Buzzin Music

Having reluctantly decided to forsake the promise on offer from reacquainting myself with Shrag and Evans the Death, in favour of maintaining at least a veneer of domestic harmony (and remaining in contact with parts of my body that I’ve sort of grown accustomed to having hang around), it was a heart-wrenching 48 hours before [...]

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Fortuna Pop records. As reliable a mark of good quality pop music as you’re likely to find since the demise of Sarah records, some might say. They’ve been bringing us top toe-tapping tunes since 1996 and, to celebrate this noteworthy anniversary, took over the Scala for three days to bring us a selection of old [...]

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The new Bonnie “Prince” Billy album “Wolfroy goes to town” is a spare and haunting piece – 10 tracks only of sombre alt-country which will not be seen as a departure by fans of his work. But novelty is now what you expect from Will Oldham who has been ploughing his distinctive furrow for 15 [...]

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Underground electro band The Unkindness of Ravens new double A-side, Virus/Viper is a preview to their debut album, due out sometime in 2012. The Unkindness of Ravens is Nina Wagner and Ben Raine, the single has elements of The White Stripes with a darker, sexier side to it.
The first track Virus uses Nina’s sultry tones [...]

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French Folk Pop duo Herman Dune played to a packed house at the Union Chapel in Islington, London on Wednesday 12th October 2011. This idiosyncratic venue has a somewhat sombre feel, the audience lined up in the straight-backed pews amid the striking gothic architecture. A regular gig venue these days which by no means suits [...]

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