Albums
Ten Songs About Confectionery
Sweet and saccharine, songs about candy can either make us smile or-like too much sugar-throw up.
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Los Campesinos
Romance is Boring
(Arts&Crafts/Wichita)
SOUNDS LIKE: More grown-up than before. But only just. Rating: 3.5/5
Yeasayer
Basia Bulat
Heart Of My Own
(Secret City)
SOUNDS LIKE: Another gorgeous collection of folk songs showcasing Bulat's growing talent.
Corduroy
Gov't Mule
Milks and Rectangles
The Fugitives
Find Me
(604)
SOUNDS LIKE: A sweetly sincere gospel/folk infusion with an unexpected spoken word element that is more Patti Smith's "Land" than The Velvet Underground's "The Gift".
The Wallscenery Demos
Check This!
(Indie)
SOUNDS LIKE: A bizarre mix of Portishead playing around with Jack White's distortion pedal array with their heads in the dreamy clouds.
The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs' Big Stand
(Indie)
SOUNDS LIKE: A solid if not perfect classic rock album.
Black Feelings
Black Feelings
(Alien8)
SOUNDS LIKE: A promising, if unconvincing, debut that lacks its one defining moment.
Malachai
Ugly Side of Love
(Domino)
SOUNDS LIKE: A new and nostalgic addition to the tried and true "Bristol Sound".
Kid Sister
Big D and The Kids Table
Awol One & Factor
Owl Hours
(Fake Four)
SOUNDS LIKE: Some fine producing and DJing brought down by an uninspiring MC.
Gregory Pepper and His Problems
With Trumpets Flaring
(Fake Four)
SOUNDS LIKE: Some great songwriting brought down by silly, at times painful, lyrics.
KO
Let's Blaze
(Castle Hill/Atlantic)
SOUNDS LIKE: A little bit of Sublime, a little bit of Everlast, a lot of yawning.
Silver Starling
Silver Starling
(Last Gang)
SOUNDS LIKE: Arena-friendly orchestral rock in the vein of fellow Montrealer's Arcade Fire.
The Kestrels
Primary Colours
(No Yes)
SOUNDS LIKE: Well-played yet fairly generic East Coast indie pop.
Ox
Barney Bentall
