8.0
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Angstbadan and Doom! Noo Yelbek Reviewed

Angstbadan – Fool’s Game There’s one nation on this green, merry Earth that’s proven more capable than any other at recreating retro musical trends. That country is not the U.S., even though many of those trends originated there. It is not the U.K., even…
8.3
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Jaewon and Puerto Reviewed

Jaewon – Carbon Dating It’s a story as old as time, or, certainly, as old as the 1950s. It’s simple, and the characters are nearly always the same. There’s the talented songwriter and potential rockstar eager to fall in love, and then there’s the source of…
8.3
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Mike Hause and Brave Magnetic Reviewed

Mike Hause – So It Goes Malcolm McLaren, in his infinite wisdom and with his impish instincts, designed his Sex Pistols to be what he called “sexy assassins.” Now, bondage trousers aside, a more fitting description, perhaps, would be “fashionable…
8.8
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Teddy McGraw and SJ5 Reviewed

Teddy McGraw – We’ll Put You Back Together Again There will always be more rock musicians writing and singing about cars and girls than those trying to ask serious life questions. But if there’s any silver lining, it’s that the former never really last for…
7.8
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Mark Peters and Brodie Christ Reviewed

Mark Peters – Ton of Bricks The British have always been great at delivering bad news. They’ve done it through their learned charm, their routinely fantastic use of language, and by acting like the smartest people in the room, while avoiding actually delivering…
8.5
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Cory Hawthorne and Hangdog Harry Reviewed

Cory Hawthorne – Stoned Cory Hawthorne is a modern-day Buddha, a man that cannot be touched by the world’s greatest problems, a human that’s found total balance. But it hasn’t come easily. In fact, there was a massive price to pay, and it came through years of…
7.8
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RJ Silver and Art Of Dysfunction Reviewed

RJ Silver – Playing the Cards I’m Dealt Cynics never have to look hard for ways to insult things that other people genuinely and earnestly love. The trick, of course, is to just say the most obvious thing that you can while ignoring any complexities or effort…
8.5
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Tyler y Zoro and The Gershwin Brothers Reviewed

Tyler y Zoro – Flamingo Rock singers are, usually, a terrible bunch. If they’re not complaining about the air conditioning being on and ruining their voices, or busy failing to make it to rehearsals, they’re trying to find the magic formula for the lyrics that…
8.3
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Odd Marshall and Evil Little Thing Reviewed

Odd Marshall – Wreck Your Life (For Rock ‘n’ Roll) All of the perfect defences, eventually, have to fall. And, when they do, there’s nobody cheering, just whistles and taunts. There’s nobody saluting the game plan, or asking the spectators to take…