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Jo‘EL HARRISON

Free Country 0... 0 COSMo VITELLI 2-. . : i /; .,‘, (c ,p hcr‘vr _), .. . . ,.l , .l’l, ‘, , J ,I ‘P Clean T:1"’k Win" (1‘61, . ‘v‘ I.‘:. L1, I I ' . i' ' 0' " ' 2 I ' ' i I I 1'}' I ' ' i’ :3 ’. I ';-t t' I r v" ' ‘r ; gv; "{ .,. . .1, _. I: f. l I .' "'y‘": D" ’,é,' '6 H i ; ,g i -‘ . - . . ., 1:2'” '. " 1.."70. "" A t““') "k I :&)| \)/II\ p 1‘ _ O! " "' ' 2/28 ALLIANCE

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Wrecks from the Hope in Little Things

(id't't'enywti‘at :13}? I Highway 3.; a; .... You've gotta have a lot of gall to call yOur band ""‘lj’,f)('t ‘t'a'2 t‘:,2‘a' ,2 :maa'. ‘2. “my ,-_1 ... The Debut Single »- either that or you have m,- w-z'uitze amorimt; wr' t‘) something of a suicidal career trajectory. ‘Birth 'l‘n'. y ttYT’} "2<2<;'2f~, :2” ,vtzuatu 2 2 of the Machine ioWii label .0. ). however, if) fur“, '."‘ is a: t 2 f "2 betiays a complex if slightly portentous talent: 2 ar- '2 araiazit any, at gz’t. «w: i‘ haunting, hypnotic, classmal athiospherics Vie €3X1)‘1‘""‘7"°.f;fill/l 2. (2' y'.’ 'i'f'. l 2 toi space With some quirky. low-key vocals: fro/Jot." each few-n :2 t:.2 '. .06) air ' ' l"

this is pleasing and blessedly shod. ‘Too Drunk .w‘, ’2“r,-w_:'2t urn: 'St my; 2'2 w: Kin, to Fight' tioiii Parka (demo 0... l may Htl"'f)’)""_5 guests i '<:. T$"‘i(,"\ "g; :«xvt: sound like Bob Dylan haying an argument With fltluilé: ’Lu."(;"'. “Lilit'irfft'fi an: Sirius“; Paul Weller iii the middle of a scooter rally but :s-f:"%;at.::" Nu'a" \Jc'w; 12‘2": 'a'a: v.2, iii/2a! it's last and tuiious and it's about as accurate a 45'. a" at: :,:;t2.<;-'<:<l 2:22;:2tt, "zak 2v; X 3‘6: au- ‘.‘.s,~,: , . m 3

take on the likes of mod legends the Merton "';:;<:‘_. .'..'1‘:"f;"(?:;li(t (I;2€;‘.."<_2 a «r tua '7'," . 21' at: hit xii-«1' err [A 2 . w, Parkas as I can iecall -- this Edinburgh four- .'t’.i;2 a ~ '2 'i k ;.w flu» '~ ~‘ nip: w v- .. .-- 1 1- .. z .— .- 2' ' piece piove to be something of a refreshing 122+»li'~<:' a“: ‘lwiw:2:n<-t- 2'2 f" :. < f u'. .t. 2 2 '. E 2' 2 .2 2' ,E l '. tonic. ‘(3abasa' (Domino 0 lti'oiii the ‘.'.a°.;' . L22“ :s'. ll't (lame.- natw t_ an" : . '2 .‘a'f " : '_. . " :'. 2 ' ' v usually reliable Max Tundra is taking the piss aw: 311x42“ :2: in. 2 -°. :1.’: 2-:2 t"; 2 '2 '.'- 2 ' with some annOying tWinkle-twuikle sampling. BMW. ‘.'."_-':2. 2:2“. ,:2‘ at a. xix 2‘ '."-_- ‘i.°.t.'-' Xv-w a . r " .- . -v v ' . Mercury Tilt Switch are getting a lot of .-..;.':2 if liait Hum :a'i". [ll 12 2o: 1 2 .2 v 2/ i- ' attention at the moment With comparisons Wat“ mow nethw ;a" \"‘.t',7 a I t2 .- - 2 2'2 " 2 'w 2'

made to . . . Trail of Dead and At the Drive-In. I Hit/6' 2:, max. Fm: .' rs v 2', . ._ 2 i . .-.

Shame then that their new single ‘Radar ..

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yawn, hardly representative of this interesting 8in gm“ ... :rea. .<; 4:22;; 7'(,‘lY‘ t’» 2: :w -v '2 -v --

band. Franz Ferdinand are lronted by a Mark :;:;~2.,-f'x~.; w,- Ai's, ix x 2' ,2. ., 2. ' .

