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Four years since the release of their acclaimed debut album, Klaxons return with a fresh offering of space-age noise pop. Dragging you at full force into their deranged fantasy world, the cacophony... Lees meer

The perpetually-bearded E - AKA Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett - finds himself in surprisingly greener pastures on latest album ‘Tomorrow Morning’. The final chapter in a trilogy of albums released with... Lees meer

Partly by design, partly by misfortune, Sacramento’s !!! return from a spell in Berlin a sleeker, leaner beast. Smaller in membership and less labyrinthine in sound, Nic Offer and his remaining ban... Lees meer

Ringo fronting The Beta Band might sound as appealing a pairing as jam and cauliflower or James Corden and a TV screen but, on this evidence, it could have worked. Album standout ‘Late’ is the trac... Lees meer

Now and then you spot a fragment of diamond in amongst a sea of splintered glass - The Domino State’s debut album is such a precious specimen! It’s a grandiose affair, executed with confidence and ... Lees meer

The conclusion to be drawn from the mysterious Blue Eyed Shark’s sonic experiment is that bouncing from genre to genre, whilst ignoring the quality control dial, results in a frustrating mess. Whil... Lees meer

Dear’s third album lives up to its name. If ‘Asa Breed’ was a step into the light of pop, then ‘Black City’ is a retreat into shadow. It’s still danceable, but the juddering Arthur Russell disco ha... Lees meer

Rawk testosterone claiming drum and bass membership, pop privileges...and beginning with a Q. Nine tracks of bassline skidding and pedal to the metal power chording from The Qemists hit mosh-worthy... Lees meer

Every time you think twee is a bit old hat, some cheery-as-fuck band pop up from nowhere, or, in this case, from times long forgotten, and fill your ears with the twinkling sounds of ukuleles, xylo... Lees meer

Upon impact Sleigh Bells’ sound is jaw-droppingly fresh. Yet these noise-poppers are the culmination of whatever continuum encompasses Go! Team, Discovery, Gang Gang Dance, umpteen chillwave bands,... Lees meer