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Oscar

Oscar

Shack Oscar(Laurel)

  • Mar 4, 2000

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London W1 Social Bar

London W1 Social Bar

Hearing [B]'Streets Of Kenny'[/B] quiver to [B]John Head[/B]'s diabolic strumming and his elder brother's unadorned declamatory croon, it's a wonder the full-band version sounds as good as it does.

  • Jun 13, 1999

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Leeds Metropolitan University

Leeds Metropolitan University

As far as crossovers go, it's pretty impressive. You wouldn't think, somehow, that fans of [a]Les Rythmes Digitales[/a] retro-electro dazzle would also fancy [B]Coldplay's[/B] understated acoustics...

  • Jan 29, 2000

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HMS Fable

HMS Fable

In the latest tedious tabloid rush to demonise celebrity drug-taking, a couple of points have been wilfully ignored....

  • May 18, 1999

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Liverpool L2

Liverpool L2

Are there any other songwriters of our age who can wrench such fresh beauty, with so little cynicism, from such familiar ingredients?

  • Nov 11, 1999

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London W1 Notre Dame Hall

London W1 Notre Dame Hall

Poetic, touching and sublime, it contains the best set of songs since [a]Oasis[/a]' [B]'Definitely Maybe'[/B]...

  • Apr 7, 1999

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Shack  : Natalie's party

Shack : Natalie's party

It's crushing that four men in their 30s with nearly two decades' recording experience behind them are the most exciting, youthful and refreshing guitar group in the country right now

  • Aug 7, 1999

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