Music: The Debt Collection by The Shortwave Set

Three piece The Shortwave Set give a radically different take to folk music going electric than Bob Dylan gave in the 1960s. Instead of plugging Fender guitars into large amplifiers they root out records from charity shops and sample them in the style of The Avalanches. At their most straight forward on tracks like Repeat To Fade and Yr Room they recall Beth Orton and Mazzy Star in a gentle and inoffensive way. At their most vital on tracks like Slingshot and Is It Any Wonder their glorious staccato clash of often cheesy source material recall the best work of The Beta Band and Beck. The 40 minutes running length of The Debt Collection is a tease that makes you glad you don't have to pay per listen.