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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
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  Trembling Bells – Dungeness (Tin Angel records)

  Six albums and a decade in, Trembling Bells are still imbued with a strong sense of mischief and ambition. Dungeness may be the biggest rebuttal to the perceived ...

  On March 26, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith
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  Gwenno – Le Kov (Heavenly)

  It’s interesting to consider how Late Capitalism, and by extension, the Internet has made so much of Great Britain so homogenous over the last 20 odd years. Post-industrial ...

  On February 28, 2018 / By Ben Lowes Smith