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Moon Shot

The Power REAPER

Comprising four Finnish Children Of Bodom, Disco Ensemble and Lapko alumni, mainland Europe-conquering power-pop-rockers Moon Shot have produced a second set that’s rich in slickly searing hooks, asset-stripping ballads and the yawn-inducingly obvious. 5/10

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Kimono My House: 50 Years Later PALE WIZARD

From Phoxjaw’s pounding, maximalist to Besvärjelsen’s woozy, goth-gazing none of the dozen punters gracing this golden tribute to Sparks’ breakthrough third boast an alien charm akin to that of the sainted Maels.

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