A rattling debut from Champ Ruby, which manages to sound both as a Friday night but as smooth as a Sunday morning all at the same time. The whole thing kind of glows, bright and fizzy and tingly.
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Champ Ruby – She Said
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Munchy Dolphin – No Guarantee
When a band calls itself Munchy Dolphin, they could at least have the decency to sound like a band called Munchy Dolphin. You keep expecting it to descend into juvenilia, but this is smooth and careful songwriting, strings and pianos setting the scene with deepy restrained guitars adding only the finishing touches. It very nearly […]
An absolutely captivating record. Gordon Koang is originally from South Sudan, and I have absolutely no idea what language this track is sung in, what it’s saying, or even what instruments are being used. It is utterly brilliant though, hypnotic, filled with groove and despite the sparse arrangement is deeply atmospheric. A wonderful piece […]
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Sophisticated Dingo – Mary
Fast becoming a firm favourite around here, the preposterously-named Sophisticated Dingo have been serving up track after track of glorious fun times. This latest, off their ‘How’s The Carry On?!’ EP slots neatly alongside the rest of the recent releases, overflowing with high spirits and bubbling away like crazy.
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Step-Panther – Bike Lock
I’ve been digging along to Step-Panther’s deeply stoned bangers for ever, but this is the most Malkmus-ish one yet. Although it sounds like it’s just one loose thread from falling apart completely, like a drunk Dinosaur Jr, the lyrics in particular are worth paying attention to – there’s a whole verse about losing an eyeball […]
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The Goldhearts – Shooter’s Party
Straight from a box full of B-52s-ish wonkiness, The Goldhearts groove through a track that’s a lot angrier than it sounds. The cheery shuffle of the music somehow emphasises the satire though – it’s like hearing a child swear. A crackling little song, with big thoughts on its mind.
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Sweater Curse – All The Same
Sweater Curse take perfectly good pop songs and then strategically hit vital parts of them with hammers. It leaves it in a shape that’s just about recognisable as a song with a tune and a structure, but you need to duck a few times to avoid the sharp bits that break off and fly at […]
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Salarymen – Runaway
Wearing its best arched eyebrow and its finest tailored trouser, Salarymen’s third release is another high-shine jaunt into 60s-inspired art-pop, and it’s another well-crafted piece. The slightly psychotic jaunt of the organ parps around in your mind while the rest of song swirls around in a cloud of suspiciously sweet-smelling smoke, sounding shiny new and […]
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Subcult – Suffocating
Subcult offer up their debut release damn near fully-formed, playing with a confidence and swagger that a new band really shouldn’t possess. This is big and shiny alt-rock, with some extremely well-constructed songwriting threading through the whole thing. There’s also the occasional sweary word too which – regardless of what anyone else tells you – […]