Records
MS MR
Secondhand Rapture
Released through Sony, 2013
NYC-based indie pop duo MS MR (Lizzy Plapinger & Max Hershenow) released debut Secondhand Rapture showcasing their own new-wave style mood pop. The album is a...
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She And Him
Volume 3
Released through Merge, 2013
There’s a fine line between being influenced and being derivative and while 60s influenced indie-pop isn’t a new phenomenon, Volume 3 skirts the ever-tricky barrier between...
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The Red Paintings
The Revolution Is Never Coming
Released through Bird’s Robe Records, 2013
The fascinating tale behind The Revolution Is Never Coming, is as much a deserving story as the masterpiece it inspired. When you find yourself swallowed up by the...
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Papa Pilko And The Binrats
Howlin’
Released through Independent, 2013
Papa Pilko And The Binrats revisit a bygone era of swampy, bluesy, downright sleazy rock and roll with aplomb. While much has been made of their...
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Ghostpoet
Some Say I So I Say Light
Released through Play It Again Sam, 2013
British producer Obaro Ejimiwe, a.k.a. Ghostpoet made waves with his debut, Mercury-prize-nominated album, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam in 2011. Back with number two, Ghostpoet...
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Wire
Change Becomes Us
Released through Popfrenzy Records, 2013
When post-punk game-makers Wire formed in 1976, they were nothing short of sensational, quickly smashing out three astonishing albums that dominated British rock music and changed...
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Junip
Junip
Released through City Slang, 2013
Jose Gonzalez is known for his melodic classical style guitar playing and soft vocals in the music he has released as a solo artist. Albeit, he...
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Haverford
Wisdom Lost
Released through Independent, 2013
Not many bands would choose to describe themselves as ‘emo’ especially with a sound like Haverford’s. Whilst the lyrics have hints of the evocative genre the syntax...
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Josh Abrahams
The Swim
Released through Thirty Five Music, 2013
Since Josh Abrahams’ ARIA-nominated career pinnacle “Addicted To Bass” went platinum in 1999, the once prominent member of the Melbourne underground dance community has spent most...
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Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires Of The City
Released through XL Records, 2013
If Vampire Weekend’s self titled debut album and sophomore release Contra were the band’s youthful and wild days of their early 20s, then their latest release...
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Is Tropical
I’m Leaving
Released through Kitsune, 2013
London trio Is Tropical may have only formed four years ago, but already their second album I’m Leaving is out, and it’s 10 tracks of fast...
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Face To Face
Three Chords And A Half Truth
Released through Rise Records, 2013
It’s hard not to compare every Face To Face album since their brilliant self-titled release in 1996, such is its standing. Three Chords may be markedly...
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Deap Vally
Sistrionix
Released through Universal, 2013
Partners in crime Lindsay Troy and Julie Edwards put the soul back into rock and roll with a truly inspired debut that is dripping in blues...
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Noah And The Whale
Heart Of Nowhere
Released through Mercury, 2013
The English quartet have returned in a similar vein to their 2011 effort Last Night On Earth with a preppy pop record that is filled with...
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Alexander
Say Hello
Released through I Am Mighty Records, 2013
Merely eight tracks in length and clocking in at just under half an hour, Say Hello is a short debut peppered with impressive guitar work. The...
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The National
Trouble Will Find Me
Released through 4AD, 2013
Along with the announcement of The National’s sixth studio album came an important quote from frontman Matt Berninger. “After touring High Violet, I think we felt like...
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