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Bradford - Bright Hours
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bradford – Bright Hours

March 2, 2021 Ben P Scott 0

“Like water through cracks, we creep and trickle-down”, sings Ian Hodgson on the opening track to the first Bradford album in over 30 years, very much summing up the underrated and “could’ve been” status of […]

Jules Maxwell
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jules Maxwell – Nocturnes

March 1, 2021 Amanda Stock 0

The intriguing but relatively unknown music career of composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jules Maxwell has been diverse, to say the least, and began in rather unlikely circumstances. Although he studied music at school, it was […]

Lydia Luce – Dark River
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ALBUM REVIEW: Lydia Luce – Dark River

February 23, 2021 Randall Radic 0

Once you spend any time delving into Lycia Luce’s life, you realize she was predestined to make music. However, you begin to wonder if her musical outpourings would be different if she hadn’t been raised […]

The Fall
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Fall – Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81

February 20, 2021 Kieran Brennan 0

Marking 40 years since a gig in St. Helen’s technical college, this newly discovered bootleg of the performance screams through your ears as proof that The Fall are more relevant than ever. Discovered by chance […]

Mogwai
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ALBUM REVIEW: Mogwai – As The Love Continues

February 18, 2021 Ben P Scott 0

25 years on from the release of their debut single, what could we possibly expect from another new Mogwai album? It’s become something of a cliché to state how consistent the Scottish group are, however […]

Smith & Burrows - Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough
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ALBUM REVIEW: Smith & Burrows – Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough

February 15, 2021 Lee Campbell 0

Smith & Burrows deliver beautiful, unpretentious pop perfection that is so much more than just “good enough”. They return as their self-named moniker, a decade after their festive 2011 debut Funny Looking Angels. The acoustic […]

Pale Waves – Who Am I?
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pale Waves – Who Am I?

February 12, 2021 Randall Radic 0

The name Pale Waves evokes visions of creamy, sparkly dream-pop or shoegaze before assuming the creation of artifice. Yet Pale Waves definitely slot neatly into the indie-pop category, especially with the release of their latest […]

A. Smyth
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ALBUM REVIEW: A. Smyth – Last Animals

February 12, 2021 Daniel Lynch 0

There’s a familiarity in A. Smyth’s debut album Last Animals that would have you thinking you’re listening to an artist who has been around you your whole life. Its ten tracks are delivered with confidence and sure […]

Django Django - Glowing In The Dark
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ALBUM REVIEW: Django Django – Glowing In The Dark

February 8, 2021 Kieran Brennan 0

Django Django captures the essence and excitement of live music in their new album, Glowing In The Dark. It’s a living breathing project that marries texture and accomplished songwriting. The album bubbles, spits and pops […]

Puma Blue - In Praise Of Shadows
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ALBUM REVIEW: Puma Blue – In Praise Of Shadows

February 1, 2021 Amanda Stock 0

Puma Blue is 25-year-old South Londoner, singer/songwriter Jacob Allen. He once described his moniker as an “imagined character who is a half washed-up drunk, half big cat, just slumped in a barstool and reeking of […]

Bicep - Isles
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bicep – Isles

January 30, 2021 Kieran Brennan 0

Bicep strike a beautiful balance between epic, dense soundscapes and intricate production finesse on their new album Isles. The Belfast duo develops their sound from their eponymous debut, choosing richer thicker textures that capture the […]

Arlo Parks
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ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams

January 28, 2021 Gareth O'Malley 0

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Arlo Parks has seen her career take off at speed – since making her bow with the Super Sad Generation EP in April of 2019, the London-based […]

King Baal - Conjurements
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ALBUM REVIEW: King Baal – Conjurements

January 25, 2021 Michael Barron 0

Describing their music as “Somewhere between Doom, Symphonic and pure Heavy Metal”; this Portuguese four-piece concept is based on “King Solomon’s Lemegeton” (also known as The Lesser Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis Regis – […]

Goat Girl - On All Fours
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ALBUM REVIEW: Goat Girl – On All Fours

January 24, 2021 Michael Barron 0

The day Brexit was voted for remains tragic for millions. For this post-punk band, that day wasn’t all bad since they got signed to Rough Trade. With drive and good humour (they are named after […]

The Sonder Bombs - Clothbound
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Sonder Bombs – Clothbound

January 18, 2021 Randall Radic 0

Without hesitation or trepidation, The Sonder Bombs continue making inventive music worthy of much more than passing attention. Enter the band’s new album, Clothbound, slated for release on January 29 via Take This To Heart […]

Bob Mould - Distortion 1996-2007
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bob Mould – Distortion 1996-2007

January 18, 2021 Lori Gava 0

Bob Mould has been credited with being one of the Godfathers of the Alternative, Grunge and Underground musical movements of the ’80s and ’90s. His founding and participation in the seminal underground group Husker Du […]

Prismatics - Endlessly EP
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REVIEW: Prismatics – Endlessly EP

January 11, 2021 Randall Radic 0

Missouri-based new wave/dream-pop/post-punk outfit Prismatics introduce their sophomore EP, Endlessly, which follows 2018’s New Emotion, the band’s debut EP. Due to circumstances imposed by the pandemic, the recording process transformed into something out of a […]

Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs

January 10, 2021 Lori Gava 0

In the environment of Covid, many have despaired about living through a time of pandemic and lockdowns. Amid these surroundings that fearless duo of truth-tellers, Sleaford Mods deliver their latest dispatches from the plebeian streets […]

XS Noize: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020
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XS Noize: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020

December 21, 2020 Mark Millar 0

XS Noize: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 – Top 20 There isn’t much to say about 2020 that hasn’t already been said somewhere – it was chaotic, bizarre and unprecedented across all walks of life, […]

Paul McCartney
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ALBUM REVIEW: Paul McCartney – McCartney III

December 17, 2020 Ben P Scott 0

The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 meant that many of us had to spend a lot of time indoors. Definitely a bummer in most cases, but one of the few silver linings is that musical geniuses […]

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