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Friday 6th April 2012
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The Nuns
Singing Adams
Y Niwl
Colours
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On Our iPod

Golden Grrrls - New Pop 7”

Chris Devotion & The Expectations - Amalgamation & Capital (album)

Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester (album)

Throwing Up - Mother Knows Best 7”

Howling Wolf - Complete Chess Masters 1951-60

The Ketamines - A Rotten Bond/1 Yr (from Oddbox Singles Club Pt 2)

Cardinal - Hymns (album)

Proper Ornaments - Taking the Gamble Out of Buying 12”

Darren Hayman - January Songs (album)

Various: Marshall Teller EP 12”

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Album Review

The Lodger
Grown-Ups Angular Recording Corporation

Article written by Paul M - Jun 16, 2007

Britpop is unfairly derided these days as a lightweight musical extension of Blair’s Cool Britannia cultural charade. While certainly the political smoke and mirrors of the time blinded us to the deficiencies of much that we briefly celebrated (I’m looking at you in particular, Ashcroft), there was equally a lot of quality and it’s the instant hooks and jaunty melodies coupled with delightfully bitter lyrics of the ‘movement’ that Leeds’ bedsit outfit The Lodger reflect. Effectively a round-up of their limited releases to date, this is a cracking collection of bouncy toe tapping tunes, recalling the works of many English pop masters, most particularly the Smiths, Housemartins, Pulp and the Wedding Present. Assuredly more Kinks than Kingmaker, it’s a treasure trove that could have been buried ten years. Make sure you dig it up.

Links:
http://www.thelodger.net/