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Half Moon Run release debut album 'Dark Eyes'

Half Moon Run release their debut album ‘Dark Eyes’ today. The band comprises of Devon Portielje, Conner Molander, Dylan Phillips and Isaac Symonds. Coming together in Montreal, they’re all deft multi-instrumentalists who utilise their interlaced vocal harmonies to powerful effect on their debut, crafting songs which manage to be complex, fascinating, expansive, meandering, ambitious and anthemic all at once.

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Deap Vally release debut album 'Sistrionix'

Deap Vally release their debut album ‘Sistrionix’ on 24th June on Island / Communion Records.  Recorded with producer Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta) in the band’s hometown Los Angeles, the album features 11 songs of visceral, heart-churning rock ‘n’ roll.

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Empire of the Sun - 'Ice on the Dune'

Empire of the Sun - Nick Littlemore (Pnau) and Luke Steele (The Sleepy Jackson) - release their second studio album ‘Ice on the Dune’ today. The release comes five years after their million-plus selling debut ‘Walking on a Dream’, which garnered international acclaim, eight ARIA awards and two Brit nominations, including Best International Album.

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Sigur Rós release seventh album ‘Kveikur’

Sigur Rós release their seventh studio album ‘Kveikur’ today on XL Recordings. The album is defined by a darker more dystopian mood than their previous ventures, sounding like a band cutting loose of their own heritage, whilst at the same time remaining definitively Sigur Rós.

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Disclosure release debut album 'Settle'

Disclosure release their debut album today ‘Settle’ on PMR Records. The album follows a string of successful singles including ‘Latch’ ft. Sam smith, ‘White Noise’ feat. AlunaGeorge and most recent single ‘You & Me’ feat. Eliza Dolittle.

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Crystal Fighters release second album 'Cave Rave'

Crystal Fighters release their highly anticipated second album ‘Cave Rave’ today. To write the album, the band retreated to the Basque hills that they consider to be their spiritual home, and wrote ‘Cave Rave’ in its entirety during this two-month spell. The album is rich in musical influences  - from Hispanic and African dance to Mexican electronic music 3bal alongside folk and psychedelia.

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Irving Berlin's 125 year anniversary

With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasted over 1000 songs, Irving Berlin epitomised Jerome Kern's famous maxim that "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music." Irving Berlin would have been 125 years old on May 11 2013, and to commemorate this anniversary we’ve pulled together a selection of his classic songs.

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