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Guido Farnell, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: The National, Little May
"Break-up songs are ok unless, of course, you are actually working your way through one, in which case the soft and tender About Today would probably reduce you to tears."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Suuns - Felt
"Dreamy listening."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Anna Von Hausswolff - Dead Magic
"Often compared to Kate Bush, the wilder excesses of Von Hauswolff's performance on this album establishes her as a complete original."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Tracey Thorn - Record
"Few artists could dispense lyrics about contraceptives and the desire to have babies or the pain of stalking an ex on social media so eloquently."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: MGMT - Little Dark Age
"It's been a long time since MGMT have been this accessible."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Teskey Brothers, Saskwatch
"Dealing vintage soul realness, a cover of Redding's 'Hard To Handle' simply nails it."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin
"A wild ride for the price of admission."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Taipan Tiger Girls, Ned Collette
"They suck the room into this strangely hypnotic and immersive experience that lasts just 30 minutes."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: First Aid Kit - Ruins
"There's a level of accessibility about this record that signals broader appeal."
Features / Music
The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Guido Farnell
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Human League, Pseudo Echo
"After indicating that the band have flown in from a freezing Sheffield, he complains about the current heatwave, only to then perform 'Being Boiled' in a white raincoat."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Todd Terje, Tornado Wallace, Ara Koufax
"Fans, although beaming, leave wishing Terje could have continued well into the early hours of the morning."