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The Living Daylights are a 5 piece punk band hailing from Lincoln, who formed in the summer of 2007 and have already racked up an impressive number of live shows throughout the UK and Europe. The Living Daylights have played with bands such as Smoke on Fire, Failsafe, Mike Park (ex Skankin’ Pickle)... Expectation for this gig could hardly have been greater, but what the Dickens the crowd made of it all is hard to say. Animal Collective are not exactly crowd pleasers; they don’t pander to their audience, they don’t play ‘the hits’, they don’t say much, and they don’t always perform their songs...

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Animal Collective [Live] @ Club Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 14th January 2009

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 When your eighth album, your highest profile release, is cooed over by critics and greeted ecstatically by legions of fans in January, do you really need to release a single in March? When the single is as good as Animal Collective's "My Girls", the answer is a resounding ‘yes’. The song is from...
Mother’s Mess On the same day that many people gathered around the O2 Academy in Liverpool for the sold-out concert of the Courteneers, the venue also presented four other indie rock bands, a little less famous and a little less sold-out, on the small stage. The first band was called Mother’s...

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Twisted Wheel [Live] @ 02 Academy, Liverpool
+ Support acts 06/03/2009
Many people will debate the value of bands such as The Auteur, the value of any band that aspires to be Jimmy Eat World, but end up sounding more like Billy Eat Busted. The kind of band who aspire to have one of their songs feature on The Hills or some other such American poppycock. These bands... The bar has been set so low for former American Idol contestants, mediocrity could be mistaken for greatness if using their standard. Such is the case for Season 5 winner, Taylor Hicks. While he may have had memorable performances on the show, his under-performance since then led to being dropped...

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Taylor Hicks - The Distance [album]
Modern Whomp Records
It would seem that some bands get to a certain stage in their career when they are selling millions of records and doing sell-out stadium shows that they begin to coast a little bit when it comes to releasing music and that time would appear to have arrived for the Kaiser Chiefs at album number... The Black Lips are brilliant band. They are fantastic live and on record, and up until now there has not been much they have produced that has fallen short of any expectations their fans may have. They particularly know how to write great 3 minute pop singles, just like Mum never used to make. ... Lazers ‘N’ Shit is the second album by Syntheme on Planet Mu and is straight up acid. Lazers ‘N’ Shit has a Roland TR 808 at its heart and of course a TB 303 for its soul. The whole album is acid, and it never pretends to be anything else, which some may say, is a pity. Lazers ‘N’ Shit covers...
No longer hiding "In The Shadows", The Rasmus come back with another epic ballad of cheese. The Finnish rockers hit the big time scene back in 2003 (forming as a band in 1994) with that very annoying but incredibly catchy "ooohhh ohhhhhhhhhh, in the shadows...." song, hitting number one slots in... The R- Tracks promo material states that “ Remano’s music has the power of taking machine rhythms to new emotive levels, with the attention to detail luring the listener back for repeated listens.” Does it really? Can R-Tracks prove to be one of the rare electronic albums that doesn’t seem... Boxcutter, aka Barry Lynn, is now an established dubstep/electro artist. A glance at his myspace page is testament to this, as we can can see that he is playing more regularly and in more diverse places than most. The Arecibo Message promotional material states that the Arecibo Message album is a...
Kierononononon’s new website can be found at Kierononon - Awesome Brutal Techno Punk Music!, and you would think that the title of the site give us some clues as to the content of the album. It does, and it doesn’t. This album is not brutal in its mood, not techno in its production skills, yet it... You sometimes have to wonder how Scotland can continue to churn out bands who so seamlessly can hit the pop heartstrings. Over the last 30 years there has been a steady stream of acts from pretty much anybody on Postcard Records through to Belle & Sebastian and now onto the latest batch of acts... Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains - ‘Who do we care for?’ is the first single release from Sebastien Grainger’s debut self titled record; Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. Formerly of Death from Above 1979, Grainger has recently signed to Saddle Creek Records arguably (thanks to the efforts...
“Good golly AFI are a good band.” I wish I could write something witty, clever or insightful as an opening line but that was the first thought I had while listening to this album. Actually, that’s a bit of a misleading sentiment. In fairness to Oregon quartet the Gruesome Boys, their second release... The night of the gig at The Stock Room in Sheffield and it was empty. Horse Feathers were stood playing to each other with intensity and concentration. I have been a fan of Horse Feathers for years and there I was stood listening, soaking up this solitary band all to myself. I would like to say I... This debut album from Cardiff-based (yet sort-of exiles) Future Of The Left was released back in late 2007, but I see that no review has yet been posted which is a crime for such a fantastic album. After reading a few reviews about this record, it seems standard to mention the bands whose ashes...
With over a million records sold worldwide, Cannibal Corpse, who formed in 1988 are one of the biggest death metal bands in the world and have been dominating the scene for nearly 20 years since the release of their controversial, debut album Eaten back to life (1991). This set the trend for their... Exploding onto the alternative/experimental/post-hardcore scene with some incredible musicianship and downright aggressive behavior, Resonate are fecking cool. From start to finish, 'Curvatures' rips through the boundaries of whats physically and mentally possible. Instant references to At The...

