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Why Did No-One Tell Me About How Amazing Grizzly Bear Are?
Seriously, I mean, PM prides itself on being pretty clued up on “what’s happening”, but for some reason we totally ignored Grizzly Bear. We even saw them at ATP for about twenty nice-enough minutes, but obviously not the bit of … Continue reading
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New Dananananaykroyd Video – Some Dresses
“This is a song about some dresses…” Very few artists would prompt immediate PRESS CAMPAIGNING from PM, but suffice to say Dananananaykroyd are one of them. One member down (again), they’re still special and destined for notoriety (maybe moreso than … Continue reading
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (Polydor) With the majesty of the New York trio’s third LP It’s Blitz! well and truly sealed, it remains only for us to pick over the singles in an effort to throw praise … Continue reading
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Anti-Pop Consortium – Apparently
Anti-Pop Consortium – Apparently (Big Dada) This free download from Anti-Pop Consortium’s forthcoming album (PM has a copy, watermarked and personalised…) assembles their tenets perfectly. Apparently is wormy and by no means immediate, even though it’s got a monstrous hook. … Continue reading
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Pop Levi – Police $ign
Pop Levi – Police $ign (Counter) Oh, I get it, dollar signs look like an ‘S’. Right. Childish by name, one supposes, childish by nature. Indeed, Pop Levi’s Police $ign begins with some rhythmic spitting and soon cavorts into primary-aged … Continue reading
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Left With Pictures – Every Stitch, Every Line
Left With Pictures – Every Stitch, Every Line (Organ Grinder) If there’s one thing you mightn’t level at Left With Pictures, it’s that they have an identikit sound. With this latest single, the first from their forthcoming album, they’ve begun … Continue reading
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Idle Lovers – All Control
Idle Lovers – All Control (Tast) “They write top-notch toe-tappers and for that I thank them.” – Phill Jupitus. I managed to read a whole interview with Tyondai Braxton while this one track played. It’s only three and a half … Continue reading
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Susumu Yokota – A Flower White EP
Susumu Yokota – A Flower White EP (Lo Recordings) The star of the title track is undoubtedly Nancy Elizabeth, whose unbending, pure and focused vocal sees the Susumu Yokota’s sparse, minimalist electro-pop lifted from hypnosis to delicate dramatics. There’s not … Continue reading
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Levelload – I’ve Been Thinking
Levelload – I’ve Been Thinking (Flightpath) Lauded by the likes of Simon Le Bon… why continue? Ah well, Levelload at least have a certain adherence to pop structures and knack with an atmospheric tremolo chord to prop up this burst … Continue reading
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The Phantom Band – The Howling
The Phantom Band – The Howling (Chemikal Underground) This perky slice from The Phantom Band’s middling debut is symptomatic of the band’s overriding dynamic. Corners of excitement occasionally sharpen and become interesting, even thrilling, but the simplicity of the padding around … Continue reading
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