12 Nov 2004

The Breakmakers
Something Without Me

unsigned/Everybody's

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We saw this lot live recently. There were briliant five part harmonies and A&Rs in abundance. Plus they can pen a pop tune as this opening track on their EP demonstrates. The band are based around singer/ songwriter Joe McDonnell (lovely voice) and his guitarist brother Sam, from Birkenhead.

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The Dawn Parade - The Underground

The Dawn Parade
The Underground

unsigned/Sugartown

Greg McDonald of The Dawn Parade is one of our favourite songwriters of the moment, in the mould of Mike...

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11 Nov 2004
Merril Bainbridge - For A Moment

Merril Bainbridge
For A Moment

Gotham/BMG Australia

Merril is best known for the excellent Mouth, an international hit in 1997. This is from her new album which...

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10 Nov 2004
The Dears - Lost In The Plot

The Dears
Lost In The Plot

Bella Union

No soundclip. We helped fuel the UK buzz on this band when we stumbled across them by accident at SXSW....

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09 Nov 2004
Mark Aston - All The Roads

Mark Aston
All The Roads

unsigned

We've been championing British singer songwriter Mark Aston for some time so it was gratifying to receive one of the...

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08 Nov 2004
Alexis Strum - Bad Haircut

Alexis Strum
Bad Haircut

Mercury

Great news from the Alexis Strum camp - she has signed with Mike Sault for records. We're delighted to hear...

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05 Nov 2004
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

Damien Rice
The Blower's Daughter

DRM/14th Floor

This was our first ever Record of the Week, gracing our magazine pilot issue way back when Damien was unsigned...

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04 Nov 2004
Bluelagoon - Break My Stride

Bluelagoon
Break My Stride

Sony (Germany)

Ace Of Base covered Matthew Wilder's excellent 1984 hit Break My Stride but didn't do it justice. Now Blue Lagoon...

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03 Nov 2004
Aeroplanes - This Is My Love

Aeroplanes
This Is My Love

unsigned

This stopped us in our tracks. What a voice - like hearing Liam Gallagher or Kelly Jones sing for the...

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02 Nov 2004
Rufus Wainwright - Oh What A World

Rufus Wainwright
Oh What A World

Dreamworks

People keep on talking about Rufus Wainwright's third album Want One, and rightly so - it's brilliant, as we've been...

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01 Nov 2004
The Radio - Remember Me Remember You

The Radio
Remember Me Remember You

Reekus (Ireland)

The Radio are the Flaming Lips morphed with a Phil Spector girl band. It's wildly ambitious and, on this track,...

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29 Oct 2004
Greenhaus - Higher Ground

Greenhaus
Higher Ground

unsigned

At first we thought Chris Morris had hijacked BBC London News but it turned out this had started playing through...

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28 Oct 2004
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

The Undertones
Teenage Kicks

Sanctuary

How could we run anything today but a tribute to John Peel? We’ll remember him as a music enthusiast without...

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27 Oct 2004
Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch

Uniting Nations
Out Of Touch

Gusto

We generally avoid featuring records we're involved with but here is one - our music editor JT manages the producers...

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26 Oct 2004
Aventura - Obsesión

Aventura
Obsesión

Hit Mania

We first supported this original version of Obsesión months ago, then again three weeks ago. Then we featured the 3rd...

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25 Oct 2004
Pauline Taylor - Didn't Notice

Pauline Taylor
Didn't Notice

unsigned

Yes, we are suckers for this kind of track but isn't it lovely, as Stevie Wonder once almost sang?...

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22 Oct 2004
Martha Wainwright - BMFA

Martha Wainwright
BMFA

Drowned In Sound

Alert: Swearing on this track. We love Kate & Anna McGarrigle. We adore Rufus Wainwright. We cherish Loudon Wainwright III. Yet...

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21 Oct 2004