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Resonate - Curvatures [Album]
Lockjaw - released 16th March 09
Take yourself on a musically intellectual ride of highs and lows. Conceptual, simplistic, haunting and emotional. Whether you like it or not Fol Chen manage to transport you to a magical uncontrollable island, full of big beats, ghostly voices and eery musicianship. 'Part I: john Shade, your...
For those of you who know of Roll Deep, you're probably aware that Wiley, a fairly well known and successful MC, is part of this 14 member collective. According to their MySpace page, they claim many refer to them as the founders of Grime. Hmmmm, not quite sure that's true. But anyway, let's get...

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Roll Deep - Moving In Circles [Single]
Roll Deep Recordings
Hailing from Glasgow and sounding the way they do you get the feeling that The Xcerts are going to have countless comparisons to Biffy Clyro and to be honest I'm not going dissuade from that particular argument as there really is something incredibly Biff-esque about them. Emotional, Power songs =...

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The Xcerts - Crisis In The Slow Lane [Single]
Xtra Mile/King Tuts Recordings
Is Britney back? I give props to Britney for still trying to be the entertainer; clearly people have this Britney obsession. After her immaculate choke at the 2007 MTV Video Awards, people are either praying for her to fall off a cliff or rise out of the ashes like a phoenix (In her case growing...
Rock music has had its fair share of wonderfully unique vocalists, from Janis Joplin to Black Francis – singers whose style you couldn’t even begin to attempt to mimic if you were so inclined to try. Such unexampled deliveries have brought much joy to many a music fan, which makes it even more... Arghhhhhhhh!!!!! I tried to be a fair reviewer and gave this EP by Sundayschool a good few listens before sticking to my initial dismal reaction, but if anything those extra listens have probably done it even more damage than good. I can see exactly what Sundayschool are trying to be, what mood... Ah, what can you say about the cheeky-chappy, lovable scamp that is Pete (sorry, Peter) Doherty. Well it appears, according to the tabloids, quite a lot actually. I suppose when your a smack-headed, Kate Moss-fiddling artiste (who I can imagine grumbles in Homebase because Dulux don't sell 2.5...

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Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands [Album]
Parlophone - Out 16th March 09
Journeybox have managed to balance sweet incandescent vocals with impressive crescendo’s and guitar riffs to create a hauntingly beautiful debut album with a lot more than first meets the ears. The beseeching melancholy lyrics and perfectly placed drums met with absent-minded synths envelope you...

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Journeybox - Story [Album]
Self Released
In an age where bands rarely last more than five minutes on the seemingly never-ending conveyor belt of new music, it’s certainly a rarity to find an act which stands the test of time. Tesla manages just that, returning with their sixth studio album in a quite incredible twenty-four year period....

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Tesla - Forever More [Album]
Tesla Recordings
Well, if you like sixties and are quite happy for your music not to push the boundaries or stray from that at all, then you'll most definitely like 'If you leave today' by The Bishops. However, if you're like me, and found a lot of the music from the sixties era fairly dull then this song will no...
Hindsight is a bitch! After countless attempts to contact the venue to make sure I was on the guestlist, I decided to take the plunge and head on down anyway. There has never been a problem before, so I was sure tonight would be no different. How wrong I was. After receiving the bad news I went...

