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IDLES :: Ultra Mono

IDLES :: Ultra Mono

It’s difficult to explain why this sort of aggressive guitar-forward post-punk sound feels so much more anthemic when it comes from the UK, but the effect is certainly there.

black midi :: Schlagenheim

black midi :: Schlagenheim

Insistent angular weirdfunk, songs that sound like tape loops that have fallen out of order and yet maintain a diligent desire to be songs.

I’ll Be Your Mirror :: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground

I’ll Be Your Mirror :: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground

There’s good reason the Velvet Underground is one of the most popular topics for tribute recordings, their songs being very open to interpretation. This selection does not shy away from the more uncomfortable VU topics, which makes it a standout.

Audiobooks :: Astro Tough

Audiobooks :: Astro Tough

“Charmingly abrasive” sounds like an oxymoron, but it is certainly something that describes music like this, angular sounds and a distraught female voice rambling on about blue tits, and I don’t think she means birds.