Latest Reviews 21-27 May 2012
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Tree Bursts in Snow Admiral Fallow
Hearts might well burst under prolonged exposure to this record.reviewed by Martin Aston
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Pryda Eric Prydz
To cut a long, three-disc set short: if you love trance, you’ll love Pryda.reviewed by Matthew Bennett
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Some Nights fun.
New Yorkers’ second LP is one big, beautiful oxymoron, and really rather special.reviewed by Al Fox
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Electric Sound of Summer Füxa
Calming minimalism from long-dormant Detroit experimentalists.reviewed by Wyndham Wallace
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Gaz Coombes Presents Here Come the Bombs Gaz Coombes
Erstwhile Supergrass frontman returns with beguiling and widespread solo album.reviewed by Ian Winwood
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Blue Slide Park Mac Miller
While it’s evident how he’s won hearts, Miller’s not the complete package yet.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
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Ram Paul and Linda McCartney
Ripe for re-evaluation, Ram is far from the disaster some critics painted it as.reviewed by Chris Roberts
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Mid Air Paul Buchanan
Nothing short of a solo masterpiece from The Blue Nile’s frontman.reviewed by Chris Roberts
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Words and Music by Saint Etienne Saint Etienne
The trio looks back on a life lived through music, and the daft things it makes people do.reviewed by Ian Wade
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Blood Speaks Smoke Fairies
There’s much to adore from the bluesy folk duo on this second set.reviewed by John Aizlewood
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Knots Sons of Noel and Adrian
A meaty, satisfying listen suggesting greater things to come.reviewed by James Skinner
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This is UK Rap, Volume 1 Various Artists
The freshest artists of the UK's contemporary rap generation demand to be heard.reviewed by Noel Gardner