For those unfamiliar, Rainer Maria are an indie-rock band that formed in the summer of 1995 in Madison, Wisconsin. Caithlin De Marrais, singer and bassist,
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Pet Symmetry – Vision (Polyvinyl, 2017)
Wait, this album came out a few months ago. Oh, oops. Well, this one is a little late then. Ah well, I’d best get on
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Shugo Tokumaru – TOSS (Polyvinyl Records, 2017)
Well this is an odd one. Gotta admit, I stuck it on and thought Go Team! meets Cornelius with a hint of Andrew Bird. Which
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White Reaper – The World’s Best American Band (Polyvinyl, 2017)
White Reaper are pretty much doing their best to put the fun back into rock n’roll. In fact, it’s their reason d’être, if you will.
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Fred Thomas – Changer (Polyvinyl, 2017)
OK, OK. Yes, here I go again. Another Polyvinyl album. I can hear you already: “But Clara, we know you are a sycophantic Polyvinyl fangirl.
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STRFKR – Being No One, Going Nowhere (Polyvinyl, 2016)
Polyvinyl are a bit of a hot label for me right now. With a roster including recently reviewed bands such as La Sera, Jay Som
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Jay Som – Turn Into (Polyvinyl Records, 2016)
When something from Polyvinyl Records comes up, I pay attention. Their roster of bands may not be the biggest in the world but it is
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American Football – American Football (LP2) (Polyvinyl, 2016)
My introduction to American Football was in, of all places, Satan’s Hollow in Manchester. I was late to the party with the mid-to-late 90s emergence
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Julia Jacklin – Don’t Let the Kids Win (Polyvinyl, 2016)
Don’t let the kids win is Julia Jacklin’s debut album and boy, is it a cracker. I have talked before about how I used to
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La Sera – Queens EP (Polyvinyl Records)
The Queens EP follows an album released earlier in the year. One which makes me rather cross to be honest. Because, whilst I have not
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