Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Ocean Colour Scene

  North Atlantic Drift

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  On their last release, Mechanical Wonder, it sounded like England’s Ocean Colour Scene were running out of steam. Their musical talents and...

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  The Coast

  The Coast

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  This six-song EP is an impressive step for Toronto’s the Coast. Following up on their 2004 debut EP Take a Walk Outside, this quartet prove...

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  DK7

  Disarmed

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  A full album of music by wunderkind Swedish electro/techno producer Jesper Dahlback is certainly an exciting prospect. Dahlback’s remixes h...

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  Various

  Once Upon a Time in Wigan – Volume 2

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  There are plenty of excellent Northern soul compilations floating out there already, so coming up with a new package is a tough challenge....

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  Andy Bell

  Electric Blue

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Having firmly established himself as a pop star thanks to being half of Erasure, it’s not terribly surprising that after 20 years of workin...

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  Lucy Show

  Mania

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Re-issues can be a beautiful thing, especially when they draw attention to long-forgotten works of brilliance like this. Originally release...

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  Voxtrot

  Raised By Wolves EP

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Here’s a superb debut release from the musically fertile ground of Austin, TX, which has given us some more outstanding guitar pop in the f...

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  Sparrow

  The Early Years

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Not exactly an accurate title, since this is the latest bunch of songs from Jason Zumpano, formerly of the band that bore his name that he...