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Oxford trio’s dance-infused seventh album takes them somewhere they've not been before Foals have become one of the UK's biggest bands over the course of their six albums to date, with their biggest asset being frontman Yannis Philippakis' dextrous guitaring skills that initially gave them the 'math-rock' tag. Following the acclaim for 2008 debut Antidotes, which undoubtedly ploughed this field, they further developed into a bigger beast...
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Time Bend And Break The Bower
Sinead O'Brien
Jutting and jarring, the post-punk wave is one we've all become accustomed to. But where some bands are falling away from such umbrellas, the timing of O'Brien's debut feels right. It's fresh enough to feel like a new take yet familiar enough to find its audience, which, if you are one, you're in for a treat. Its singular aim is in providing the Irish songwriter with a platform to propel her poetic musings to a new level. Guitars come cutting through...
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Magic Pony Ride
µ-Ziq
Sugary pads and cut-up vocal sounds dominate on Mike Paradinas’ latest As well as being snobby, alienating and disowned by its practitioners, the term 'intelligent dance music' was also always a bit misleading. Most of the appeal came from dazzling sonic trickery - an audio fireworks display - and the hefty qualities of jungle, the genre's counterpart which was implied to be unintelligent by comparison. In light of this Mike Paradinas, owner...
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Vieux Farka Touré
Malian guitar maestro goes back to his roots, showcasing gorgeous playing that bears exquisite fruit In the film Best In Show, Parker Posey's highly strung lawyer character is desperately trying to replace a dog toy shaped like a bee. A hapless pet shop worker tries to suggest a fish, a parrot or a bear in a bee costume, and faces a full on adult tantrum for explaining that, although we know those toys are not bees, "the dog will respond to the stripes"....
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