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FRESH Indie

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Russ Litten: 50 Songs I Love

The Fall, Toots & Maytals, Shack, The Supremes and more feature in this barnstorming list of floor fillers and head shrinkers...

2 Comments Russ Litten

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Peace Off: Why The Latest Indie Darlings' Debut Isn't Much Cop

Much has been expected of the debut from the Brum boys, but they have done little to justify the hype...

Adam Steiner

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Can Suede’s Dog Man Star Stand The Test of Time?

With Suede’s first new album in over a decade out this week, we look back at their critically acclaimed album Dog Man Star to see if it stands the test of time...

3 Jon Cronshaw

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Small Apartments: A Swiss Comedy With A Whole Lot Of Heart

Jonas Åkerlund's latest film is a venture into indie comedy. With Matt Lucas along for the ride could this be his defining work?

Mark O'Connell

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Do Believe The Hype: Palma Violet's Debut Is A Punk Classic

Forget what you've heard and give in to the South East London boys winning hearts across the country...

5 Fiona Evans

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Laura - Bat For Lashes: 5 Songs That Make Me Cry

Tom Waits, The National and Bat For Lashes have all had me bawling over the years...

4 David Hillier

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Fiction's Guide To Their Favourite UK Museums

They've got a reputation for smart pop, so are well placed to comment on the best British centres of learning...

Fiction

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5 Reasons Theme Park's Debut Is A Disjointed Affair

The indie-bop whippersnappers have been hyped to the hills for a while, but unfortunately the album doesn't quite deliver...

3 Fiona Evans

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The Brits: Why Do People Hate Mumford And Sons?

They've sold millions of albums and got the Americans onside. Now they just need to win back their fans over here...

33 David Hillier

Tom Milsom: Psychedelic Pop To Melt Away The Winter Blues

Tom Milson has just released 'Take Me Out', the first single from his upcoming album, 'Organs'. Here's why it, and he, will blow your mind...

3 Comments Fearghal Duggan

The Lesser Known Members Of Rock's 27 Club

We know all about Cobain, Hendrix, Morrison et al, but there's a flurry of other musicians that checked out at the ...

6 Comments Martin Appleby

Why I Love Eels

They're admired the world over for their twinning of joy and misery, and my feelings about this band will always ru...

5 Comments Jack Machin

Frightened Rabbit Interviewed: "Songwriting Is A Dark And Twisted Process"

The much-loved Scottish rockers are just about to release their first album on a major, but they won't let you beli...

Chris Barrett

King Krule: The Voice of Jah City

With his recent release of new single "Octopus" we take a look at this dishevelled 17-year-old singer/songwriter, w...

8 Comments Felix Clarke

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Five Female Artists To Rule Rock N' Roll in 2013

2013 will see a clutch of ladies rising to the fore. Here's the five that'll have you tripping over your Red Stripe...

2 David Hillier

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Tim Booth: 50 Songs I Love

From Cohen to Eno, via Gun Club, the James frontman proves he is a man of impeccable taste...

6 Tim Booth

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Yo La Tengo: Your Favourite Band's Favourite Band

They are hailed as indie darlings the world over, and their new album only solidifies this status...

1 Sam Diss

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Fairytale Of What? 5 Great Alternative Christmas Anthems

We all know The Pogues, Slade, Cliff and Wizzard, but there's a million other ace Yuletide tracks out there. Check out this rundown of the best....

0 Andy VP

5 Reasons Nick Cave Is
The Greatest

He'll make sure God is always in the House and is the living embodiment of artistic integrity. First of all, though, let's talk about that 'tache...

Dan Swinhoe

6 Anthems For Asthmatics

The latest track from Foals, "Inhaler" is an anthem, a rallying cry for the wheezy ones. Here's five more cough-cou...

Adam Kay

Gene's Martin Rossiter Interviewed: "Pulp And Blur Can F*ck Off To Butlins"

The enigmatic frontman always hated being bundled in with the Britpop bands, but not as much as he hates them all r...

Jon Wilde

The Music You Need To Get This Xmas: ST's Top Albums Of 2012

It's been a cracking year for the album with Richard Hawley, Lana del Rey and Frank Ocean releasing epics so if you...

David Hillier

Mercury Music Prize Winners Alt-J: "We Can't Believe People Like Our Songs"

Alt-J, the band that cannot be pigeon-holed, speak on performing live, touring the world, their love of triangles a...

4 Comments Tom Midlane

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Jake Bugg: The Council Estate Dylan Who Just Topped The Charts

Teenage singer-songwriter Jake Bugg channels Bob Dylan to create powerful, exciting music, driven by a desire to escape from the estate he grew u...

21 Joe Mardon

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Echo Restless: Our First Glorious Experience Of Independent Film-Making

Five guys, one old post van, and more Asda value beer than I care to mention. This is the story of how we made our first feature film, and how yo...

Harry Harris

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So Much More Than A Pretty Face - Bat For Lashes Releases First Track From New Album

She might be naked on the cover of her new album, but it's the song that she's just released that should be getting your attention

2 Sabotage

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Bloc Party's Comeback Single 'Octopus' Reviewed

After a couple of years on hiatus, Bloc Party have returned with a new single. But does it match up to their early, high-velocity indie hits?

0 David D

Pop Is Eating Itself. Why Are We Paying To Consume What It Spits Back Out?

The music industry's obsession with its own history is getting ridiculous. Reunion tours, halls of fame, dead peopl...

21 Comments Sophie Thomsett

Album Review: The Cribs - In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull

The new album from the Wakefield boys is their first since Johnny Marr left, and it is a return to the tin-can rock...

Daniel Pearson

Bombay Bicycle Club Live @ Belfast's Mandela Hall

BBC have slowly grown into something approaching UK indie staples, but would they deliver on the Belfast leg of the...

Chris Heaney

Black People Can Like Indie Music Too

If you're black everybody expects you to be bang into reggae, R'n'B and hip-hop. I am but I love indie guitar too a...

8 Comments Lynda Cowell

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Sod The Brits: Here's Four New UK Bands You Need In Your Life

As ever the Brits was shown up as a night out for the dinosaurs and divas. Ignore it and check out the quartet of British bands kicking up a very enjoyable racket...

David Hillier

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Look Out For Summer Camp: The Beautiful Band Who Play In Crypts

Andrew Willis and his "Sunderland bred cohort" check out Summer Camp in the depths of Guildford's Crypt Bar. Turns out they can function without a synth after all, and bloody well too.

Andrew Willis

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An Audience With The Little Comets

Talented. Catchy. Great live. Small enough to tell you mates 'I told you so' when they hit stardom. Sabotage Times meets Little Comets, the rising Geordie band that tick all the boxes.

Will Dalton

Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto: Catchier Than Cholera

Once upon a time I hated Coldplay, but their latest album 'Mylo Xyloto' contains a brand of non-X-Factor pop that I...

8 Comments Rich Melville

Liam Gallagher And Four Singers To Make Bloc Party More Interesting

Kele Okereke has finally called time on his career with Bloc Party. The band have promised to carry on however, and...

5 Comments Daniel Sandison

The Vaccines Interviewed: We Were Schooled By Arctic Monkeys

Freddie from The Vaccines on being the busiest touring band in the world, stealing music and why he couldn't give a...

Gary Evans

The Greatest Record I Ever Heard: Man of Few Syllables by Big Flame

NME single of the week, Peel favourite, top ten indie hit: for all that, sales of little more than 3000 copies worl...

3 Comments Dave Parsons