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1. 1. Desolation Angels - Ringroad/Steppenwolf (Bluecat)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 November 2004 BOTH tracks on this double A-Side were lifted off Desolation Angel's debut album Asylum, which was released early this year to rave reviews. And both tracks epitomise the tense and despondent feel of that record.

2. 2. Micah P. Hinson's wise move

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 November 2004 MICAH P. Hinson came to Manchester initially to produce his debut album, with his friends from the half-Texan, half-Mancunian act The Earlies producing and adding layers of delicate arrangements. Since the move he's blossomed as a live performer.

3. 3. Earlies latest greats

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 December 2004 JUST over a year ago, a trio of raggle-taggle Manc musicians and studio types by the names of Giles, Christian and John-Mark (and now better known as The Earlies) hooked up with a mystery Texan called Brandon Carr via the internet, and loosely set about producing an album together.

4. 4. Dido laughs all the way to the bank

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 August 2004 DIDO can easily afford to be sanguine about the fact that the number of good reviews she has ever received from the ever-snootier rock press is probably fewer than the number of letters in her full name.

5. 5. The Jukes - A Thousand Dreamers (Twisted Nerve)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 November 2004 TWISTED Nerve releases sometimes get over-zealous reviews in certain local magazines, possibly out of a sense of regional pride.

6. 6. In The City Live: Monday - TV On The Radio interview

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 September 2004 CITY Life was first drawn to New York band TV on the Radio after reading a succession of glowing reviews for their first EP on Touch & Go.

7. 7. Baby Bebel

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 October 2004 BEBEL Gilberto, bossa nova siren, Carmen Miranda obsessive and multi-tasking domestic goddess, has just released her second album, the follow-up to her extraordinary solo debut Tanto Tempo, and her star is very much in the ascendant.

8. 8. London Octave - Better Baroque (Octave Classics)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 January 2004 THIS privately produced CD was sent to me through the enthusiasm of a music-lover in Hampshire (amazing where these reviews get to!) - and I'm glad to say it is quite excellent.

9. 9. Keane top 'best seller' list

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 21 December 2004 KEANE'S Hopes and Fears is the best-selling album of 2004, according to HMV. The chart-topping debut beat Robbie Williams's Greatest Hits into second place. Apart from Williams, all the acts in the top five were newcomers.

10. 10. Albums round-up: December 6 - 11

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 December 2004 U2 hung on at the top of the album chart last week with their 11th studio LP, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb seeing off all-comers.

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