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Adorable – Footnotes 92-94 (Best Of)
Cherry Red, 2008 8 out of 10 stars How does a band become a “favourite?” Some acts are found and then loved via recommendations from press, blogs, radio or friends. Some have an extensive back...
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The Monochrome Set – The Independent Singles Collection
Cherry Red, 2008 7.5 out of 10 stars England 1979 — punk was morphing into the more experimental post-punk and saw landmark releases from PiL, Gang of Four, The Cure, Joy Division and The Pop Group....
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Drop Nineteens – Delaware
Cherry Red, 1992 (2009) 7.5 out of 10 stars Looking back, it had to happen. The first wave of English shoegaze acts hit the States in early 1991, with Ride and My Bloody Valentine leading the charge....
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The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps / Wake Up!
Cherry Red, 2010 9 out of 10 stars Giant Steps was a colossal record for its time. Colossal. The music rags fell over themselves with platitudes for The Boo Radleys. It was the kind of worship that...
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Slowdive – Just For A Day / Souvlaki / Pygmalion
In the 15 years since their demise, Slowdive are still best known for spearheading the short-lived and maligned ‘shoegaze’ trend by the UK press. Initially celebrated, they were quickly shot down and...
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Sleeper – Smart / The It Girl
Cherry Red, 1995 7 out of 10 stars “Another female-fronted band“. With those words sported on a t-shirt for a Sleeper photo-shoot circa 1995, Essex-born Louise Wener contrived to take on lazy musical...
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Peter Murphy – Should The World Fail To Fall Apart
Cherry Red, 2011 5 out of 10 stars While the other three members forged on with nary a breath to contemplate what lay behind them, it took the ex-Bauhaus frontman 3 long years to record his first solo...
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