Monday 7 May 2012

Out This Week - 7th May 2012

Richard Hawley - Leave Your Body Behind You


The latest album from acclaimed Sheffield song-master Richard Hawley hits shops this week. Titled 'Standing At The Sky's Edge', the new record finds him in a more aggressive and upbeat mood that much of his previous output. One of many highlights is 'Leave Your Body Behind You' which is yet another example of his fantastic songcraft, have a listen below and then check out the whole album pronto.



Richard Hawley's website

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Here We Go magic - How Do I Know


Brooklyn indie/experimental types Here We Go Magic are putting out their third album 'A Different Ship' this week on the superb Secretly Canadian label. 'How Do I Know' is a tidy little bundle of alternative pop magic that combines their love of krautrock, folk, indie and electronica into something irresistible and toe-tappingly lovely; they're one of those bands that just seems to keep getting better.



Free download: 'How Do I Know'

Here We Go Magic's website

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The Magnetic North - Bay Of Skaill


The Magnetic North are the side-project of Erland Cooper of Erland & The Carnival fame. On their album 'Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North', Cooper and co. explore the islands he calls home and channel local literature, folklore and landmarks into a baroque tribute that tries to capture the essence of the place. The results are often quite beautiful, as on 'Bay Of Skaill'.



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Taffy - So Long


Tokyo quartet Taffy also have an incredibly British sound, but theirs is that of the rich history of guitar music (particularly the indie variety), and their new album 'Caramel Sunset' sounds a little bit like many of your favourite alternative rock and pop bands of the past 30 years. Single 'So Long' mixes C86, baggy, Britpop and a shade of shoegaze fuzz with brilliant results.

Taffy's website

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OBLIGATORY RECORD OF THE WEEK

jj - Beautiful Life


Given that their early output was fired out at a rate you could barely keep up with, it's been surprisingly long since we heard from enigmatic Swedish duo jj. The 'Kills' mixtape at the end of 2010 was their last offering, but this week they release new EP 'jj no. 4' for download with vinyl following next week. The EP's lead track is the stunningly evocative 'Beautiful Life' which is more of their expert mix of sparkling, otherworldly dreampop. It sounds like summer and the soundtrack to the most perfect post-club chill-out you'll ever experience. Play it lots, it just keeps getting better each time.



jj's website

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