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 Following the strange diversion of his BQE project that evidently left many fans scratching their concerned heads, Sufjan Stevens makes something of a further left turn with this ‘EP... Artist page: Sufjan Stevens
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 A solo album by ‘the drummer’ is something of an industry in-joke. One that quickly conjures images of endless time changes, vast, rolling percussion solos and, above all, musical and... Artist page:
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While punters down the road chucked their pints at Axl Rose and co., California's Chief got on far better... Artist page:
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Wild Beasts recently described their Two Dancers album as ‘downbeat erotic music’. It’s a description which would also apply to Matthew Dear’s latest record, Black... Artist page:
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There are few live bands quite as gripping as Swedish husband and wife duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums. While they wowed us particularly earlier this year when performing 'With Voices' - i.e. aided... Artist page:
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What’s that they say about the quiet ones....? When everyone from The BBC to... Artist page:
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Adam Pierce - switch those letters around you have Mice Parade - has been releasing constantly interesting music under his anagrammed moniker for over a decade now and returns later this month... Artist page:
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Quietly converting listeners with their fine garage punk tunes - there's 16 of em packed into debut album Hippies - Nashville-originating Harlem made their Irish debut last week, playing to a... Artist page:
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In Europe for a handful of festival dates including a turn at Green Man, Beirut went very much against the grain and skipped much of the rest of the UK in favour of a Dublin show. Supported by... Artist page:
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If Ragged Words were all a bunch of 17-year-olds, East LA three-piece Funeral Party would probably be the coolest thing we'd ever heard. And while we may (mostly) be well on the road to... Artist page:
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 Up until last year’s Willie Nelson covers record, To Willie, Phosphorescent – essentially the recording... Artist page: Phosphorescent
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Two albums that have really caught this writer's ear of late were released on the same label (Captured Tracks), on the same day (May 24) and for a short pre-sale period, available on sexy,... Artist page:
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Andrew Phillips has some CV. When he's not making glitchy, dreamy electronica as Grasscut, or indeed playing keyboards for Faithless side-project of sorts One Giant Leap, he's paying the bills by... Artist page:
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Ah, the ‘difficult’ third album. Welcome to Make Or Break Time, and tonight your contestants will be Arcade Fire, fresh from clearing a field at this summer’s Oxegen festival,... Artist page: Arcade Fire
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Debut albums so rarely come as complete as She Was Coloured In, the first effort from Irish electro duo Solar Bears that has had Ragged... Artist page:
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Tennessean Caitlin Rose first started making waves with her debut EP Dead Flowers, recorded in 2008 but only seeing release earlier this year. It saw her bring a distinctive, brash voice to the... Artist page:
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News, views and tunes
The rule is one gig per night in each city where a Ragged Words contributor calls home. Provided, of course, there’s a decent show on in town. Highlights for the coming seven days include Field Music’s jaunt around Ireland, Belfast’s Open House Festival and experienced heads like The Mountain Goats, Les Savy Fav (London) and The New Pornographers (Manchester) heading for the UK as well as big Ragged Words favourites Nurses.
Your local spot not mentioned below? Well...
Yes we know, it's Wednesday but this is merely to indicate that we're in the process of switching our weekly mix of the best new tunes kicking around to the start of the week just so we can help you through the five days that follow. We're just that nice...
This weeks lot features a few tracks you may have spotted on Stereogum's superb 40 Best New Bands of 2010 compilation last...
Gold Panda's highly anticipated debut album Lucky Shiner is due to be released through the Essex producer’s own NoTown Recordings imprint in the UK on October 11 and via Ghostly International across the pond a day...
