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- Andy Cutting
- A Winged Victory for the Sullen
- Band of Horses
- Blue Rose Code
- Bon Iver
- Bonnie Prince Billy
- Boo Hewerdine
- BravoBraveBats
- Broken Social Scene
- Chiverin
- Convent Club
- Daniel Bachman
- Death Cab
- Elbow
- Erased Tapes
- experimental
- Fleet Foxes
- Folk
- Frightened Rabbit
- Gig
- Gold Flaked Paint
- Good Weather for an Airstrike
- Grizzly Bear
- GWFAA
- Halves
- Hands in the Dark Records
- HDU
- Heidi Talbot
- Her Name is Calla
- Honour Before Glory
- Hundred Handed
- Idlewild
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- Jonathon Meiberg
- J Tillman
- Judie Tzuke
- Justin Vernon
- Kitchens of Distinction
- Kris Drever
- Message to Bears
- Midlake
- Mono
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- My Sad Captains
- Nils Frahm
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Archive
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Madness – Gatcombe Park
The last (and only other) time I saw Madness was at college in France in ooh err… about 1980 or something. Needless to say the French didn’t get them at al so it was like a show to the gaggle … Continue reading
Fleet Foxes – Wolverhampton
This was the second time of seeing the Foxes on what feels like their never ending touring of their eponymous album. First off in Bristol and this time in Wolverhampton. The main differences being that in Bristol all I could … Continue reading
Idlewild – Post Electric Blues
This has been a bit of a marathon new music week, and the third new CD to plop through the letterbox was the oh-so eagerly awaited new Idlewild offering. Having fallen out with, walked away from, or somesuch, their last … Continue reading
World of Fox – Everything is for the Best
Seems my case of folkiness is showing no signs of abating – does this mean I shall have to grow a beard if only to stand around stroking it meaningfully (or is that just a bit pervy?). Anyhow my latest … Continue reading
My Sad Captains – Here & Elsewhere
I have been waiting for MSC debut CD for a long time now. Having first heard them on the defunct Music Exchange between Steve Lamaq (Radio 1) and Nic Harcourt (KCRW) and then seeking out a handful of download tracks … Continue reading
Scott Matthews in Wolverhampton
Scott Matthews debut album made a big impression on me when it was first released, being on heavy rotation during a French holiday. I missed a couple of chances to see him and regretted not making more of an effort. … Continue reading
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