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The Decemberists – The King is Dead

Posted on January 19, 2011 by haymoncollins

.     I wasn’t sure what to make of The King is Dead after the first play. I knew it was going to be very different to the previous album Hazards of Love, and how it is different. A … Continue reading →

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Sharon van Etten – Epic

Posted on January 17, 2011 by haymoncollins

    Oh dear I am rather obsessing about this album. Sharon van Etten has been spinning around just off my radar proper for a couple of months, which means that, foolish chap that I am, I have only just … Continue reading →

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Rebekka Karijord – The Noble Art of Letting Go

Posted on January 15, 2011 by haymoncollins

      So far 2011 is proving to be a year,well OK a couple of weeks as it stands, of delicious sounding female vocalists (a couple of posts to come on some other examples) Rebekka Karijord is a Norwegian … Continue reading →

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Birds of Passage

Posted on January 4, 2011 by haymoncollins

FB / Myspace/ Soundcloud/ @aliciamerz Alicia Merz aka Birds of Passage sort of slipped into my conciousness some way or another, I am not quite sure how. But I guess that’s rather appropriate given her chosen lo-fi, minimalist, dream-pop label. Birds of Passage … Continue reading →

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Top Albums of 2010

Posted on December 21, 2010 by haymoncollins

Its almost a truism to say at the end of a year that its been ‘another great year for music’, but 2010 does seem to have been a particularly fertile year. An end-of-year  best albums is both a bit trite but also … Continue reading →

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Idlewild – The Garage, London

Posted on December 15, 2010 by haymoncollins

Idlewild Web /FB/Myspace/@IdlewildtheBand Fatherson Web /FB/ Myspace/Big Cartel Last gig of the year, most likely, and this time it is Idlewild in the hot, sweaty and gritty (you know what that aphorism means) Garage in Islington, accompanied by the Lad. This … Continue reading →

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Scott Matthews – Wolverhampton

Posted on December 14, 2010 by haymoncollins

Scott Matthews Web / FB/ Myspace / Youtube James Summerfield  Web / FB /Myspace /Bandcamp Jo Karchud Reverbnation / FB / Myspace /@joekarchud It was almost a full year since I had seen Mr Matthews on stage, last time in … Continue reading →

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The National – Brixton

Posted on December 13, 2010 by haymoncollins

National Web / FB/Myspace/@The_National Phosphorescent FB / Myspace/@Phosphorescent Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) Web / FB/Myspace/ @tommydove This was the third National show in a week and some would say (Mrs H-C amongst them) that this was a little out of order. … Continue reading →

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Frightened Rabbit & Admiral Fallow – Bristol 20 November

Posted on December 3, 2010 by haymoncollins

Frabbits  Web / FB / Myspace / Youtube / @FRabbits Admiral Fallow    FB / Myspace / @AdmiralFallow This is a long overdue post , the result of my indolence more than anything else and no reflection in any way on the … Continue reading →

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The National – Bristol and Warwick

Posted on November 28, 2010 by haymoncollins

National Web / FB/Myspace/                                           @The_National Phosphorescent FB / Myspace/                     … Continue reading →

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