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All hail and let the banners unfurl, Portland band The Decemberists have released their seventh album, What A Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. Those eclectic literary pedants are following up the critically acclaimed The […]

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London based Archive return with their 10th album Restriction, produced by longtime collaborator Jerome Devoise. Encompassing mainstay duo Darius Keeler and Dan Griffiths with four vocalists and a multitude of songwriters Archive have been on a […]

I have to start this review with a confession – I’ve never quite got Belle and Sebastian. They’ve had moments of indisputable genius in the past but I’ve never found myself fully gripped by one […]

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Huw(Bunf) Bunford ,frontman of The Super Furry Animals, has been on a productive hiatus from the group. Bunford has formed a side project band, The Pale Blue Dots with composer Richard Chester. The duo has […]

XS Noize has only been live for 6 months but in that short time our writers have reviewed and heard some amazing music. Everyone put forward their favorite albums from the year, and after much […]

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TV On The Radio are a peculiar beast. Their output has always, rightly, been critically acclaimed, but I’ve always felt they’ve been too reticent in places, masking some extraordinary tunes in too much sonic camouflage, always leaving a […]

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They say everything old is new again. These days Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and the other members of Simple Minds could attest to that truism. Simple Minds is in the midst of a musical renaissance. […]

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