Articles by Michael Edwards

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  The Phoenix Foundation

  Fandango

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2013

  The Phoenix Foundation didn't make many waves outside their native New Zealand until their 2011 album, Buffalo, arrived on the scene. But r...

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  Kisses

  Kids in L.A.

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2013

  Californian real-life couple Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson must be very happy together, because the music they make under the guise of Ki...

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  Dutch Uncles

  Out of Touch in the Wild

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2013

  The UK is currently awash with bands making smarter pop music, such as Django Django and alt-J, who won last year's Mercury Music Prize for...

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  Lorna

  Heart of Wire

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2013

  To say that English act Lorna have managed to fly under the radar would be an understatement, as the release of their fourth album has been...

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  Golden Grrrls

  Golden Grrrls

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2013

  Glasgow's Golden Grrrls are the latest band to keep the fine tradition of Scottish indie-pop alive with their quite literal take on the glo...

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  Mount Moriah

  Miracle Temple

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2013

  Now that Mount Moriah have found themselves on their home state's premier indie label, there's a very good chance they'll turn quite a few...

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  Bettie Serveert

  Oh Mayhem

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2013

  The problem with a band as consistent as Bettie Serveert is that their albums start to blend together. It isn't that they all sound the sam...

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  Lost Animal

  Ex Tropical

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2013

  While it's only reaching North American shores officially now, Lost Animal's debut, Ex Tropical, has already been showered with "Best Album...