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The War On Drugs – Wagonwheel Blues – Album Review

Released in 2008, The War On Drugs‘ first album Wagonwheel Blues largely went unnoticed in circles larger than Pitchfork’s devotees. Now, as a new wave of lo-fi albums appear (Wavves, Woods and The War On Drugs’ own Kurt Vile), I was introduced to this little gem [...]

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The Albums of the Year 2008 according to… Me
Despite being much maligned, I love end of year lists, and I think we all do. Here is mine – I hope your opinions are riled and I hope you find something in it that you like – that is what I love most about this time [...]

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It always concerns me when compiling a list of favourite albums as I’m perpetually concerned that there is something out there I would include, if only I had heard it. And what about an album that slips my mind or that I listen to again and it sounds much better or worse than when [...]

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The festive 50 is dead … long live the festive 50!
Now I do still remember those nights with fingers paused over the cassette deck, with the tuner tuned to the dulcet tones of John Peel in the lead up to Xmas, clicking the record button on as he perambulated through his Festive 50.
We were all [...]

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