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OJ Law 'Yesterday is a Distant Dream'
Thoroughly steeped in the sun-drenched spirit of 1960s California.
Chairlift 'Something'
Most of the tunes luxuriate in vintage-synth textures in a way radio hits tend not to.
Lana Del Rey 'Born to Die'
Del Rey's debut definitely needs a re-edit, but she’s still a promising prospect.
Ferns 'Fairweather Friends'
The perfect soundtrack to Malaysia's sleepy summers (if we had summers).
The Black Keys 'El Camino'
Something tender turns into a brutal and brilliant maelstrom of hard-hitting beats.
Jamie Woon's 'Mirrorwriting'
Layering sounds and styles in the way that only a musician armed with a laptop could.
Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto'
Not every Coldplay song needs a raft of codanthemic ‘oooh-oohs’.
Björk’s 'Biophilia'
Her booming pipes are front and centre, set against her least cluttered arrangements yet.
Foster the People 'Torches'
The album has plenty to offer, mostly in a fizzily fun, indie-pop vein.
Red Hot Chili Peppers 'I'm With You'
Album ten is less immediate and gently proggy.




