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Clarks get Original

Clarks, the shoe shop, are launching Clarks Originals with a set of gigs at Rough Trade East with some very original bands. Bo Ningen, the Trojan Sound System and Little Dragon are a couple of the artists who will be appearing on the stage. nme.com

Dylan LeBlanc – Paupers Field

Hot on the heels of Caitlin Rose comes another young song-slinger, sauntering into town with a fistful of feel good tunes. The 20-year-old Louisiana singer/songwriter’s debut album, Pauper’s Field, is full of warm, organic-sounding arrangements and Americana-drenched tunes.

Mystery Jets

the new album from Mystery Jets, (the first for rough trade) is a modern day pop masterpiece, recorded at london’s british grove studios with production by chris thomas, who has also produced uk heavyweights like pulp, the beatles, and pink floyd. standouts are opening track ‘alice springs’ which is like a prime and punchy early 90′s pulp hit single…