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Martin Green’s Junkshop Yields the Gritty, Weird Story of Britpop Wannabes
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Martin Green’s Junkshop Yields the Gritty, Weird Story of Britpop Wannabes

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 / 14 July 2020

Featuring a litany of otherwise-forgotten budget bin purchases, Martin Green's two-disc overview of coulda-been Britpop contenders knows little of genre confines, making for a fun historical detour if nothing else.

Stephen Tow’s ‘London, Reign Over Me’ Is a Must-Read Tour of ’60s British Rock
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Stephen Tow’s ‘London, Reign Over Me’ Is a Must-Read Tour of ’60s British Rock

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 / 24 January 2020

Historian Stephen Tow's London, Reign Over Me is an insightful, thorough, and welcoming exploration of '60s-era British rock.

Pugwash: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)
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Pugwash: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)

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 / 5 January 2016
Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) is often as unobtrusive as its banner implies, but still cheery enough to beg repeated hearings.
Pugwash: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)
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Pugwash: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)

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 / 2 September 2015
Play This Intimately (As if Among Friends) is as unobtrusive as its banner implies, but cheery enough to beg repeated hearings.
The Moons: Live at Bush Hall
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The Moons: Live at Bush Hall

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 / 8 July 2015
Live at Bush Hall is an excellent high-energy audio capture of a rock band's average night on tour.
Simple Minds: Big Music
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Simple Minds: Big Music

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 / 3 December 2014
Simple Minds have released their best studio album in possibly three decades, striking a beautiful balance of pop radiance and musical delicacy.
Comet Gain: Paperback Ghosts
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Comet Gain: Paperback Ghosts

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 / 3 November 2014
As melodic, jangly and occasionally crunchy as this is, there’s a persistent sense of the fading glow of daytime, the feeling that life is slipping away.
Daniel Pearson: Escape Acts EP
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Daniel Pearson: Escape Acts EP

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 / 12 May 2014
The Escape Acts EP is probably best suited for longtime fans; merely a passable excursion that takes its time to get to music that sears and lingers with the listener.
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Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See

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 / 8 June 2011
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22-20s: Shake/Shiver/Moan

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 / 28 June 2010
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Architecture and Morality: The Wedding Present Revisited

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 / 30 May 2007
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One of Those Bands: An Interview With the Noisettes

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 / 6 May 2007