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  Luke Haines – I Sometimes Dream Of Glue (Cherry Red)

  Luke Haines is probably better known for his acerbic presence on Twitter than his music these days- though in the last two decades he has amassed an extraordinary ...

  On May 2, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith
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  Slug- Higgledy Piggledy (Memphis Industries)

  Higgledy Piggledy is the second release from Ian Black’s Slug, following 2015’s Ripe. Where RIPE was a thoroughly great record that perhaps was stylistically indebted to fellow Wearsiders ...

  On April 12, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith
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  Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food (Jagjaguwar)

  Ruban Nielson’s last album under the Unknown Mortal Orchestra moniker – Multi-Love – was the most fully realised of his dense, psychedelic output, and produced some moments of ...

  On April 5, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith
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  Manic Street Preachers – Resistance Is Futile (Columbia/Sony)

  It could be said, that of about 2007, the main source of sonic inspiration for Manic Street Preachers albums has been their own canon. This hasn’t resulted in ...

  On April 4, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith