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Taking a guitar hook from turn of the millennia Balearic house, adding some 20 BPMs to the tempo and using a subtle bass that’s difficult to take seriously once you’ve noticed it, suggests disa... Lees meer

It’s difficult to know how to describe the latest EP from Northerners Detroit Social Club without forcing people to listen to it first. While there are shades of producer Jim Abbiss (Kasabian, DJ... Lees meer

What is there to say about a release like this? It’s obviously a dream for fans of the home-grown Dons, but it’s unlikely to win the band any new devotees. That said it’s a highly enjoyable l... Lees meer

Brighton-based duo Blood Red Shoes are back with the first single off their new album 'Fire Like This', that flickers deceptively before exploding with a roar. Steven Ansell's reedy voice is render... Lees meer

Could Bombay Bicycle Club have anticipated that this is the year they'd finally get some kudos? Fresh from wowing the hordes on the NME Awards Tour and their rightly deserved win as Best New Band a... Lees meer

As one of the hardest working men in music, Damon Albarn makes yet another album, a welcome return to his guise as Gorillaz. With the outstanding success of ‘Demon Days’, expectations are high ... Lees meer

Every so often a release initially sounds weaker than the sum of its parts. Then you find yourself slapping it on every morning and, after the umpteenth time of hearing it, realise how wrong first ... Lees meer

Sweden’s a wonderful, beautiful country filled with wonderful, beautiful people who are far more cultured and creative than their breakthrough pop acts would imply. I know this because I saw on a... Lees meer

‘Love Is Gone’ sounds like an album title for a sour, romance-twisted bunch of emo whippersnappers, but rest assured, this is just a gaggle of gothed-up black-clad rockers instead.‘This is th... Lees meer

As one of the few remaining Britpop bands, Ocean Colour Scene have somehow survived. With the core of the band still intact and only a few label changes, they are still trudging on years after thei... Lees meer