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Kinnie The Explorer – Fazell’s Garden

08.22.2010 · Posted in Record Reviews by Katherine Cantwell

‘Fazell’s Garden’ is the new single by Bournemouth based band Kinnie The Explorer. The single displays a band that have delved further into their minds, creating a low-fi psychedelic experience. Opening with a quiet ominous guitar tone, it then floats through a trippy melody. With gentle pick ups and come downs, formed by the lyrics ...

Toupé – Duninadé

07.27.2010 · Posted in Record Reviews by Tony Foster

Duninadé is the brand new album by Toupé, recorded in a day at the Ranch Production House just outside Southampton. With the band taking an enforced break due to Karl Evans swanning off to Oz for a year, Grant Sharkey’s focus appears to have been very much on his beloved Chapter One Bookshop. Anyone who ...

The Powdered Cows And The Toy Throat Alarm Clock – LP

07.14.2010 · Posted in Record Reviews by Tony Foster

First up, apologies to Powdered Cows for this long overdue review. Second up, I’m glad I was given the nudge to submit these words as I’ve very much enjoyed discovering this debut album over the last few weeks. Not all of it mind, but certainly more than I expected after the first few listens. Martin ...

Rapids! – EP

07.12.2010 · Posted in Record Reviews by Katherine Cantwell

Rapids! instantly capture my full attention on EP opener ‘Fuses’, an engaging, upbeat song with quick drumming and quirky lyrics, the listener is trapped by its enigmatic energy. Literally fusing the likes of Bloc Party and Good Books together it’s a great EP opener and what follows is equally as exciting. Held together by heavy drum ...