January 2010
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Andrew Vincent - Rotten Pear
Written for God is in the TV
When it comes to critical analysis of music I often feel as though most albums are only as effective as the emotions which they stir within me as a listener, and generally albums aim for one consistent tone throughout. A large percentage of my collection is downbeat and melancholy, with a few slices of happiness and the odd bit of rage tucked away in there. Those are...
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The Album Leaf - A Chorus of Storytellers
Over the last decade The Album Leaf have enjoyed a steady rise in popularity which peaked with 2006’s Into The Blue Again, as composer and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle became synonymous with his trademark style ambient post rock steeped in electronica. He serves up more of the same here but conversely it’s the moments which display the more human touches which provide the...
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Yeti Lane - Yeti Lane
Written for God is in the TV
Despite being signed to the acclaimed shoegaze label Sonic Cathedral you won’t be emerging from the other side of this Parisian trio’s debut album with ringing ears. In their former guise as Cyann & Ben they released three albums of feedback shrouded pop and after shedding a member they have now condensed their psychedelic noise tendencies in to...
Trouble Books - Past the New Parking Deck
Ohio based ambient pop group Trouble Books have released the first track from their forthcoming new album Gathered Tones, which is due for release at the beginning of March. This is one of my most anticipated releases at the moment, given that their debut album The United Colours was one of my favourite of the last few years, as was last years Endless Pool EP. There’s something distinctly...
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Saxon Shore - It Doesn't Matter
No matter how often I hear the phrase it seems to me that there is a steady stream of evidence to conclusively prove that post rock is not dead, far from it in fact. The latest piece being It Doesn’t Matter, the fourth full length album from Saxon Shore. So let’s assess this seemingly now ubiquitous phrase a little, it seems to be based around the notion that all post-rock bands...
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Bear Bones - Rose Fever
Bear Bones are a new band from Glasgow who craft songs out of quirky honest lyrics in the vein of anti-folk with slightly more grand arrangements after being filtered through the rich heritage of Glasgow twee. You can hear the influence of Bear Bones’ collection of Belle and Sebastian and Postcard Records albums looming large over these songs. Far from being derivative imitations though...
