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Subliminal Girls Self-Obsession is an Artform -

There’s artrock and then there’s art-rock; swerving past the record shops, Subliminal Girls’ third single is only available in physical form (costing £1400!) from international art galleries (and by download for the plebs). That’s because the design of the artefact is by acclaimed artist Stuart Semple, while the music is...

Luck & Accident - Theres a sense of borrowing about the album; the French band go one step further than, say, Brinkman in using a film stars name for the band rather than just a song, and they take inspiration (verging on homage in places) from some rich musical sources. Listening to the...

Hushpuppies Silence Is Golden (Minty Fresh) -

Sound: High energy and highly melodic British-sounding punky/poppy rock from a French quintet. Synths and organs grind, bounce or creep and guitars jangle, jump or swirl, and there’s a good balance between amped up and sedated, and dark and bright.

Heavy Rotation tracks: “Moloko Sound Club”; “Broken Matador”; “You’re Gonna Say...

Olivia (bonus) -

Miss Météores, Olivia Ruiz' latest album, is re-released with bonustracks. Gawd, how I hate it when they do this. And record companies still wonder why people think they're money greedy basterds who don't care about the fans? Hah. Anyhoo, the bonus tracks are mostly demos ('versions maquette') and...

Dolly Parton - Better Day -

In the fifth decade of her career, and with a quiet regularity unusual for her species of kitsch megastar, Dolly Parton continues to make new records (Better Day is her sixth since the turn of the century). While she clearly believes that she got where she is through...

Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2009) -

You may have noticed that I added Califone's All My Friends are Funeral Singers on my year end list. You may also have noticed that up until now no review existed for this outstanding album. Sometimes it is hard to find the words to write a review for albums that...

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