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Are We Not Men?

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Everything Everything - Man Alive (Geffen Records)
August 30th, 2010
5.8/6.0

Sure, Everything Everything sound as if they might be a bit crackers, but it’s all meaningful, brilliant eccentricity. Gibberish, danceable hooks and lyrics that blow other bands out of the water- what’s more to like?

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Drumming To The Wrong Beat

The Drums - The Drums
June 7th, 2010
2.5/6.0

Too often, The Drums seem to find something that works well and squeeze the life out of it, leaving a husk where there was something quite promising.

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Your New Favourite Band!: Part 16 – Summer Camp

Musically, Summer Camp take loads of elements from all the bands that I’m in love with and compact them all into one handy place.

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Festival Previews: Holly’s Five To Watch At Offset Festival

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Offset...showcases some of the best new talent around, as well as several of the country’s favourite festival staples.

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A Guide To Love, Loss And Desperation

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Florence and the Machine – Lungs (Island Records)
July 6th, 2009
4.3/6.0

You get the feeling that Welch is somebody who falls in love fast and hard, and when it’s over, the only way to make it better is to get good and drunk (see Hurricane Drunk for a literal example).

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Cherbourg – Into The Dark EP

If the songs are this affecting recorded, one can only imagine that they’re mind-blowingly fantastic live.

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