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Album Review: A Different Kind Of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club

August 31st, 2011
Posted in Album Review . Reviews

Three albums in and Bombay Bicycle Club look close to hitting their stride. While not exactly a departure from the sound they have come to be known for, Bombay Bicycle Club’s third LP is an assured album that builds upon their existing style; adding more textures and layers than previously heard from the Crouch End [ READ MORE ]

Track Review: Lucky Day by Nicola Roberts

August 29th, 2011
Posted in Reviews . Track Review

The Daily Mail recently described ‘Lucky Day’ by Nicola Roberts as “totally catchy-sounding”. Catchy-sounding? The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘catchy’ as “appealing and easy to remember”. ‘Lucky Day’ is both of those things, specifically the latter. Easy to remember sounds are the noises we first make as children. Repetitive noises so catchy that [ READ MORE ]

Live Review: DELS & Ghostpoet

August 22nd, 2011
Posted in Live Review

With a Mercury Prize nomination behind Ghostpoet and a wealth of acclaim from critics up and down the country for DELS, you would be forgiven for thinking that getting hold of tickets for their double-headline show in Brighton last week would be a challenge. In reality, tickets were being offered at almost half price just [ READ MORE ]

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