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BELL X1 – Bloodless Coup (ADA/Warner)

The sound is less organic than that of previous albums and for and many Bell X1 are still an undiscovered treasure waiting to be found

Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells – Everything’s Getting Older

A charming and a jarring surprise to find that this collaboration strikes a chord very quickly and is as engaging as it is disarming from start to end

Mother Mother – Eureka (Last Gang Records)

The lyrics are where the real truth to the songs lie, and author Ryan Guldemond?s words are stark with barely a hint of a cover-up

Okkervil River – I Am Very Far (Jagjaguwar)

They have undoubtedly put the hard yards in, so should they start to reap the benefits?

Alexi Murdoch – Towards The Sun (City Slang)

Alexi Murdoch is an unlikely superstar, but just a few years ago he was knocking on the door of stardom like a shy child asking next door for his ball back.

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Bella Union)

The success story that has followed Fleet Foxes around since their debut in 2008 meant that interest in their follow-up was always going to be rife

tUnE YaRdS – w h o k i l l (4AD)

What is clear is that Tune-Yards aren’t trying to be the new anybody. If anything, what they’ve succeed in doing is becoming the new Tune-Yards

Mother Mother – The Stand/Simply Simple

Mother Mother are set to bring some quirky indie cool past the shores of the Atlantic

The Computers – This Is The Computers (One Little Indian)

Musically, ‘This Is The Computers’ is a real indie rock ‘n’ roll blues stomp fused with explosions of power, angst and a touch of soul

Big Deal – Talk (Moshi Moshi)

Listening to bands like Big Deal, you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s all starting to sound a bit too familiar.