The Verve - Forth
The band most likely to have split up by the time you finish the review return with a decidedly schizophrenic and mostly underwhelming fourth LP
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The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
Aug 14, 2008
Hailed by fans, critics, and even Mark E. Smith as their greatest long-player, Hex Enduction Hour receives another reissue.
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Primal Scream - Beautiful Future
Aug 5, 2008
Veteran genre hopping Scots return with their poppiest album yet. It's got handclaps, it's got bells, and at times it's very, very funny.
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Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Jul 9, 2008
Rock royalty return with an arty title, a legendary, experimental producer and promises of an innovative new sound...but little else.
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Various Artists - Independent's Day 08
Jul 9, 2008
A noble concept which ultimately fails to exceed the sum of its parts. Probably because it's got Feeder on it.
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The Wire: ...and all the pieces matter. Five Years of Music from The Wire
Jul 9, 2008
It's the soundtrack to the Wire. It's got Omar whistling on it. Can there be any higher recommendation in musical history?
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The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
Jul 9, 2008
Dark collaboration born in the depths of hell - and hell on a particularly dark, scary day - finds two grunge outsiders re-energised. Darkly.
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The Feeling - Join With Us
Jul 9, 2008
Join with us in ritually burning every single copy of this album in existence. Followed by their houses, in case they don't get the message.
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The Shortwave Set - Replica Sun Machine
Jul 9, 2008
Some legendary guests and a super-producer sees South London melodians step out of the shadows.
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Percee P - Perseverance
Jul 9, 2008
With a history of three decades in the game, and a solo output of, well, nothing, hip hop's least prolific enigma has it all to prove..
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Peanut Butter Wolf presents: 2k8 - B-ball Zombie War
Jul 9, 2008
Indie hip hop meets basketball meets video games. And thus, the I.H.H.M.B.M.V.G movement is born..
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Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Jul 9, 2008
Bizarre collaboration that surely shouldn't work captures the few redeeming qualities of the 80s on a remarkably accomplished album...
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Morrissey - Greatest Hits
Jul 9, 2008
Another week, another Morrissey Greatest Hits. And this one proves a cautionary lesson in how fucked the English charts truly are in 2008.
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Moby - Last Night
Jul 9, 2008
The bald coffee table maestro returns to his roots to invoke the spirit of 1989..
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Michael Jackson - Thriller 25 Anniversary Edition
Jul 9, 2008
One of the greatest, most influential albums of all time gets the rerelease treatment. And this time it's got Fergie on it..
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DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist present The Hard Sell
Jul 8, 2008
Can West Coast legends DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist recreate the magic of Brainfreeze, or bore us silly Product Placement style?
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Delays - Everything's The Rush
Jul 8, 2008
Southampton's answer to The Cocteau Twins fail to reinvent the wheel but sound all the better for it...
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The Courteeners - St Jude
Jul 8, 2008
Pretenders to the Manchester indie throne make all the right noise...but not on this record.
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Black Mountain - In the Future
Jul 8, 2008
"Feted by wuss-rock glitterati, with an impeccable record collection and stacks of LOUD guitars, how can Canadian longhairs Black Mountain fail? By forgetting to write any tunes..."
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