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Latest Articles by Matthew Laidlow:
Battles - Dross Glop
Remix albums are suddenly all the rage. If they aren’t bundled with the main artist’s record as an additional extra, then they’ll usually be released just under a year later. Electronic artists have always had the luxury of bringing out a 12” single with a…
Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Ever had one of those moments when you wake up and for once there isn’t a feeling of tiredness or a reluctance to exit your warm, cosy bed? Bolting up from the covers, there’s no reliance on sourcing a strong cup of coffee. Instead, the curtains are drawn and pouring …
Clock Opera - Ways To Forget
Musicians might as well face it, gone are the days when it was all about the music. Now, once an artist has a platform through their recording career, you can bank on them attempting to force their opinion on to you. Morrissey harps on about us being nasty for eating micropig bac…
Seventeen Evergreen - Steady On Scientist!
OK, let’s do a straw poll, who expected this opening sentence and subsequent paragraph to start talking about an emo band and their bold attempt to raise a genre from the dead? In all honesty, that’s what was half expected from glancing at the band name. Oh come on; d…
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