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King of the Beach by Wavves

Review by Camilla Pia

Nathan Williams has never been one for welcoming listeners into his world with open arms. In fact he's made things decidedly difficult since the first few Wavves tracks spread like wildfire around the web in 2008. Two hastily thrown together records ...

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Graduation by Kanye West

Review by nexi7

love it one of the best albums of all time

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Choral by Mountains

Review by Sid Smith

Revealing a finely attuned sense of proportion and balance, the six pieces which make up the album never fall short of their initial promise. There's also several surprisingly dramatic moments such as on the eight minute Telescope, in which cascadin...

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Spaceball: The American Radio Sessions by Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Review by Jon Lusk

Subtitled The American Radio Sessions, this double-disc set collects largely acoustic versions of classic T. Rex songs performed in 1971 and 1972, when the original glam rock pixie was trying to bust his way into America. Both the poor recording qual...

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Something Bitchin' This Way Comes by Lock Up

Review by cglaume

Gnagnagna, « Lock Up c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que RATM »… Mais ils sont cons ou quoi ? Est-ce que du Lock Up anglais ont dit « c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que Napalm Death » ? Non. Parce qu’on peut déguster à la fois la boule v...

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Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords

Review by Sid Smith

New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords are seriously funny – Grammy nominated and single-handedly (can a duo be single handed?) keeping the Christmas stocking filler market afloat, they've been well and truly welcomed to the collective bosom of the co...