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Écailles De Lune
Alcest
Écailles De Lune finds much of its strength in the distance between its gentlest and most forceful music. Alcest use soft singing and flowing guitar lines to create a sense of…
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Vol. II
Hurt
Vol. II develops the quieter side of Hurt without losing the tension that gives their heavy rock its character. The arrangements have more room, and the acoustic instruments f…
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Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator brings Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks together in a band large enough to give their songs plenty of colour. The eleven-piece group includes horns, keyboards and two…
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Crooked Tree
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Crooked Tree puts Molly Tuttle's guitar playing inside a bluegrass record that values songs as much as instrumental skill. The fast exchanges and clear harmonies are impressiv…
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Blak and Blu
Gary Clark Jr.
Blak and Blu gives Gary Clark Jr. room to show how many ways he can approach a song. His major-label debut has the force of blues rock, but it also makes space for soul, funk …
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The Dark Pool
Thornhill
The Dark Pool places a strong voice at the centre of Thornhill's atmospheric metalcore. The guitars have plenty of weight, but the band's interest in cleaner melody gives the …
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Going Blank Again
Ride
Going Blank Again gives Ride's layered guitars a brighter and more openly melodic setting. The music still has considerable weight, but the band sound more comfortable bringin…
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Moonmadness
Camel
Moonmadness gives Camel's progressive rock a particularly atmospheric setting. Layered guitar and keyboards create a broad, open sound, while the songs move between quiet melo…
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From the Bird’s Cage
HRVRD
From the Bird's Cage puts atmosphere at the centre of HRVRD's indie rock. The guitars often create a soft, spacious setting, while bass, drums and quieter instrumental details…
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Chrome
Catherine Wheel
Chrome gives Catherine Wheel's guitar music a harder, more direct shape. The melodies remain important, but the playing has greater force and the arrangements leave less behin…
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Lover’s Game
The War and Treaty
Lover's Game brings The War and Treaty's country, soul and gospel influences into a polished, strongly sung collection. Michael and Tanya Trotter can give a large ballad plent…
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Someone Here Is Missing
The Pineapple Thief
Someone Here Is Missing brings a more forceful guitar attack and a stronger electronic presence to The Pineapple Thief's melodic rock. Bruce Soord's voice remains fragile and …
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Asheran
DVNE
Asheran gives Dvne's heavy music an unusually strong sense of connection. Thick riffs, melodic guitar lines and contrasting voices move through long arrangements, but the chan…
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Lamentations
American Aquarium
Lamentations asks hard questions, but American Aquarium give the writing enough musical force to keep it from feeling like a lecture. BJ Barham's voice sounds worn and direct,…
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American Recordings
Johnny Cash
American Recordings puts Johnny Cash's voice in a setting that makes its force difficult to miss. With little more than acoustic guitar around him, the songs depend on the wei…
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Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Ashley McBryde
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville builds a country album around a small fictional town and the people who live there. McBryde shares the singing with a group of collaborator…
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Signs
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Signs places Susan Tedeschi's singing at the centre of a band with plenty of other strengths. Tedeschi Trucks Band still have the horns, keyboards and guitar detail that make …
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Gnosis
Russian Circles
Gnosis puts Russian Circles' heaviest instincts close to the surface. The instrumental trio still leave room for melody, but the guitars and bass spend much of the record pres…
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Title of Record
Filter
Title of Record gives Filter's heavy guitar sound more room to change. Richard Patrick still uses a harsh vocal attack, and the industrial elements remain easy to recognise, b…
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Feast of Love
Pity Sex
Feast of Love brings a direct melodic appeal to Pity Sex's noisy guitar sound. The band surround their songs with warm distortion and hazy feedback, but the melodies remain im…
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Pool Kids
Pool Kids
Pool Kids bring strong melodies and intricate playing together on their second album. The guitars and drums can be busy, but the arrangements keep Christine Goodwyne's voice c…
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Living Proof
Drain
Living Proof keeps Drain's heavy hardcore concise and energetic while allowing a few useful changes of direction. The fast guitar playing and substantial breakdowns remain cen…
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One Drop of Truth
The Wood Brothers
One Drop of Truth finds The Wood Brothers moving comfortably between blues, folk, country and soul. The playing has an easy rhythm, but the songs have enough changes in mood t…
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Tomorrow Is My Turn
Rhiannon Giddens
Tomorrow Is My Turn brings together folk, blues, country and gospel through the strength of one voice. Rhiannon Giddens treats these songs as material with something left to s…
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