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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
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Sometimes Depressed… but Always Antifascist
(Tomatenplatten/Cargo)
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REYKJAVIKIANS Silla Thorarensen on drums and vocals and Julius Pollux Rothlaender on bass guitar and toe-synths are the duo BSI, whose debut album Sometimes Depressed… but Always Antifascist both intrigues and rewards.
Despite a nod and a wink to punk, musically their influences are drawn as much from Nordic ballads as skald traditions.
Thorarensen’s dreamy, crystalline voice defines the mood throughout as it ebbs and flows effortlessly, accompanied by its own subtle echos and minimalist instrumentation.
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