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Cormac OConnell

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I am a writer, video editor and normcore entity living in London. My personal blog/website is at: www.patrish.co.uk. Yes, I did steal the name from the now defunct facebook group. I am world's biggest Joanna Newsom stan, and I am also the kind of person to tell you Sparks is the best band no one's listened to.

HMLTD’s new single and video: ‘Wyrmlands’ a madcap flash of exciting things to come.

London based HMLTD have always been a band who are hard to define. Since their first releases they have been seen as more of a look than a sound by…

Joseph Futak stuns with earnest new singles: ‘Bank Robber’ and ‘This Morning’.

New from London-based producer and songwriter: Joseph Futak comes a furtive yet grandiose pair of songs: ‘Bank Robber’ and ‘This Morning’. This release marks a return of sorts for Futak,…

Album Review: Ellie Bleach’s ‘No Elegant Way to Sell Out’ is a masterclass in the tragically funny.

‘Tragically funny’ is a phrase I think a lot of other writers will apply carelessly to Ellie Bleach’s new album: No Elegant Way to Sell Out. I am one of…

Music

EP Review: Tenderhost’s slick, cinematic, and impressive debut ