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Editors
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Helen Clarke
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Tom Smith on working alone, being cast as a dark lord and why Lady GaGa's music makes him want to kill himself.
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The Hidden Cameras
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Darren Harvey
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Joel Gibb on lyrical expectations, knowing audiences, men who look like him and the endless possibilities of music in a live setting.
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Interview: Jesca Hoop
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Helen Clarke
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Tom Waits' sometime live-in nanny gets used to her new home city Manchester's music, language and weather.
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Comment: The Great Streaming Debate
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Melnyk
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As Warner Music's CEO reopens the debate on streaming music services like Spotify, a label owner wonders who in the music industry is listening to artists and fans.
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Feature: The Definitive Ian Dury
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DB Telford
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As we approach the 10th anniversary of his death, a definitive biography and biographical film attempt to shed light on the man and his work.
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Interview: Midlake
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Michael Cragg
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Front man Tim Smith on bucolic influences, Radiohead and the Texan folk-rockers' third album The Courage Of Others.
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Interview: The Magnetic Fields
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Darren Harvey
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Stephin Merritt on the wearisome nature of piano tuning, the joys of London's gay bars and reasons for travelling to Scandinavia.
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Interview: Yeasayer
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Hannah Forbes Black
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Chris Keating and Ira Wolf Tuton chew over Odd Blood, amble over Ambling Alp and do their best to explain the context of the band's startling change of sound since their debut.
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Interview: Los Campesinos!
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Helen Clarke
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The Welsh indie-poppers prepare to unleash their third album sans keyboardist Aleks. Has her departure changed the group's dynamic?
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Interview: Fyfe Dangerfield
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Michael Hubbard
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A lone Guillemot spreads his wings and takes flight to a Yellow Moon. It seems to be a contented sort of place.
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Interview: Field Music
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Helen Clarke
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After time away on solo projects, the Brewis Brothers are back with a new line-up and a double album.
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Interview: Gabby Young
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Ceiri O'Driscoll
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Having released her album We're All In This Together at the tail end of 2009, this red crested fashion explosion is trailblazing a way for independent artists into the new decade.
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Interview: Delphic
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Helen Clarke
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The BBC Sound Of 2010 shortlisted band are among the first out of the blocks in the new decade, with debut album Acolyte. Guitarist Matt Cocksedge steels himself for what comes next. |
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musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2009
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Ben Hogwood and Michael Hubbard
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From the nearly 700 albums we reviewed this year, which did our writers love the most, and do you agree with them?
Introduction
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Albums Of The Decade: 2000-2009
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Ben Hogwood and Michael Hubbard
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Our writers vote on the 21 greatest albums of the 21st Century's first decade.
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Most Read Album Reviews: 2009 Q4
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Michael Hubbard
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musicOMH readers' viewing habits: the Top 50 album reviews most read in October, November and December 2009.
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