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  • Mull Historical Society
    The Lights

    " The Lights cannot fail to put a smile on your face" Fake DIY

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  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
    Logos

    " Standout track Logos is a deeply nostalgic elegy in which Gabriela’s percussive wizardry really shines through" AU Magazine

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  • The 2 Bears
    Church

    " Church is still arguably the best thing they’ve done ... it would thaw the edges of even the coldest of hearts" music OMH

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  • Porcelain Raft
    Backwords

    " The emotional centerpiece of the record is Backwords, a gorgeous, melancholy number. It’s a stunning, poignant track" The Line Of Best Fit

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  • First Aid Kit
    The Lion's Roar

    " The Lion's Roar is an epic tune ... an inspiring blend of marching drums, swirling woodwinds and heavy-handed piano chords, all reined in by the sisters’ gorgeous harmonies" Paste

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  • Django Django
    Waveforms

    " Waveforms flows with typical electro flourishes and polyrhythmic beats before climaxing with a stunning multi-harmony coda" music OMH

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  • Chairlift
    Ghost Tonight

    " The memorable point of Something is standout track Ghost Tonight. Polachek's vocal abilities are really something to marvel at" BPM

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  1. Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose

    Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

    Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose

    Debut album of indie folk from Newcastle singer-songwriter produced by Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode, Elbow)

     
  2. Le Voyage Dans La Lune

    Air

    Le Voyage Dans La Lune

    The ambient electronica duo's 7th album, inspired by the 1902 French film of the same name, the restored version of which they soundtracked

     
  3. Habits & Contradictions

    Schoolboy Q

    Habits & Contradictions

    Second release from the West Coast rapper and member of Kendrick Lamar's Black Hippy crew

     
  4. Kisses on the Bottom

    Paul McCartney

    Kisses on the Bottom

    Sir Paul ditches the guitar for his 35th post-Beatles album and finds inspiration in piano pop instead

     
  5. Paralytic Stalks

    Of Montreal

    Paralytic Stalks

    Album number eleven from the Georgia indie pop five-piece fronted by the extrovert Kevin Barnes

     
  6. Hospitality

    Hospitality

    Hospitality

    The debut album from an indie pop trio from Brooklyn, New York

     
  7. Plumb

    Field Music

    Plumb

    The Brewis brothers from Sunderland return with their fourth full-length album of alternative pop

     
  8. Ringo 2012

    Ringo Starr

    Ringo 2012

    The Beatles drummer and voice of Thomas the Tank releases a new album of melodic rock, the title referencing his most popular album, 1973's Ringo

     
  9. Blues Funeral

    Mark Lanegan Band

    Blues Funeral

    The former Screaming Trees frontman releases his first solo album since 2004, comprising of dark, alternative rock songs

     
  10. Rad Times Xpress IV

    Black Bananas

    Rad Times Xpress IV

    Lo-fi rock and roll and electro from Jennifer Herrema and her band, a new incarnation of what was once Royal Trux, and subsequently RTX

     
  11. Maverick Sabre

    Lonely Are the Brave

    Pop / soul / rap on the debut from the London-born, Ireland-raised singer-songwriter

     
  12. Imperial Teen

    Feel The Sound

    Fifth album from the long-standing San Francisco power pop quartet

     
  13. We Have Band

    Ternion

    Second album of dance rock and electro-pop from The London trio

     
  14. RM Hubbert

    Thirteen Lost & Found

    Second solo release from the Glasgow guitarist, also featuring an array of guest Scottish talent

     
  15. Darren Hayman

    January Songs

    The 31 songs each written, recorded and released every day in January 2011 by the indie rock singer-songwriter

     
  16. Alcest

    Les Voyages De L'Âme

    Third album of melodic black metal from the French group

     
  17. Lana Del Rey

    Born to Die

    Much anticipated debut from the NY pop singer-songwriter, teamed with a bunch of leading co-writers

     
  18. Errors

    Have Some Faith in Magic

    Electronica / prog / post-rock on the third album from the Glasgow quartet

     
  19. Dan Sartain

    Too Tough to Live

    Speed pop, lo-fi punk and fuzzy new wave on the 6th album from the Alabama retro rocker

     
  20. Portico Quartet

    Portico Quartet

    Third album from the London group, melding electronica, experimental jazz, dance and rock

     

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