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I'm James. I currently spend my time flitting between Leeds and rural North Yorkshire like a large human-shaped moth stuck directly in between two equally bright flames. I guess I'll settle at one when the mothy dust gets burned off my metaphorical wings.
I have a varying taste in music, from keyboard-led indie pop to hip-hop to electronica to metal as heavy as aircraft carriers. I especially like bands that combine all of these genres.
My top three animals are: 1. Pandas, 2. Sloths, 3. Pangolins. |
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| Latest Reviews By James |
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Annuals
- Be He Me
(Virgin)
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| Annuals are a six-piece indie rock band from North Carolina. They’ve recently supported Jarvis Cocker and Flaming Lips and also blew more well-established acts away at All Tomorrow’s Parties. But despite ticking all the right boxes for me, I hadn’t encountered anything by them until their single ‘Brother’ and, shortly after, the full length debut album Be He Me arrived on my doormat.... |
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Crescent
- Little Waves
(Fat Cat)
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| I’m informed that Bristol-based Crescent had their beginnings in the early Nineties as a lo-fi punk band. On the evidence of Little Waves, they couldn’t be currently positioned any further from that musical standpoint. ... |
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| Currently Listening To |
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Annuals
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Brother
My favourite song by a new band of this year.
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Max Richter
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Songs From Before
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A Silver Mt Zion
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This Is Our Punk Rock
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