'It’s Hard To Push Back The Fear': Jay Watson Steps Into The Light As GUM

Guido Farnell, Journalist

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Romare - Love Songs: Pt Two
"A focus on beats that roll from funk to disco and house with even a little rave thrown in for good measure."
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Album Review: Pavo Pavo - Young Narrator In The Breakers
"Fuzzily surreal in the most feel-good kind of way."
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Album Review: Junk Son - Beginning Ending Pretending
"Truly modern pop moods that obsess about time, memory and loss."
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Album Review: Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat To Earth
"This is a rare album of subtle beauty that at once is sobering but yet feels so good."
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Album Review: Soft Hair - Soft Hair
"A playful album cheekily delivered by a couple of charmers from the indie pop underground."
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Album Review: Nils Bech - Echo
"Merciless, tortured break-ups, unrequited love and irrational jealousy."
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Album Review: Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
"...nothing short of laconic poetry that takes critical aim at politics and power."
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Album Review: Die Antwoord - Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid
"Unashamedly cheesy shtick constructed from the glittering trash pile of '90s rave."
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Album Review: Machinedrum - Human Energy
"Instant dancefloor gratification as the dude gets his happy on."
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Album Review: Merchandise - A Corpse Wired For Sound
"Mid-tempo rockers that conjure a sense of alienation and isolation."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Rat & Co, Oisima, Tetrahedra
"Although there is a retro nineties feel about Rat & Co there is an ageless charm about their music."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: patten - Ψ
"A dense profusion of skittering polyrhythms smothered in luscious synth textures and a deep bass."