Jill O’Sullivan, Belfast born but Chicago raised, fills her lungs and sucks the trademark Alternative Country and Post Rock sounds of the windy city through the filter of a dramatically dour Welsh-Scottish rhythm section.
Valley Of Death, Water Wont Fall and Avalanche of Lust suggest some lost widescreen western cowgirl, like Neko Case or Paula Frazer of Tarnation, forced to sleep on PJ Harvey’s uncomfortably spiky couch.
The Glasgow-based group’s third album unmasks a parade of previously unmixed influences to create a new identity.
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Stuart, Chortle
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Bosco239, youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube