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The National - 'Trouble Will Find Me'

  “If I stay here, trouble will find me; if I stay here, I’ll never leave”

  In 2005, when The…

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Lack of activity

If you follow this blog please be aware that it will see some action again one day but you can keep up to date with my fairly constant music writing at Echoes and Dust (where I am now features editor), Stereoboard and Subba Cultcha.

I don’t really have…

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Autechre - 'Exai'

  There is something about Autechre’s music that ensures they steer well clear of universal…

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Will Nick Cave’s music ever fade into qualitative poverty? The question has been asked many a…

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Foals - "Holy Fire"

For Foals “Holy Fire” is, in a sense, a make or break record. “Antidotes” was a charmingly…

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Frightened Rabbit - "Pedestrian Verse"

  When Frightened Rabbit (then, in essence, still a Scott Hutchinson solo project) released ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ in 2008 they were almost complete unknowns but, wholly unpredictably, that record of fucked up thoughts of love and loss proved the…

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Plans for Blog

Right, I’m aware that this blog is updated on a very sporadic basis, which is no good really. This is largely because I’m very busy but still I need to get a bit more regular with my posts so I’m planning to really ramp up the number of album reviews…

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I reviewed the new Biffy Clyro album...

Biffy Clyro album review

Read and hate or appreciate, whichever comes easier to you.

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WORDPRESS, WORDPRESS, WORDPRESS, STOP BEING SUCH A DICK

WORDPRESS, STOP CHANGING ALL MY FONTS AND MAKING EVERYTHING BOLD. 

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Cynicism, Joy & Song's Albums of 2012, Pt. 5 (1-25)

The final 25. The best albums of 2012. Listen to them ALL.

25. Om – Advaitic Songs (Drag City)

Steering clear of explicit drone on this release, here Om take on the mystical sounds of the east and end up coming out sounding totally enrapturing. It’s hard…

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Cynicism, Joy & Song's Albums of 2012 Pt. 4 (25-50)

The penultimate part, the last being published tomorrow. More detailed blurbs about release. Enjoy.

  50. Mares of Thrace – The Pilgrimage (Sonic Unyon)

This all-female Canadian sludge duo have gained a fair bit of attention over the last twelve months,…

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Sorry, didn’t have time to update yesterday… More later… 51. What the Blood…

Sorry, didn’t have time to update yesterday…

More later…

51. What the Blood Revealed – Harbour of Devils (Field)

Storming set of post-metal instrumentals that almost manages to better the classics of Pelican and Russian Circles; who would have thought it?

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Cynicism, Joy & Song’s Albums of 2012 Pt. 2 (100-150)

More excellent records from 2012…enjoy!

  150. Devil Sold His Soul – Empire of Light (Small Town)

Lacking the rough edges that made “Blessed & Cursed” such an astonishing sophomore effort, but still demonstrating some excellent touches.

149. Oren Ambarchi

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Cynicism, Joy & Song's Albums of 2012 Pt. 1 (150-200)

Over the course of this week I’m giving you the ultimate countdown of my recommended records of 2012 through 200 0f the best releases the year had to offer. I’ve tried my best to listen to as much new music as possible over the last twelve months but,…

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Albums of 2012 Publication

My ‘Albums of 2012′ list will commence its arrival on this blog from the 14th January because I felt a need to listen to more records before finishing it off. 

That is all. 

Also, the new Pere Ubu record is really great. Go and buy it. 

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Gigs of 2012 (Part 2)

Continued from yesterday…

Future of the Left

The Cave @ 2000trees Festival, Cheltenham (14/07)

There aren’t any other bands anywhere near as good at what Future of the Left do as Future of the Left. The only thing comparable is Mclusky and, as we all…

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Gigs of 2012 (Part 1)

I go to enough gigs in an average year to ensure that a decent amount must be pretty awesome, and 2012 was certainly no exception to that rule. I attended nearly ninety gigs over the course of the year, and have selected thirty that particularly stood…

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