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Broken Bells - Broken Bells
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New this week Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Released: 08/03/2010 Columbia
The fate of The Shins appears to hang in the balance as frontman James Mercer leaves the remaining members behind to work with serial collaborator Danger Mouse on Broken Bells. The result is, as one might expect, a body of innovative, irresistible pop.
Rated 71 %
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Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
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New this week Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Released: 08/03/2010 Parlophone
Damon Albarn is grown up enough to compose an opera, but still has the youthful inclination to let a cartoon character represent him in the now 12-years-young Gorillaz. The virtual hip-hop group’s new album features guest appearances from both Snoop Dogg and Mark E. Smith. Overwhelmingly weird.
Rated 86
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Liars - Sisterworld
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New this week Liars - Sisterworld
Released: 08/03/2010 Mute
Liars take delight in confounding listeners with each new release, and Sisterworld is no exception. It explores the experiences of LA’s lost souls. References to David Lynch are plentiful – although sometimes applied carelessly. Strange and innovative sounds from the experimental trio.
Rated 80 %
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The Knife - Tomorrow, In A Year
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The Knife - Tomorrow, In A Year
Released: 01/03/2010 Brille Records
Swedish duo The Knife are renowned for their sophisticated, pop-attuned take on electro, so who better to compose an opera based on Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of the Species? Working in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, they build cultural bridges in a typically cerebral fashion.
Rated 85
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Seabear - We Built A Fire
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Seabear - We Built A Fire
Released: 01/03/2010 Morr Music
Seabear’s constituent parts are achingly familiar: an Icelandic collective making orchestral, folk-inflected indie with a distinctly ‘homemade’, twee, beatific bent. Great. Fortunately for Seabear, their songs are really rather excellent. We Built a Fire is their second album.
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Matthew Shipp - 4D
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Matthew Shipp - 4D
Released: 01/03/2010 Thirsty Ear
The American jazz pianist performs as part of David S. Ware's quartet and has collaborated with Antipop Consortium and Spiritualized's Jason Pierce. On his third album, he applies his very distinctive style to both original compositions and standards - some of which you'd be hard pushed to recognise.
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Polar Bear - Peepers
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Polar Bear - Peepers
Released: 01/03/2010 The Leaf Label
Virtuosic jazz cubs Polar Bear have gained increasing recognition over the past couple of years for their fresh take on the genre. Led by drummer Seb Rochford, they feature members of Acoustic Ladyland and Basquiat Strings. Peepers captures the group live in the studio, on top improvisatory form.
Rated 83
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Tunng -  ...And Then We Saw The Land
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Tunng - ...And Then We Saw The Land
Released: 01/03/2010 Full Time Hobby
Tunng really push the boat out here. With tongues in cheeks they pioneer the Mega Chorus, in which large groups of collaborators bolster the life-affirming sentiment of their – you guessed it – folk-pop.
Rated 72 %
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Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
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Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
Released: 01/03/2010 Drag City
Is Joanna Newsom even old enough to drink? The harpist and singer fleshes out her sound on this triple album - and includes lyrical references to boozing. She retains her childlike sense of wonder, however, along with her idiosyncratic vocal delivery. A delightful taste once acquired.
Rated 87
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Tamikrest - Adagh
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Tamikrest - Adagh
Released: 01/03/2010 Glitterhouse
Mali’s highly kinetic musical exports aren’t limited to the spiritually attuned boogie of Amadou & Mariam. There’s a particular kind of spit-and-sawdust rock’n’roll that Tinariwen demonstrated very successfully on their most recent album. Tamikrest take that dusty baton and run with it on this pithy platter.
Rated 73 %
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