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Antonio Elia Forte’s debut album stands out in a cast of thousands. Samuel Cornforth profiles.
16th April 2013, 1:57pm
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Antonio Elia Forte’s debut album stands out in a cast of thousands. Samuel Cornforth profiles.
16th April 2013, 1:57pm
Interview
Vondelpark aren’t a band you can accuse of not paying attention to every last detail.
12th April 2013, 8:00am
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Sam Cornforth finds out all about Kurt Vile’s new album.
10th April 2013, 3:00pm
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In celebration of Kurt Vile’s new album, here are some really long, and really good, songs.
10th April 2013, 3:00pm
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Formerly the product of an inter-band rivalry, together Aquilo’s members are forming something significant.
25th March 2013, 3:31pm
Live Review
All five members show an unrelenting energy that the devoted crowd feed off.
22nd March 2013, 9:31am
Quite rightly, R. Cole Furlow has not let his record get lost among the noise.
19th March 2013, 3:02pm
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The new project of Brooklynite Daniel Abary, say hello to Rips.
8th March 2013, 3:45pm
The band’s sound bares a distinct resemblance to home town Brighton on a desolate day.
4th March 2013, 9:02pm
Their sound gleams with a lo-fi aesthetic that stays true to their bedroom beginnings.
24th February 2013, 5:57pm
Abrupt blasts of feedback, spasmodic riffs and sudden shifts in song pattern abound.
24th February 2013, 2:08pm
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Samuel Cornforth wasn’t alive when ‘Loveless’ was released, but refuses to believe that the shocks stop there.
21st February 2013, 12:00pm
The Danes’ second album shows a more emotional side buried amongst the mix of punk, post-rock and hardcore.
16th February 2013, 2:50pm
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They’d probably wring your neck if you called them a supergroup. But Menace Beach are one exciting prospect.
6th February 2013, 4:21pm
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These guys have already hit the jackpot, claims Sam Cornforth.
1st February 2013, 3:56pm
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Sam Cornforth speaks to a band who fight their own corner in Birmingham’s fledging scene.
28th January 2013, 4:11pm
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A collective who call themselves Scientist and Natas: This is anything but ordinary.
15th January 2013, 4:09pm
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Former Mac DeMarco collaborator breaks out for his own, mighty impressive solo venture.
8th January 2013, 3:37pm
Live Review
The Birmingham boys are the first band the Koko audience has the joy of hearing in 2013.
3rd January 2013, 4:03pm
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Grunge-indebted sluggishness, with a warm, sticky embrace of shoegaze to collapse into.
31st December 2012, 4:09pm
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Brighton’s Two Jackals lend an xx-style intimacy to a fascinating, odd mixture of influences.
18th December 2012, 3:58pm
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Sugar-sweet bubblegum garage pop is making one hell of a revival - Blackeye are central to it.
17th December 2012, 4:16pm
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With links to Splashh and other projects based in Australia, Au.Ra could be the making of Tom Crandles and Tim Jenkins.
10th December 2012, 4:21pm
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San Cisco’s sun-kissed pop is tried and tested in their homeland of Australia. Now they’re on the brink of making the same mark on these shores.
4th December 2012, 4:19pm
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.