwriter.
Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Few artists can weave tragedy and heartbreak into gorgeous lyrics and melodies the way Elvis Perkins can. The songsmith is releasing his first album with backing band In Dearland.
El Guincho – Alegranza!
Named after an unpopulated volcanic island in the Canary Islands, Ro Cemm finds El Guincho’s Alegranza! occasionally explosive but ultimately soul-less
Introducing: El Guincho
El Guincho – the tropical infused sounds of a young Spaniard. We caught up with the man behind the sounds to find out what makes him tick.
