Not Forgotten: The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
From the first press they received here in the UK, it’s fair to say that The White Stripes came across as gimmicky as hell. Allegedly brother and sister, the garage…
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Classic Album (Glastonbury 2016 Special Pt4): Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Has there been any other band that have endured such a prolonged kicking by the cool kids as Coldplay over the last decade? On one hand, they are a hugely…
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Not Forgotten: Edwyn Collins – Doctor Syntax
Released several years after the splendidly varied I’m Not Following You, and years after the wave of interest caused by “A Girl Like You” had long since dissipated, Doctor Syntax…
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Not Forgotten – The Waterboys
Quite where Mike Scott the solo artist starts and The Waterboys as a band begins has fluctuated over the years, which is in its own way oddly fitting, given the…
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Not Forgotten: Regina Spektor – Far
Originally best known for her association with the then so-hip-they’ll-inevitably-fall-flat-on-their-faces The Strokes, Regina Spektor managed to forge her own path with her singular brand of indie-rock. Soviet Kitsch had gone…
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Not Forgotten: Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
Sometimes you hear a song in your youth for the first time and you realise that it will go on to define your generation. You don’t even have to like…
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Not Forgotten: Elliott Smith – XO
Like most people, I became familiar with Elliott Smith following his appearance at the Oscars a few years back. I picked up a single and was impressed enough by it…
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Not Forgotten: The Divine Comedy – Casanova
Released during a time when a generation were generally in thrall to the simple pleasures of Britpop, were pilled-up moon-eyed dancers, or still moping around listening to American angst merchants,…
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Not Forgotten: Half Man Half Biscuit – Some Call it Godcore
Although it has remained one of their least celebrated albums, Some Call It Godcore occupies an important part in the Half Man Half Biscuit discography. You see, HMHB are almost…
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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Lil’ Beethoven
Having comprehensively out smarted Roxy Music with their art pop in the mid-70s, and proved you could be an influential synth pioneer and still have a sense of fun by…
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