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For every Kissy Sellout or Drums Of Death giving electro a bad name, for every po-faced post-rock meanderer that thinks they’re God’s gift just because they play guitar slowly, there’s sadly ... Lees meer

The jazzy singer-songwriterisms of Casey Dienel’s debut, ‘Wind-Up Canary’, gave no preparation for the baroque worlds conjured by her reinvention as White Hinterland on 2008’s ‘Phylactery... Lees meer

Wow. Chew Lips must be made of stern stuff. Having knocked out one of the most effortless, irresistible singles of 2009 with ‘Solo’, then following it up with the just-about-as-amazing ‘Salt ... Lees meer

What, you mean this hasn’t been out already? No, but you might be forgiven for thinking so, and wondering what’s taken The Soft Pack so long – there are bands in our top tips for 2010 that ha... Lees meer

There are few things that unite the NME office, bar mild alcoholism, social retardation or the threat of imminent nuclear holocaust. So when we heard The Drums and realised that we all thought they... Lees meer

It’d be churlish to expect precocious post-punk priestesses The Slits, teenage underminers of Sex Pistols’ cocky masculinity, to stay caged in the past. The primitive, untutored musical naivety... Lees meer

There's something glacial about Hope Sandoval. Not just in terms of speed (this is the first Warm Inventions record in eight years; the Californian singer's last album before that, Mazzy Star's 'Am... Lees meer

Winners of the Australian Mercury Music Prize, and NME’s mad band name of the week award, ECSR are four men with garage-rock pulsing in great wibbly waves from their very fingertips. Their second... Lees meer

Space. Everyone needs it to stay sane. In London, though, it’s hard to find. Coffin-narrow streets are piled with tiny flats, subdivided into even tinier rooms, cramped and claustrophobic. No act... Lees meer

For more on Wild Beasts - including exclusive free downloads - head to NME.COM/wildbeastsMaking the strange seem normal is the most accomplished act of artistic alchemy. Any idiot can try to be wei... Lees meer