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Dylan Van Der Riet, Journalist

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Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Prettiots - Funs Cool
"The Prettiots only have one lesson to teach - that we all need to get our heads out of our asses and embrace that fun really is cool."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: James Chance & The Contortions
"Chance clearly demonstrates the fire, raw creativity and disharmony that were the catalysts for the short-lived no wave movement."
Features / Music
The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Dylan van der Riet
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Miles Brown - Séance Fiction
"'Séance Fiction' yearns for the safety of Brown's theremin-wielding comfort zone."
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Album Review: The Aves - Good News
"The debut LP from The Aves exists in a place that feels exotic and also truly close to home."
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Album Review: Stargaze - Deerhoof Chamber Variations
"Stargaze debuts with a brilliant and totally left-of-centre take on the work of an indie-rock powerhouse."
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Album Review: The Proposition - Edge Of The Dancefloor
"An innocent and revitalising dose of tutti frutti-flavoured doo-wop pop."
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Album Review: Auntie Flo - Theory Of Flo
"There's no overt pop-consciousness or pitched-up chipmunk vocals here, just groove-heavy mixes."
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Album Review: NOTS - We Are NOTS
"This is not the punk that their parents knew, but it is not far off."
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Album Review: Dream On Dreamer - Songs Of Soulitude
"It is knowing where this record can go that builds up the suspense of the softer moments."
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Album Review: Villainy - Dead Sight
"Dedicated fans of the style will find their desires met but casual observers may suffer a from a little too much sonic deja vu."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Neil Diamond
"The two-hour was set was, in so many ways, a time capsule."