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Passion Pit [Live] @ The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Wednesday 25th February 2009
I used to loathe Days Away. For years I passed the band off as a horribly bland take on Stay What You Are-ish Saves The Day, especially after seeing them open for Finch in 2003. Cut to the next time I saw Finch, late last year, and apparently the band had grown leaps and bounds, now opting for much... The Invisible’s eponymous LP is something of a new animal. The whole thing exhibits a fusion of classic soul moods and uncompromisingly modern production, with more than a hint of curious experimentalism. The Invisible feels like a notable paper by some funky scholar, or the sole contents of...
We all know the old story. Boy and girl go to high school together, meet in the school orchestra – he takes up the double bass and she handles the flute (cheeky). They hit it off and decide to go to ballroom dance club every Tuesday night as partners. They do the foxtrot, they do the waltz and they... This single, “Sweet Release” by Tommy Ludgate is so slick, laidback and cool. It is smugness in sonic form. Even people who aren’t fond of soul music will find themselves toe-tapping along to this track in no time. A sweet talk-box guitar solo kicks the song off in a proficient jazz/soul styling.... “They’re the new rock and roll!” squeals one over-excited New Yorker a few moments into the DVD documentary part of the CD/DVD package. 'A Cross the Universe', the second full length release by the French duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, otherwise known as Justice. Unknowingly to the yank...
There is one thing I could tell about Oh No Not Stereo ever since I listened to my first track of theirs which was 'Hurricanes' - these guys like to rock out and have an insane time. Music these days is quite depressing as I remember about three or four years back when you used to get at least...

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Oh No Not Stereo - 003 [Album]
Self Released

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 If Welcome to the Night Sky by Wintersleep was a TV show, it would be The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. It’s enjoyable and light-hearted (and not afraid to briefly explore darker moods) but ultimately predictable and unfulfilling. For this reason, I have decided to review the CD in the form of a... I know it's early in the year; we haven't even made it out of January yet, but I already know I've found what will probably be my favourite album of the year. I will go on record now as saying that without doubt 'The Pains of Being Pure at Heart' will feature in my top 5 albums come the Altsounds...
Gentle pop to soothe the soul. Le Corps Mince De Francoise are uber cool, infact they wreak of cool, you can smell them from a mile off. The three scandinavian sisters have something very special here, a cloud of punkability synth pop underlined with a fresh ambiance that we definitely need in new... The haunting, melodic beauty of opener “I sat and watched the snow fall” is a perfect entrance to this atmospheric and enigmatic Ep from Cardiff four piece “Stray Borders.” Sounding like a singer-less Biffy Clyro, the instrumentalists deliver a record that although will never gain mainstream... The first thing that hits after clambering down the Transmission Room stairwell is a blanket of heat that envelops everything it encounters. But it’s not the Auckland humidity that warmed up the dark little Queen St dungeon – it’s a fog of human sweat that’s so thick it’s like being immersed in...

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Underoath [Live] @ Transmission Room
New Zealand 19.02.2009

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Buy this album! It is amazing. Chances are you haven’t heard or heard of Jonezetta. This needs to change ASAP! Their second album Cruel to be Young is incredible. Put down Kings of Leon and go out and buy this album. I can assure you it will not disappoint. The CD opens strong with the... Northern Irish 4 Piece The Answer have big things planned for 09. A follow up album release, a silly tour supporting rock gods AC/DC and no doubt a ton of single releases off the album. With all this under their belts you would have thought they would be something spectacular. Clearly not the...

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The Answer - On And On [Single]
Albert Productions
Classic rock is on the way out. Although The Answer sold over 100,000 copies of their debut album 'Rise', the genre still feels done and dusted to me. Everything has been done, there's is nothing new to add, a dying breed you could call it. The new wave kids at NME rule the roost now and it...

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The Answer - Everyday Demons [Album]
Albert Productions





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