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Classic Pop & Rock
Bob Dylan Together Through LifeREVIEWED BY Chris Jones
Together Through Life isn't a classic but it's no Self Portrait either.
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Bob Dylan Together Through Life
reviewed by Chris Jones
Together Through Life isn't a classic but it's no Self Portrait either.
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Minnie Riperton Perfect Angel
reviewed by Daryl Easlea
One of the most joyous soul-rock hybrids ever released.
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Brakes Touchdown
reviewed by Lou Thomas
Brakes don’t quite take enough risks to be truly magnificent.
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Art Brut Art Brut vs Satan
reviewed by Jon Lusk
You'll either love 'em or hate 'em.
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Incognito Tribes, Vibes And Scribes
reviewed by Daryl Easlea
Marked their transition from the very 80s jazz funk to the very 90s acid jazz.
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Waylon Jennings Waylon Forever
reviewed by Daryl Easlea
Waylon Forever is as soulful and emotional as the best of his later work.
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LaBelle Back To Now
reviewed by Daryl Easlea
Back To Now is one of the best soul albums you'll hear all year, possibly this decade?
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Christy Moore Listen
reviewed by Sid Smith
When Christy Moore sings you can't help but pay attention.
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Dame Elizabeth Maconchy The Sofa/The Departure
reviewed by Charlotte Gardner
The credit really goes to Independent Opera's vibrant productions
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The Handsome Family Honey Moon
reviewed by Michael Quinn
Exerts a deliciously morbid pull on the imagination and the emotions
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Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard Em I Are
reviewed by Lou Thomas
An album of mixed quality.
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Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe
reviewed by Chris Jones
Sounds Of The Universe easily rises above the pretenders.
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Prefuse 73 Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
reviewed by Colin Buttimer
Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian may be a challenge, but it's one well worth...
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The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
reviewed by Ian Wade
A true delight.
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The Hours See The Light
reviewed by Michael Quinn
Heartfelt, honest and heady.
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Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career
reviewed by Keira Burgess
The possibilities are endless and exciting.
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Bombay Dub Orchestra 3 Cities
reviewed by Jon Lusk
Exotic aural wallpaper with pretty but inconsequential patterns.
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Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi
reviewed by Louis Pattison
An album that shows a new old side to an American original.
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The Felice Brothers Yonder Is The Clock
reviewed by Michael Quinn
It seems drawn from the very subsoil of American music.
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King Creosote Flick The Vs
reviewed by Sophie Bruce
It's an absolute corker.
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