Farina’s early nineties post-rock scene contemporaries Codeine and Bitch Magnet are hauling gloriously their brontosaurus bodies over the comeback coals, but Farina’s band Karate always stood out from the tranquilised hardcore crowd, with their diminished sevenths and jazzy licks.
Today he’s a born again acoustic troubadour, laying rewarding mid-west poetry professor verbiage over finger-picked traditional sounding tunes, not unlike that other bookish math rock graduate, David Grubbs.
Prick Up Your Ears describes small town soldiers departing for Iraq with commendable sobriety, in a folksy idiom that emphasises the their timeless circumstance.
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Stuart, Chortle
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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FBC, finalgear.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Idrie, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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World Without End, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter