KHAN
Mirror Reversal
Pix Studios
There are very few albums I can say I put on and listen to from start to finish with no skipping of songs; I have certainly added Mirror Reversal to this small collection.
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LLOYD SPIEGEL
Tangled Brew
Black Market Music Lloyd
Spiegel’s latest brew of blues, groove and folk is certainly a tangled mix of acoustic styles. From the opening ‘Murder for Breakfast’, Spiegel commands your attention with his deep voice and groovy guitar rifferey.
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TAME IMPALA
Innerspeaker
Modular Records
Tame Impala are one of those bands that people either totally swoon over or conversely see them as a self indulgent parody act. I for one swoon. I’ve been lucky enough to see them in various settings from full-on nightclubs to the muddy heaven of Golden Plains Music Festival.
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ASH GRUNWALD
Hot Mama Vibes
Delta Groove
Right from the beginning of Hot Mama Vibes, you can see where Ash Grunwald’s niche lies within music. Continuing on from the success of Fish Out of Water in 2008, Hot Mama Vibes (HMV) follows on the same sort of path.
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EASY STAR ALL-STARS
Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band
EASY STAR RECORDS
As cheesy as the entire concept (and weed-leaf emblazoned front cover) may be, Easy Star’s re-recording of The Beatles’ 1967 opus Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is surprisingly well executed, and even reverent.
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS
It's Blitz
MODULAR
The beat pulses first, making way for a vibrating sound that continues for several seconds. Then, out of the already established grittiness, Karen O’s simultaneously sweet and razor-like voice erupts into Zero. Somehow, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs manage to maintain a constant edge to their music, even when it drops off into quite slow melodies.
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