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Elbow – Cardiff Arena

Elbow Villagers Sometimes my pessimism can be proved to be so misplaced. Worries that Elbow’s Build a Rocket Boys might be some post – Mercury sellout were groundless and the sense of mild despair that they were to play the … Continue reading

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Roddy Woomble – Impossible Songs and Union Chapel Show

Roddy Woomble Seonaid Aitken Sorren Maclean Jack Cheshire A Roddy Woomble related release is always an object of much expectation for me, be it an Idlewild, McCusker Drever Woomble concoction or this his second proper solo offering. There is something … Continue reading

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Auditorium – Be Brave

Auditorium rather perversely started out as a single person project by Spencer Berger although now out on the road he is augmented by the talents of Chris Littler, Justin Hogan his sister Elizabeth and girlfriend Daya Wolterstorff. These are deceptively slight … Continue reading

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Her Name Is Calla – Maw EP

. Those fine fellows Her Name Is Calla are shortly to embark upon a welcome European and UK tour. It would be well worth anyone’s time and cash to run along to any (or indeed all if that were possible) of their … Continue reading

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Bravo Brave Bats – Green EP

What a difference six months make. It was only in October 2010 that Bravo Brave Bats released their inaugural Red EP; full of that fire-in-the-belly, hurry-up-Harry-ness of a band wanting to get itself out there and be heard. But here we are with another, this time … Continue reading

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James Blake – James Blake

. Now here’s a thing. Not naturally part of my usual core listening pleasure, this Mr Blake has either been the recipient of  a lot of hype or there is a genuine groundswell of opinion that he is something to be excited … Continue reading

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The National – Bristol and Warwick

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

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Broken Social Scene and Tortoise – Koko

Tortoise – Web / FB / Myspace /@TRTS (but inactive) BSS  – Web / FB / Myspace /@bssmusic Broken Social Scene have been part of two rather extraordinary shows for me this year – firstly supporting the mighty Pavement on … Continue reading

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Bravo Brave Bats – Artscare Video Interview

Just a super quick post here… after a little while languishing in a drawer at Artscare Records, Dave Artscare has finally edited together an interview with BBB from a little while ago. It looks like the chaps have been kidnapped … Continue reading

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Bravo Brave Bats on the radio

The joyfully noisy buggers that are Bravo Brave Bats have gone all folky  and introspective on the BBC Bristol Introducing programme, originally aired at an horrific 1am or something, it can still be listened to on iPlayer for a while … Continue reading

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