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Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
These 30 minutes fly by like a rocket straight into the moon's eye. »
Oddfellow's Casino - The Raven's Empire
Oddfellow's Casino never sound less than handsome, at least, but they can plainly do better.»
Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
To a certain degree Fallen Empires maintains a sense of continuity with A Hundred Millions Suns in as much as Snow Patrol still sound unsure of themselves.»
Bill Ryder-Jones - If...
In maintaining his musical focus Bill Ryder-Jones has produced an astounding would be 'film score'.»
Esben & the Witch - Hexagons
As far as dark gothic fantasies go this is just about the right dose.»
Manic Street Preachers - National Treasures
Perhaps the greatest virtue of National Treasures is that it doesn't whitewash the story of the Manic Street Preachers one way or the other.»
Jape - Ocean of Frequency
With Ocean of Frequency Jape have improved upon Ritual in every aspect.»
Future Islands - On the Water
If you can learn to love that voice On the Water is surely one of the most unconventionally beautiful records of the year. »
Twin Sister - In Heaven
Over the course of ten mostly excellent tracks, Twin Sister let us know in no uncertain terms exactly who they are: a brilliant pop group.»
The Opiates - Hollywood Under the Knife
Whilst generally listenable if unengaging, Hollywood Under the Knife really suffers due to a dearth of human warmth.»
Big Deal - Lights Out
Lights Out portrays the gamut of romantic and sexual longings and emotions of adolescence with the honesty that you would expect from someone who recently experienced them, but with poise, melodic nous and a musical maturity that doesn't forsake youthful vitality. »
Stephin Merritt - Obscurities
For completists Obscurities is a must. For Magnetic Fields fans it's a worthwhile starting point for Stephin Merritt's other projects.»
Jacob Faurholt - Dark Hours
A long way from perfect, but never far from intriguing and atmospheric. »
Nat Baldwin - People Changes
One of the best leftfield pop albums of the year.»
She Keeps Bees - Dig On
Dig On is paradoxical proof that although She Keep Bees can occasionally excel within a blues-rock straitjacket, they are a more intriguing proposition when exploring potential new musical avenues. »
Junior Boys - It's All True
It's All True matches up to the Junior Boys best work.»
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
Sound Kapitol is a successful, if slightly creatively stifling refinement of a fruitful and unique musical partnership. »
Chad Valley - Equatorial Ultravox
A consistently blissful and thrilling EP that bodes well for any forthcoming album.»
Tune-Yards, Thousands at Tunnels, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Tue 14 Jun
tUnE-yArDs are all about sheer abandon.»
Sons and Daughters - Mirror Mirror
Depending upon how you felt about Sons and Daughters's last record Mirror Mirror is either a return to, or continuation of, form. »
Oneida - Absolute II
What Absolute II is supposed to represent in the Thank Your Parents trilogy isn't entirely clear, but then that's to be expected with a group of Oneida's esoteric disposition.»
Alphabet Saints - Raptureland
Nothing gels together into a satisfying whole.»
Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi - Rome
An occasionally breathtaking pastiche. »
Implodes - Black Earth
Atmospheric, otherworldly and starkly beautiful.»
Times New Viking - Dancer Equired
It's called progress and Times New Viking wear it well. »
About Group - Start & Complete
It's a peculiarly subdued brand of spontaneity that About Group muster and one for which pleasantness is expertly done as it is overdone. »
Beat Connection - Surf Noir
A joyous and (hopefully) seasonal soundtrack for the next few months and beyond.»
Glasvegas - EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\
EUPHORIC///HEARTBREAK\\\ should at very least cement Glasvegas' status as one of our most intriguing mainstream indie/rock groups.»
The Human League - Credo
It's unlikely to change anybody's opinion of The Human League, but Credo at very least provides a five or six songs which would actually be a pleasure to here next to the classics.»
Admiral Fallow - Boots Met My Face
Proves Admiral Fallow to be endowed with enough melodic, lyrical and compositional talent to believe that their best is still to come. »