June 4, 2002

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  Ant

  CD / A Long Way To Blow A Kiss / Fortune & Glory

  Ant (Antony Harding) is Hefner's drummer and a songsmith in his own right. His voice is quite fragile compared to Darren's, but it goes well with his stories. He has a just in tune, borderline endearing way of singing, which fits in with his naturalistic, homemade pop.
  [read more] ---Tina Glyptis

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  The Buff Medways

  7inch / Troubled Mind b-w Leave My Kitten Alone / Transcopic Records

  The Medways refuse to be written off as the nostalgic project of a washed-up pub rocker. In fact, I even prefer the Medways' version of Troubled Mind to Thee Headcoats' Troubled Times.
  [read more] ---Andrew Culler

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  Misery Loves Company

  CD / various / Ersatz Audio

  Generally Eighties electro, in its quirkiness and poppiness, seems like a throwback to bygone, happier times. Oppositely, Misery Loves Company is a kind of desperate dancefloor invitation
  [read more] ---Donny Mahoney

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  Tech-Pop: 21st Century Electro and New Wave

  CD / various / Ministry Of Sound

  20 track electroclash compilation with some obvious choices and some desirable new finds
  [read more] ---Patrick Rands

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  Thor's Hammer

  CD / From Keflavik, ...with love / Big Beat Records

  The Icelandic Beatles. that's what they were called in their native country and by the handful of people outside of Iceland who were lucky enough to have seen them perform.
  [read more] ---Pip