Janne Oinonen
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Six Organs of Admittance - 'Luminous Night' (Drag City) Released 17/08/09
a merely solid effort from Six Organs is still better than most people's best shots...
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Sleeping States - 'In the Gardens of the North' (Bella Union) Released 17/08/09
an endlessly rewarding, hypnotic listen that's likely to become a regular habit...
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Richmond Fontaine - 'We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River' (Decor) Released 17/08/09
a natural culmination of the four-piece's trek from the outer reaches of the US alt. country margins to their current, much-revered cult act status...
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Sore Eros - 'Second Chants' (SHDWPLY Records) Released 27/07/09
"Beguiling, assured and beautiful, but amateurish, sloppy and frustrating also..."
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Dub Colossus - 'Return to Addis' (Real World) Released 29/06/09
injecting traditional Ethiopian styles with the bass-worshipping spirit of dub...
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Tinariwen - 'Imidiwan: Companions' (Independiente) Released 27/06/09
a sound that's simultaneously reassuringly familiar and totally, refreshingly alien...
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Wilco - 'Wilco [The Album]' (Nonesuch) Released 29/06/09
once the initial rush of sparkling ideas and killer tunes is done with, Wilco are a tad too keen to ease into a musical equivalent of swinging in a hammock...
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Mocky - 'Saskamodie' (Crammed Discs) Released 01/06/09
The musical equivalent of a heartfelt hug from someone very special...
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Fire on Fire - 'The Orchard' (Young God) Released 01/06/09
an absolute must-hear for anyone keen to discover just how much high voltage acoustic instruments can whip up...
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Bob Dylan - 'Together Through Life' (Sony) Released 27/04/09
'Together Through Life' is - nothing more, nothing less - a good album...
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'Brand Neu: Tribute To Neu' (Feraltone) Released 11/05/09
veers erratically between the good, the bad and the indifferent...
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Sleepy Sun - 'Embrace' (ATP Recordings) Released 11/05/09
sounds like no one but Sleepy Sun...
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