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Apr 21, 2012

Pinkunoizu – Free Time

Free Time is the first full-length release by Berlin’s ultra-cool lo-fi fiends Pinkunoizu. This vibrant debut, released on Full Time Hobby in March, follows on from the group’s November EP Peep, with plenty of intelligent, harmonious math-pop featuring a subtle edge. Lead track Time is Like a Melody kicks off this varied album with sweeping soundscapes, plenty of reverb, and...

Apr 16, 2012

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10/04/2012 | Sea of Bees – The Old Boot Fact...

It’s rare to find a venue as charming and yet obscure as The Old Boot Factory. With Academy venues filling up cities and somehow soaking up the sound, it’s refreshing to find somewhere as vibrant and tonight Sea of Bees gel with the surroundings. The band are the creation of Julie Ann Baenziger and they bring with them a plethora of warm tones to an otherwise barren space. Her...

Apr 16, 2012

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Kate Miller-Heidke – Nightflight

As I boarded my plane from Sydney to Melbourne, I thought it would be perfect time to give Kate Miller-Heidke’s new album Nightflight a listen. Alas, my journey wasn’t a long enough nightflight to hear every song, so I had to continue my listening session the following day. Not that it caused me any displeasure. Amazingly it’s already been over three years since the release...

Apr 15, 2012

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Ellen And The Escapades – All The Crooked Sc...

‘All The Crooked Scenes’ is the debut album from Ellen And The Escapades. A simple no frills record, the Leeds based alt folk foursome present us with a pretty mixed bag here. There are moments of unmistakable, folk joy squeezed in with country tinged monotony. Run, is a laid back start, with a subdued folk feel. Ellen’s gentle, unassuming vocals while initially...

Apr 9, 2012

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04/04/2012 | Jean-Philippe Rio-Py – The Box,...

When I was asked to review a concert at the exclusive club, The Box in Soho, I did think this to be a highly unusual venue for a classical recital. The Box normally features cabaret and vaudeville acts. It is sumptuously furnished with beautiful velvet drapes, chandeliers, rich tapestries, and an amazing collection of vibrant coloured lights. The cabaret room was set with a small...

Apr 6, 2012

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05/04/2012 | Wallis Bird – Dingwalls, London

The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed. On the other side of London, The Royal Festival Hall is littered with named seats, amid them is one which simply states ‘be a part of every performance’. Clearly Wallis Bird has been taking note. Tonight audience participation is not optional, and Wallis knows how to interact at every turn. Equally,...

Apr 6, 2012

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04/04/2012 | Christy Moore – Royal Festival ...

The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed. There’s no doubt that Christy Moore and long time collaborator Declan Sinnott are anything but seasoned performers, and tonight their set is a dazzling array of the protest numbers Christy has become renowned for. Still, as they work their way through a two hour set it’s not all politics, and My...

Apr 3, 2012

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26/03/2012 | Boat To Row – The Slaughtered L...

Having seen Boat To Row at Dot To Dot a few years back, I was instantly drawn in by the harmonies and ability to make a wonderful folk sound, with layers of variation. Some of this was fuelled by the boy/girl dynamic on the vocals, sounds blending and bouncing off one another throughout their set. With this in mind, I’m somewhat dismayed tonight to see this is lacking, the 5...

Mar 26, 2012

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Wallis Bird – Wallis Bird

I’ll confess, I’m a little bit in love with Wallis Bird, so much so I couldn’t bear the thought of waiting for the new album and stumped up the cash for the acoustic predecessor The Mistakes Are Intentional. I was worried then, given the beauty of the former, that the latest offering wouldn’t quite match up, a concern that was curbed within just a few short...

Mar 25, 2012

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24/03/2012 | Seth Lakeman – The Assembly, Le...

The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed. Round two of the Barrel House tour and it’s clear things have been shaken up a bit since I last saw the set. Gone is the queen style opening and in it’s place a more atmospheric start which leads effortlessly into More Than Money and it’s stomping beat. Likewise Blacksmith’s...