Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Quinzy

  Please Baby Please Baby Baby Baby Please

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

  To put it simply, this three-piece from Winnipeg play indie rock with balls. Their debut album is loaded with catchy guitar hooks and dense...

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  Revolver Modele

  Discotheque Crypt

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

  It’s a tricky thing being in a ’80s style band these days. On the one side, you could be pigeonholed with other post-punk/new wave revivali...

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  Xrayok

  Like Life

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

  This six-song CD is the second release from Arizona’s xrayok, and taking an educated guess after hearing their dark rock style, it’s likely...

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  Clearlake

  Amber

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  Brighton, England’s Clearlake have gone well beyond their staple Britpop beginnings and turned up the heat significantly on Amber, their th...

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  Hinterland

  The Picture Plane

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  Vancouver’s Hinterland are back with their second album, which blends tones of new wave rock with a haze of dream pop. Utilising varied ins...

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  Magnet

  The Tourniquet

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  Essentially the work of Bergen, Norway’s singer-songwriter Even Johansen, Magnet’s latest release (his second in North America), is a rare...

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  Richard Ashcroft

  Keys to the World

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

  After dropping off the radar for a while, former Verve front-man Richard Ashcroft is back with his third solo album, which bears a bolder,...

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  Jens Lekman

  Oh You're So Silent Jens

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

  Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman has developed quite a following for a guy who is happy to sing matter-of-factly about either trivial or seri...