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Classic Compilation: The Divine Comedy – A Secret History: The Best of The Divine Comedy

There have been few compilations as well timed as A Secret History: The Best of The Divine Comedy. Released just as Neil Hannon was enjoying the apex of his commercial…

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Classic Compilation: Elvis Costello – The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years

Of course there are far more Elvis Costello compilations on the shelves than are strictly necessary, and given that throughout his lengthy and relatively productive career he has frequently thrown…

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Not Forgotten: Ween – The Mollusk

How much you enjoy Ween can often depend on how much you appreciate their regular explorations of bad taste. If you’re easily offended, then chances are, Ween generally aren’t for…

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Not Forgotten: The Bees – Octopus

There’s something heartening when you discover a band that’s obviously not part of a media-hyped ‘scene’. Released during a period where tie-rock, Brit-pop revivalists and Coldplay-clones still held sway here…

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Not Forgotten: The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Welcome to the Infant Freebase

Retro rock is a risky business, if you pay homage to your influences too closely you risk ending up in a creative cul-de-sac, when your fans don’t need to know…

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Not Forgotten: Supergrass – In It for the Money

I never really held out that much hope for Supergrass. To the untrained eye they appeared to spring from nowhere to unleash the chirpy (but not to the point of…

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Not Forgotten: Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea

Silver Jews are a band that I knew by name long before I heard a note of their music. Apparently they were originally associated with Pavement, and that was enough…

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Not Forgotten: Skunk Anansie – Stoosh

Skunk Anansie were one of those acts in the 90s that you couldn’t help but be aware of, particularly around the time of their second album, Stoosh. A punkish hard…

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Not Forgotten: Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

It’s fair to say that immediately prior to the release of Neon Bible, the music scene was working itself up into a frenzy over Arcade Fire, with their full length…

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Not Forgotten: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call

Released in early March 1997, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ The Boatman’s Call was received with a modest amount of fanfare, and was pretty much instantly embraced as one…

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