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CD / Ant / A Long Way To Blow A Kiss / Fortune &
Glory
Ant (Antony Harding) is Hefner's drummer and a songsmith in his own
right. His voice is quite fragile compared to Darren's, but it goes well
with his stories. He has a just in tune, borderline endearing way of singing,
which fits in with his naturalistic, homemade pop.
[read more] ---Tina Glyptis
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7" / The Buff Medways / "Troubled Mind"
b-w "Leave My Kitten Alone" / Transcopic Records
The Medways refuse to be written off as the nostalgic project of a washed-up
pub rocker. In fact, I even prefer the Medways' version of "Troubled
Mind " to Thee Headcoats' "Troubled Times."
[read more] ---Andrew Culler
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CD / various / Misery Loves Company / Ersatz Audio
Generally Eighties electro, in its quirkiness and poppiness, seems like
a throwback to bygone, happier times. Oppositely, Misery Loves Company
is a kind of desperate dancefloor invitation
[read more] ---Donny Mahoney
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CD / various / Tech-Pop: 21st Century Electro and New Wave
/ Ministry Of Sound
20 track electroclash compilation with some obvious choices and some
desirable new finds
[read more] ---Patrick Rands
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CD / Thor's Hammer / From Keflavik, ...with love / Big
Beat Records
The Icelandic Beatles. that's what they were called in their native
country and by the handful of people outside of Iceland who were lucky
enough to have seen them perform.
[read more] ---Pip
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