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Everything Everything

Man Alive (Geffen)

I feel way more accomplished and find it so much more satisfying writing about things that I genuinely enjoy, rather than painstakingly searching for good points in - or slagging off - things that don’t inspire me.



Sky Larkin

The Golden Spike (Wichita)

Debut single ‘Fossil, I’ is the first of thirteen fairly enjoyable Sky Larkin creations on their debut album. But this is probably the kind of record that transforms from ‘fairly enjoyable’ to ‘immense’



Les Cox (Sportifs)

Scheiß Mit Reis (Sea)

Going on first impressions, the debut album from Newcastle’s Les Cox (Sportifs) is a bit like the initial disappointment felt when removing the sleeve from a ready meal.



Various Predestination artists

Premeditation vol. 3 (Predestination)

At a mere £3, and serving as an introduction to 23 bands, it seems almost ungrateful to say anything bad about Premeditation Records’ third label sampler. However, this compilation suffers from a fairly major flaw - a lot of the bands sound awfully similar.



Muchuu

Adventure We Go (Kii Music)

Brother and sister duo, Muchuu, were once described as being “like the Ting Tings’ more experimental kid siblings”.