Janne Oinonen
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Akron/Family - 'Set 'em Wild, Set 'em Free' (Dead Oceans/Crammed Disc) Released 04/05/09
an indisputable bull's eye...
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Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics - 'Inspiration Information' (Strut) Released 14/04/09
a 14-track serving that throbs with the excitement of risk-taking, boundaries being pushed and comfort zones left behind...
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It Hugs Back - 'Inside Your Guitar' (4AD) Released 06/04/09
dream-pop that cuddles rather than attacks...
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Neil Young - 'Fork in the Road' (Reprise) Released 06/04/09
an album that runs out of gas inspiration-wise well before the finish line...
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The Hold Steady - 'A Positive Rage' (Rough Trade) Released 06/04/09
in the flesh, The Hold Steady can make a firm believer from the sternest of sceptics...
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Black Dice - 'Repo' (Paw Tracks) Released 06/04/09
genuinely enjoyable and endlessly hypnotic...
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The Decemberists - 'The Hazards of Love' (Rough Trade) Released 23/03/09
when the band restrain their urge to rock out, the results are near-magical...
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Various Artists - 'Dark Was The Night' (4AD) Released 16/02/09
a mouth-watering feast of top-quality sounds...
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'Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 08' (V2/Co-Operative Music) Released 02/02/09
Counter Culture 08 demands your prompt attention...
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Phosphorescent - 'To Willie' (Dead Oceans) Released 09/02/09
The first genuinely noteworthy Americana release of 2009...
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'Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware: Revenge of the Super Female Rappers!' (Soul Jazz) Released 02/02/09
A strong, historically astute compilation from the ever-dependable Soul Jazz...
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Neil Young - 'Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968' (Reprise) Released 08/12/08
A must-hear for anyone with even a passing interest in the Canadian legend...
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