Dutch Uncles - Out Of Touch In The Wild
The Stockport quintet might start simple, sure, but when they’re finished you’ve got something more than a little odd.
10th January 2013, 2:36pm
The Stockport quintet might start simple, sure, but when they’re finished you’ve got something more than a little odd.
10th January 2013, 2:36pm
Using your imagination is a large part of BMSR’s character, musically and otherwise.
17th December 2012, 2:01pm
Apparently, they looked back on all those trite genre-trope traps that befall electronic acts, and dived right into them with glee.
9th December 2012, 12:01pm
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With Zane Lowe adding the The Chemical Brothers into his ‘Masterpieces’ mix on Radio 1 tonight, Tom Baker explains how true love can start with a mixtape.
6th December 2012, 5:30pm
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Tom Baker knows exactly why you should listen to Canadian four-piece, Plumtree.
8th November 2012, 6:10pm
It’s an immersive album, without ever fading away from your immediate attention.
5th November 2012, 5:03pm
As self-reflective and prone to quiet moments as much as he is able to pen a proper pop melody.
29th October 2012, 10:32am
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24th October 2012, 12:21pm
For such a madcap, experimental pop act, this is a reasonably cogent collection of songs.
23rd October 2012, 1:00pm
For the most part, with the low-key nature of the instrumentation being used, it’s a fairly sombre celebration of Wolf’s career so far.
13th October 2012, 10:02am
Like much of their existing oeuvre, ‘Your Drums, Your Love’ harnesses the current renaissance in two-step.
12th October 2012, 4:03pm
Like Animal Collective filtered through a ZX Spectrum.
6th October 2012, 6:02pm
Here’s hoping that Ringo Deathstarr celebrate themselves, ‘cos Lord knows nobody else should.
4th October 2012, 3:31pm
The album is never really present enough to make an impression, beyond a hazy silhouette in the distance.
18th September 2012, 10:59am
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The fivesome have properly settled into being a hard-working, unpretentious rock band.
18th September 2012, 8:17am
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Globe-trotting, the divide between pop” and “alternative”, and maintaining mystique in the internet age.”
12th September 2012, 8:14am
Spoken-word sections? Tambourines? C86-style guitar twanging? Please.
11th September 2012, 9:14am
Backing these stallions is a very safe bet.
27th August 2012, 10:01am
The sound of modern pop, modern love - and heartbreak.
20th August 2012, 4:04pm
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2nd August 2012, 8:32am
It’s not crushingly dull, and neither is it abrasive. It’s just inoffensive.
27th July 2012, 1:02pm
Warm yet fragile, but somehow more immediate than most of his peers’ music.
22nd July 2012, 10:03am
Dance-indie-sexy-funny-pop-music.
1st July 2012, 10:04am
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On the date of her new album’s release, Tom Baker takes a look at Fiona Apple’s backcatalogue.
18th June 2012, 11:02am
Featuring SOFT PLAY, Corinne Bailey Rae, 86TVs, English Teacher and more!