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byClaire Francis
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While he might be curating an online archive for his maverick Severed Heads outfit, Tom Ellard is not a man to rest on his laurels. “Don’t you want to jump full-bodied into the future?” he asks

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A friendship forged in Tasmania, cemented in Sydney and immortalised in two two epic, yet intimate albums. Stewart Lawler and Jonathan Elliott are Kl(aüs) and they have something important to say about umlauts

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Colin Newman: “I’m the world’s worst pop star”

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Claire Francis

Kl(aüs): Up The Bracket

Simian Mobile Disco: News Of The Whorl

Cavern of Anti-Matter: Raves From The Cave

A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Grand Gestures

Wooolheads: Spinning Yarns

Colin Newman: “I’m the world’s worst pop star”

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