Sic Alps, who once name-checked the Welsh mystic Arthur Machen in a song, suggest the infantile daubs of Syd Barrett spliced with 1980’s New York noise.
Most of the twenty-two songs on their fourth album are less than two minutes long.
The confident young trio lay down a loose riff or a fragile acoustic guitar arpeggio, imply from a few choice phrases and twangy licks how they could develop it were it not beneath their massive intellects to do so, and bin it before it coagulates.
Rock music for rock fans who are sick of rock.
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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World Without End, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Brighton Argus
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Idrie, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter