Thomas May

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Review: Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun

Thomas May is left stunned by Dirty Three's latest offering

Battles: vicarious living

Guitarist Dave Konopka desribes the ‘totally shitty’ recording process of the remarkable Gloss Drop and looks towards the New York three-piece’s future with Tom May

Review: Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces

Tom May discusses Impossible Spaces, the sophomore record from Canadian singer-songwriter Sandro Perri

Blessing Force: assemble and unite!

Tom May chats to Oxford artists Chad Valley and Trophy Wife about new projects and the Blessing Force collective

Failing at art: Destroyer interview

Tom May describes how he learned to love Dan Bejar’s music after meeting him at this year’s Green Man festival

Review: Jonquil — Mexico

Tom May welcomes the return of Oxford’s Jonquil as they release the first single from their upcoming album.

Interview: Trouble Books

Akron-based ambient pop duo Trouble Books discuss their aversion to playing live and their recent collaboration with Emeralds’ Mark McGuire.

Review: Bj̦rk РBiophilia Singles Roundup

Tom May looks at the three songs to have been released so far from Björk’s highly anticipated Biophilia project

Review: Autre Ne Veut – Body EP

Cherwell finds little substance behind the eccentricity on the avant-R&B artist's latest EP

Review: Chad Valley – Equatorial Ultravox

Cherwell finds moments of vocal brilliance on the Oxford based musician's sophomore EP, despite somewhat bland production values

An odd future for hip hop?

Thomas May talks about how Tyler, The Creator has taken his transgressive act from the blogosphere to the mainstream with aplomb

Review: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

Thomas May explores Robin Pecknold's new depths on Fleet Foxes' sophomore outing

Review: Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie xx – We’re New Here

An album that will win you over to the 'post-dubstep' sound of 2011

Review: The Books

An album at once intelligent and light-hearted

No Such Thing As Cool?

Cherwell looks at the richness and diversity of the music we hear today

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