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REVIEW: Wild Nothing – ‘Indigo’ (Captured Tracks)

Jack Tatum’s fifth Wild Nothing album ‘Indigo’ sees him revisit themes from his 2010 debut, and is a mature take on ’80s-influenced pop.

REVIEW: Mac DeMarco – ‘This Old Dog’ (Captured Tracks)

Mac DeMarco is one of the greatest crafters of the love song working today, as exemplified on his mellow third album ‘This Old Dog’.

REVIEW: DIIV – ‘Is The Is Are’ (Captured Tracks)

by Matthew Langham It’s been a frustratingly long wait for DIIV’s follow-up album to their 2012 debut Oshin. In the time that has passed a lot has happened to the quintet, inclusive of but not limited to drug busts, addiction and rehab cycles and multiple failed recording sessions. It seems that lead singer Zachary Cole Smith’s heroin addiction is replicating that of his musical hero, Kurt Cobain.