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Revelino - Happiness Is Mine 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If anyone reading this has ever wondered what became of Dublin band Revelino the answer comes in the least expected of places. Under the guise of the Beat Club, main man Brendan Tallon and drummer Shane Rafferty play to the most sussed of wedding crowds in the land. In the process the players probably earn more in one night that they earned in a year as Revelino. It's a pity because over the
El Goodo - Stuckin The Sixties 1970-01-01 00:59:59 From the getgo El Goodo are shamelessly retro (note the nod to Big Star in the name). They are undoubtedly a mishmash of influences, mostly those who resided back in the swinging sixties but its obvious the Welsh combo have also swallowed quite a bit of psychocandy in their time. The results can be found on their charming self-titled debut LP that is as immediate as a ghost in the house. The Read more:Sixties
Purple Clouds - Sunshine 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Up to this year I hadn't come across an Argentinean artist that ruffled my features and now I have a pair of them. If you haven't heard of Juana Molina by now you are truly missing out, her second album "Son' is a near masterpiece. Not quite in the same league yet titillating in their own way are PurpleClouds
from the city of Campana. Federico Bianchi is the ringleader and cites his influences
Venice is Sinking - Undecided/Pulaski Heights 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Funny that Venice
is Sinking should originate from Athens, Georgia. Not funny ha-ha, more wry smilingly so since it was from that very spot that one of indie's former champions arose. Karolyn Troupe and Daniel Lawson are the twin voices who propel ViS's delightful chamber pop sound. On songs like "Pulaski Heights
' the band germ a floatilla of noises that approximate equal parts Frames/Arcade Read more:Undecided
#41 The Shins - New Slang 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It can be hard to figure how bands like the Killers can sweep to success with comparative ease while equally talented acts like the Shins
continue to inhabit the fringes. Notwithstanding the by now compulsory appearance on the O.C. it seems the world has largely chosen to ignore James Mercer's bands languid take on the sound of the sixties. "New Slang
' is a crushingly beautiful effort, the ante
Oakley Hall - Lazy Susan 1970-01-01 00:59:59 What have we here? "Lazy Susan
' being a distinguished beast with a multi-faceted personality that skirts through enough genres to appeal to the broadest cross section. My Dad could have his Kenny Rogers urges sated and yet I'd also be there approximating a ridiculously impoverished attempt at a dancing Dandy Warhol. This is raw and dirty yet as aspiring as a Clinic track that has somehow taken Read more:Oakley
The Sound Of Young Ireland (Vol. 2) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Tantalising titbits from the isle that scooped 3 consecutive Eurovision Song Contests. An occasional series that promises the best of Irish without the wild leg movements. KD
The Claremen pluck for a stunning chord volley.
The Walls - To The Bright And Shining Sun
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Making cool electronica a reality on the freezing western seaboard.
Cane 141 - Foxy Trot
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Bearsuit - Rodent Disco 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Bis fans, awake from your slumber because Bearsuit are about to sweep you off your lightly tinselled feet. Blasting at the face of MOR Bearsuit have been contributing fresh pieces of fantastic plastic out of Norwich since 2001 but it seems that it'll be a song that takes the name of a famous Hollywood director in vain to shoot them to semi-fame. "Steven F***ing Spielberg' is pretty gorgeous with Read more:Rodent
Explosions In The Sky - Yasmin The Light 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Leaving aside my silly attempts at trying to twist my last.fm profile into what I think it should read I'd have to say that no other group in the last few years has given me more pleasure than Explosions
in the Sky. This from a Texas band that never utters a single word, often commit constructs of interminable length and can search in vain for the holy grail that is the memorable riff yet still
San Saba County - More Than Me 1970-01-01 00:59:59 San Saba County
lies on the skirts of Austin and from its dusty populace of 6,000 came forth a band headed by one John Saba with bushels on their mind. The scraps I've heard tend to suggest that San Saba County are keen to play the pleasant alt country card. "More Than Me' is perhaps a short scenic detour but it had me lassoed immediately. It's taken from the bands second album "Its Not The Fall
Sound Team - It's Obvious What's Happening Here 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Despite the heavy handedness meted down on their debut LP from certain quarters Sound
Team remain a dazzling prospect. Sure, "Movie Monster' might not have had the thrill and cohesion of their extraordinary "Work' EP but it boasted lots of dynamically challenging pieces. Included on the EP but recorded within the influential four walls of the Daytrotter studios "It's Obvious
What Is Happening
Towards Christmas I will compile the top forty-tw... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Towards Christmas
I will compile the top forty
-two songs of the year under the snazzy title of Huggers Top 42 Songs (42 has a nice ring a ding ding to it!) and our Dodgy Radio will also play the pick of the bunch. The list will be a compilation of reader votes. If you wish to contribute send your top 5 songs of the year to this location or leave your selection in the comments below. Include a
My Brother Woody - Wish I Was A DJ 1970-01-01 00:59:59 My BrotherWoody
is the work of a one man band called Michael Cleare and it's obvious he's well eared in the art of the pop hook. He's already released a 7 song self titled EP and since that didn't set the world alight he is about to go the whole hog and release a full LP. The indications are good, for a singer songwriter much of what I've heard goes beyond the delicately strummed guitar and
Lemon Jelly - The Shouty Track 1970-01-01 00:59:59 By their third album it seemed as if LemonJelly
had somehow lost the knack to write electronic wonderments to calm the soul. Artificial souls with addictive personalities were their stock in trade but by '64 - '95 the well was beginning to run dry (not so nice weather for avian friends as you can imagine). That said, there was still more than a smidgeon of satisfaction to be gleaned from the Read more:Track
Action Painting! - These Things Happen 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Aaah, Sarah Records and her heavenly (!) army of twee pop janglers. Right at home amongst the low-fringed cast were a band from Brighton called ActionPainting
! The quartet only released a clutch of 7-inch singles, including "These Things Happen', but some of their members will be best known for a stint with the uproariously disposable concoction that was Shampoo. As well as treading the boards
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas 1970-01-01 00:59:59 With so many Christmas
pasts and considering the build up and event can take over 2 months to play out it is surprising how few seasonal classics we have. Of course the good ones are cherishable and immune from ever becoming tiresome but each new batch rarely throws up anything that will appear the following year. The cash-in is partly the problem, a sleigh bell and a recognisable artist is Read more:Maybe
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