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Marc Pacitti

Review: The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten

Marc Pacitti is disappointed by a predictable effort from the New Jersey band.

Review: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

Marc Pacitti is impressed by Frank Ocean's solo release and explores its implications for the hip-hop scene.

Review: Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan

Marc Pacitti struggles with the complexities of Dirty Projectors' latest release.

Review: Regina Spektor – What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

Marc Pacitti enjoys an album that embraces the mainstream and is all the better for it

Review: Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game

Marc Pacitti finds Rufus Wainwright's best chance for both critical acclaim and popular support in Out of the Game

Preview: A Doll’s House

Dull or droll? Marc Pacitti takes an advance look at A Doll's House

Review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty

Marc Pacitti finds Sweet Billy Pilgrim caught in the void between critical acclaim and commercial success

Review: Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

Marc Pacitti finds that Spiritualized's new album comes the closest yet to reaching the huge potential many had worried Jason Pierce would never realise

Review: Tennis – Young & Old

Marc Pacitti reviews Tennis' second album Young & Old

Review: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Out of Frequency

Marc Pacitti is left with a spring in his step by new release from Denmark's Asteroid Galaxy Tour