So here we go.

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Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks - Moldy Basement Tapes Vol. 1 (2010)

Anybody familiar with this band/Lonesome Wyatt's solo work will have a pretty good idea of what their "Moldy Basement Tapes" would sound like. And it sounds like what you think they would sound like.



Above average, but I just eat this shit up. Not for everyone.

3/5

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Jay Munly - Jimmy Carter Syndrome (2002)



Not close to being my favourite work involving Jay Munly, but far from bad. Would recommend Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots - Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots and Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Always Say Please and Thank You ahead of this.

3/5

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Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness Cedric Gervais Remix : Single (2013)

This is a quality club banger. But maybe just for when you're in a club (or have a crazy sound system).

3.5/5

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Vampire Weekend feat. Danny Brown, Himanshu and Despot - Step : Single (2013)

Deanny Brown, Heems, Despot and those Vampire Weekend sukkas. What more can I say? It's totally fucking mint.

4/5

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Strawfoot - Chasing Locusts (2007)



Standard Gothic Country business. Probably take a few more listens to really get into it but I do like it a lot.

3.5/5

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Sons of Perdition - Trinity (2013)



Not the best Gothic Country album you are ever likely to listen to, but it's not bad.

2.5/5

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Coin Locker Kid - The Lars Demos (2012)

Quite quickly becoming one of my favourite Hip Hop artists. Very unique approach instrumentally and lyrically.

3.5/5

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Coin Locker Kid - Traumnovelle (2013)

Wow. I mean the guy was already impressing me but Jesus Christ. Most cohesive project to date and simply something unlike anything I have heard before (if you disregard his other projects).

4.5/5

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Caravan Palace - Panic (2012)


I really enjoyed their debut and this is pretty much on the same level. Groovy electronic swing music. I am sure there's probably quite a lot of artists doing the same - and if you know some, send them my way - but they are pretty unique to me, and that's always a good thing.

3.5/5

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Acoustic Ladyland - Camouflage (2004)

Good album, but nothing genuinely great happens here. Later albums certainly go up another level.

3/5

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Rachel Brooke - Down in the Barnyard (2011)

Meh.

I very rarely get into singer-songwriter stuff - especially when country based - and this is no exception. This just doesn't do very much for me. She has a nice voice and it's not bad by any stretch though, so if you do dig that shit, check her out. But much prefer her album with 'The Lonesome Wyatt'.

2.5/5

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Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)

Some great pop tracks here, but quite a bit of filler. Still, quite a lot to take away from an album that I expected to be garbage.

2.5/5

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Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)

Another so-so effort it seems. Some really good tracks but boring filler for the most part.

2.5/5

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Flying Lotus & Declaime - Whole Wide World (2009) [EP]

Good collection of beats. The two main tracks are good but far from great. Solid, and a project I would like to see revisited at some point.

3/5

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Alpine - Zürich (2010) [EP]

Really nice slice of Indie Rock/Pop, and contains the best songs on their 2012album A Is for Alpine.

3.5/5

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Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967 (2007) [Compilation]

Pretty interesting stuff here, but it's just not consistent enough for me to consider it great.

3/5

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Alain Bashung - Bleu pétrole (2008)

I think it's fair to assume that me being unable to understand French hinders my enjoyment of the album, but despite that this is just pretty boring to me.

2.5/5