E Smith soundalike who is big on the Glasgow ' any »‘\is:,. E; 2 u M " - 2 2 '- 2' '

Art School Circuit. which makes y0u want to \r’ Tt: i: w- 2 i-xt ' ' ' 2 - I «' 2 2 i' 2 '. 2 i

hate him. but his demo ‘Darts of Pleasure' "aw i 2 ’2‘ " i 2 2- ' ' f 2 2 ' .' '

(own label 0... ) is a gloriously lean brew of 2 '2 2 .' ’2 . -' '- 2 " ' ' 2 . '

dark pretensions and driVing bass. Meanwhile. l w 2 . 2- '3 2 . 2 r. . «2 z ' .2 2 .

Smackvan's 'EVil Entering EP' (Sans-Culottes " t u t'. ' ' « : 2 2 . - ' 2 . ' 2 ' " ' ' i

.000 l is so very strange. it's like a flat-lined 2 2 r- ~ '.~ ' ' t 2 i ' . . ' z 2 2 °

migraine: slow. haunting and touched With a 9: 2o - , ° " 2 . 2 r 2 ' : t 2 2' ' i'

madness in its blood. a ;, ,2 y I . ; ;i g ,; - , , g , Hom Glasgow How to Swim's 'Cherry ,1. : t » , « ' ° ' ' 1 ' ' '

Moon' (demo 0... iis badly recorded but a: 2‘»: at r: a. , . , . . 2 " ' H " ' ; ‘I 1 ' there is ’l deIiCious. sweet 888 st le arod g ~2g.y,.;.; 1"‘(' -: ,«~ «3 V: " " y : 3 22- . . 2:. - ' w c _ V 9‘ V CERTAINLY, SIR : . .r. i ' 90mg on here that \Norkb OH dllhOSt every IOVBL film-Lin“: '35,. iv, [Lhasa Mugic _. .21.: 2 2 God bless Torqamada: part 0098 D'AmOUV- ' «3" '~"‘-‘ “"2?” s", ,2' COO t 1 ; .

ait Ramones. but ou can't hel) feeling the mt: :, 2': u. w: a H i if ' , 2 2w ' 2 ' t ' '2 pst wanm be ACDyC and their‘live shoJ 'y ~ v r~ 2‘ 22 " 2 2" 2 2 '2 Iii-FOUNDATION " - " 2 "2 “L ( . (, [nit ,rtf . :LJ [\2 _. .r_i ,. A n, it .v '- u it. - '

supposed to be a scream. “Shout at the Dewl' '2 ‘. ‘2 2w 2 it .. 2:2- -- .V: t“. ,: ....

(Own label 0... ii‘Ocks - it's more fun than : '1 gamut-u m ; ;' i r ' I“, : 1 .2 . ' .

watching a rat eat its way out of your father's hymn-m a‘. . 2 2 . . 2 ' ' 2 . 2 top hat on ydur sistei‘s wedding day. l '2 ti/tiuwwnt- '2 '--:,--.i'. «w =12 2 w

VAn'ious ' Pure Drum & Bass 2 a 000

Bonobo's ‘Pick Up' (Ninia Tune 0”. l is a ‘f' '2 ' a 5-12.: : w: 2t 2.;- damn funky piece of flute and breaks magic u 2 -_L w :_ i I - 2 but the Single of the Fortnight has to go to 1-in-2 2 2 ~: ,'°. :2 2, ~:

Dr Honda tor 'Calilomia' (Tuesday 0.“). . 2 2. au- "

the title track from their supreme new three- "~ w: q: in . _. ;' tiack ten-incher. It's so dreamy and warm, the t ~; pygmy I ,‘- . ; .,, i I, , I :1, , , stench of west coast long-blade grass and old I" :: 2' 2-: “ran 2' f" :'~ ~. .-.;:~ '-- u‘ ' : w 27 Carmel reCOrds almost watts off the stereo. f" liti""i‘= “2'99 " 31'. " ,1. ' 55:22 9-2420 Lax-’3} '2 ' ." 2942:2318 (Paul Dale) .t‘Jgib ’29“ “5‘31"”. ’2', '.".'i: 12:7. ‘- " if," ":1, .°,-':, "52C '2' ’2 .‘z' ‘5, V, 1/20“, \‘ ' " 1"“ “\2 "‘ I " 1‘ ":1 meant " w '2 .' ’2 w; ,' 'yfi', T" Asl' "‘w 2 ' 'r' 2 « 7/2 2" r2 2 , p 2

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