The Gathering | ||||
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Released | February 15, 2011 | |||
Genre | indie rock | |||
Length | 43:49 | |||
Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
Producer | Arbouretum, Matt Boynton | |||
Arbouretum chronology | ||||
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The Gathering is a 2011 album by the American band Arbouretum. Mojo placed the album at number 27 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011" [1] while Uncut placed it at number 49 on its list. [2]
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Cornershop and the Double 'O' Groove Of... is a 2011 studio album by the British band Cornershop. It follows their 2009 album Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast. The album had been six years in the making and is a collaboration album with Bubbley Kaur, a previously unrecorded Punjabi singer. The funds for its release were raised via Pledgemusic.
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