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Almost as soon as the golden era of rock 'n' roll was coming to a close, people began to pine for the halcyon days when most things were apparently acceptable and free. The Strange Boys continue th... Lees meer

Ah, the joyous days of a carefree youth; it’s a common theme found in lo-fi American pop. Dum Dum Girls take more than a leaf from this book; in fact, whole chapters have been tugged out in an atte... Lees meer

Daedelus never ceases to surprise. His albums draw influences and samples from areas untouched by other electronic musicians and a new direction is almost obligatory with every release. Still, cre... Lees meer

A lot of techno searches for the hedonist in its fans. You know, the one who at six in the morning is still sweating it out on the dancefloor of a Berlin basement club and not bothered by the fact ... Lees meer

Yoshimi P-We sure likes to keep herself busy. When she's not drumming for brutal noise rockers Boredoms, hammering toms in drumming troupe OLAbi, or noise-making with Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon in ... Lees meer

To hear Losing Feeling is to see a nail tapped squarely on its head. Its title track starts with a mischievous, time-skewed riff served up in stereo before the unabashed pop-punk kicks in. In four ... Lees meer

Try as hard as we reviewers do, we're all plagued with a pretentious edge. We constantly strive to squeeze in the word zeitgeist, eager to slam any album that comes without a modicum of misery and ... Lees meer

It’s a well known but perhaps unspoken rule that to plagiarise U2 will not make you popular with the critical press but may sell you a few records. The Domino State will be aware of this, but have ... Lees meer

In the dusty backstreets of the deep South, tumbleweed clogs drains and cowboy boots pound the ground, while tension, as thick as the dust scorched by the midday sun, is around every corner. This i... Lees meer

MC Lars has returned with his trademark nerdcore, or, in his own words, “post-punk laptop rap”. He's certainly got his full geek on for This Gigantic Robot Kills. Nowhere else will you hear lyrics ... Lees meer