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1983
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"Super sonic sounds delivered perfectly in a noisy, industrial and aggressive outfit from the Iceland-based Australian musician Ben Frost. The sweaty club-version of Tim Hecker's Virgins from last year. Whereas Tim Hecker's album was the lucid mist before the storm, this is the roaring storm. Lovi..."  [+]  Reply
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2014
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"One of the most underrated debut albums ever. How many other songwriters make such a mature and fully formed record like this first time round . There's hints of Randy Newman and Tom Waits here, but it's mostly unique to Wainwright himself. Foolish love, is a stunning opener, and it's the first o..."  [+]  Reply
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1998
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2006
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1997
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2010
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2016
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1993
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"Album Rating: 86.00 (344/4) Maruja (CW - UK - Apr 24) - Connla's Well 26.04.2024 More psychedelic-jazz-rock from the banks of the muddy Medlock. It's more mature than the 2023 EP 'Knocknarea' but doesn't quite reach that level, other than on the powerful 'The Invisible Man'. 1.Maruja (CW - UK - A..."  [+]  Reply
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2024
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2008
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