If there was even the tiniest bit of comfort to be wrung from Johnny Dowd's singularly disturbing debut album, Wrong Side of Memphis, it was that the record's stark, homespun tales of murder, misery, and malice seemed light years removed from reality, evoking a backwoods dementia so completely over the top it often threatened to veer into the ridiculous. Pictures from Life's Other Side ups the ante considerably: Complete with full-band backing, crisp production, and a broader musical spectrum, the...   [ read more ]

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It speaks for itself really: 42 indie tracks released in 2002 and selected by the Rough Trade team as the best new offerings. Some old names mixed with some new comers, all genre defying." Artists include: Akufen, Lord Kitchener, Electric 6, Prefuse 73, The Bug Vs Rootsman, Rubicks, Crossover, Gabriel Ananda, The Be Good Tanyas, The Boggs, Johnny Dowd, Baxter Dury, Melt Banana, Polyphonic Spree, Bis, Joyzipper, Soul Center, The Books, Dempsey, Trash Money, My Robot Friend, The Rogers Sisters, Dymaxion, Bri...   [ read more ]

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