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Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards Saltwater -
I don’t think it’s entirely accurate to refer to Absentee Dan Michaelson’s new ensemble a project as such. They are more an accidental and eclectic collision of label mates who sound like they may have cracked open a bottle of something strong and explored the darker sides of their talent...
Absentee Victory Shorts -
Their fourth album proper sees Absentee better they’ve been even musically, if not romantically. They’re driven by doomed loves and lusts, Dan Michaelson’s Cohen-esque croon perfect for these no-happy-ending tales that always have a promise of hope even as the plates are flying or Danno is admitting that he’s hopelessly...
Absentee - Victory Shorts -
London band Absentee claim to have been bought up on the music of The Carpenters and his honourable Barry 'nose' Manilow. Yet it is little in evidence here, on their second album.
On opener 'Shared' they channel the spirit of slow-paced desert ballads, trying to do battle with the drizzle of...
Absentee - Victory Shorts -
"Throughout the album the comparisons vocally to Lanegan and to the Crash Test Dummies whilst they were Mmmm-ing are hard to avoid, but musically that’s where the similarities just about end. Absentee don’t have the dark, spiritual brooding of Lanegan nor the pop cheese of the Crash Test Dummies, instead...
British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall (2011) -
Describing something as “epic” is generally trite in music criticism, with a few notable exceptions. British Sea Power are one of them. Their masterful debut showcased a rookie band that masterfully mixed a laudable arsenal of nostalgic arena-rock influences with modern indie-rock trends, and their fifth full-length plays like an...
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