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The Decemberists - The King Is Dead

The Decemberists - The King Is Dead

(4 stars)3 Jan 2011

(Rough Trade) The sixth album from The Decemberists is everything you would expect. Full of country-based stylings, the Portland five-piece present a coherent, well thought-out set of storytelling songs, with Colin Meloy’s knack for a lyrical…

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

(5 stars)19 Mar 2009

FOLK ROCK When Anglophile Oregon native Colin Meloy bills his band’s fifth album as ‘an odd bond between the music of British folk revival and classic metal’ he’s only telling half the story. Sonically, The Hazards of Love rocks like Sabbath and…

Singles & Downloads

Singles & Downloads

2 Oct 2008

Nothing draws a groan of predictably quite like finding a new Oasis shortplayer on top of the singles pile, so we’ll keep this brief. ‘Shock of the Lightning’ (Big Brother) •• is another bit of drony fluff Noel Gallagher probably found down the back of…

Gwen Stefani

Top gigs to watch out for over the next few months

10 Sep 2007

Richard Hawley Sheffield-born singer-songwriter and ex-Pulp/Longpigs man returns with more highly acclaimed epic guitar pop. Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 0131 668 2019, Fri 14 Sep. Gwen Stefani Everyone’s favourite ska rocker turned electro pop…

The Decemberists - album review

THE DECEMBERISTS

(4 stars)13 Feb 2007

INDIE (Rough Trade) It is increasingly difficult to find records that are pure in their intentions. The Decemberists wear their ambitions on their (record) sleeves, wishing to create an album filled with quirks that remains welcoming. It recalls…

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