8.0
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Salt Mirror and Golden Cage Reviewed

Salt Mirror – See You Someday The way that a band used to be introduced used to include the group’s name, the single it was promoting and the place the band was from. It was a necessity. And, of course, everything that did not belong to the Anglo-American pop…
8.0
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Sid Rai and Lasael Reviewed

Sid Rai – Eyes of Another Time treads softly on, but even at the best of times, the world hardly makes much sense. It’s not just world events that are hard to comprehend, but news about them that makes you feel edgy. You likely get the same feeling when looking at…
8.8
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Peasant Revolt and Roger Harvey Reviewed

Peasant Revolt – All Dressed Up Is it a way to predict what’s going to happen? What if we had a way of knowing if all of those predicted terrible events that the news channels keep selling us are actually going to come true? Well, dear reader, I have to burst your…
7.8
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Make Believe Love and Royne Berget Reviewed

Make Believe Love – Organic Growth You’d hear stories, I suppose. There would be whispers about some guy who could play the guitar with his teeth, and you’d feel inclined to drive the whole day to a concert inside a shed somewhere just to see if it was…
8.0
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Chill O'Connor and ELROD Reviewed

Chill O’Connor – BORED OF ENGLAND Dear reader, if you’re one of the people reading the Alt77 reviews for a long time, you will know that I have consistently and unapologetically poked fun at the British Isles whenever I’ve been handed the occasion. Yet…
8.3
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Jet Black Berries and Fervents Reviewed

Jet Black Berries – Shadow Drive The greatest generals of old knew that one thing remained true regardless of the enemy. Experience had taught them that you should never push someone, regardless of their supposed strength, into a corner. And, more than anything, you…
8.5
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Amy Speace and Bloodkin Reviewed

Amy Speace – Days of Letting Go People spend most of their lives trying to get away from themselves. Most of them manage to do it, but it’s a temporary solution. Sooner or later, they’re forced to run back and made to regret ever leaving. The only trouble is…
7.8
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Nic Norton and Alice Morell AND Vinyl Neón Reviewed

Nic Norton and Alice Morell – Gone Rock n’ roll is all about the here and now, the need to celebrate the moment, and the reasons why finding solutions to problems at this very instance is a waste of time. It’s the kind of set of ideas that is so ridiculous when…
8.5
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Great Demise and FarFarAway Reviewed

Great Demise – LOSE YOUR FACE In Eastern Europe, a place where the Church and those working in it continue to be great authority figures, there’s an expression that loosely translates as: “Do what the priest tells you, but don’t do as he does!” From what…