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ClaireDupree has written the following articles:
My Device - Jumbo Fiasco
My Device offer fourteen tracks of completely insane and extremely fun post-punk. It’s pretty exhausting to listen to, but they’ll definitely be a hit on the dancefloor of every indie disco»
Buen Chico - Right To Re-Arrange
Despite coming from Leeds Buen Chico display a faintly American pop sound on occasions, with lead singer Morgan Tatchell-Evans’ vocals Shins-like in their soaring cadence»
Voxtrot - Voxtrot
This is an odd album – one that, on first listen, captivated me completely, but after repeated listens I began to find things wrong with it. Perhaps it’s because I have to apply a ‘critical’ ear in order to review it, but it feels very much like an album of two halves...»
Field Music - Tones of Town
Tones Of Town is the sound of a band fully realising their potential: if you enjoyed their self-titled debut you’ll be fucking ecstatic with this album. If you didn’t quite get it first time round, this is the one to convince you...»
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
If you’re thinking Brand New have lost their edge, turned into whining pussies or made a crap record, you couldn’t be further from the truth...»
Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I hate defining a band’s sound – it’s not just rock ‘n’ indie now, y’know; there are a million different sub-genres out there just to confuse the hell outta me. I’m going to make it my mission to find a nu-pop-quirk-core band...»
Big Strides - Cry It All Out
I’ve not heard of Big Strides before (possibly because they’re signed to EMI Japan?!), but Cry It All Out is their second LP...»
The Grates - Science Is Golden
I’ll admit I completely misjudged this band – 'Science Is Golden' is fast becoming my favourite song this week...»
The Raconteurs at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy, Thu 19 Oct
The Raconteurs captivate the Newcastle Academy audience with a collection of songs that, if there's any justice in the world, should be deemed classics in the near future...»
Jeans Goes POP!, Cedar Noir at Newcastle upon Tyne The Forth, Sun 08 Oct
The intriguingly named Jeans Goes POP! (with obligatory exclamation mark, of course) immediately catches the eye. Watching ‘Jeans’ set his equipment up I’m wondering what the hell I’ve let myself in for. Strapped to a keyboard is a bass drum, snare and tambourine operated by pedals. It looks complicated but all thoughts of dodgy one man-band clichés are immediately flung from my mind as soon as he begins to play...»