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

Guido Farnell, Journalist

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Album Review: JARV IS... - Beyond The Pale
"'Beyond The Pale' surprises as it defies expectation..."
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Album Review: Julianna Barwick - Healing Is A Miracle
"Consolidates on her previous work as a sculptor of looped slivers of truly divine sound to craft quivering, dreamy ambiances that astonish with their transcendent beauty"
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Album Review: Arca - KiCk i
"An immaculately produced album of avant pop that is a mesmerising celebration of self-determination and transformation"
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Album Review: GUM - Out In The World
"A magnificent sonic edifice that impresses with its grandeur."
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Album Review: Donny Benet - Mr Experience
"Feelgood respite from these strange and uncertain times"
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Album Review: Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
"Brilliantly realised pop songs packed with instantly likeable melodies and hooks, but also with great emotional depth."
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Album Review: Moses Sumney - græ
"Confronts with its complexity and demands that you pay it close attention."
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Album Review: Purity Ring - WOMB
"As always, Purity Ring are introspective and speak in the language of impossibly delicate dreamy atmospheres"
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Album Review: Little Dragon - New Me, Same Us
"It’s the slow-burning tracks... that really hit the spot."
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Album Review: Margaret Glaspy - Devotion
"Glaspy wears her heart on her sleeve."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Stereolab, Mildlife
"Stereolab are back with a vengeance."
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Album Review: US Girls - Heavy Light
"[A] collection of almost instantly likeable songs."
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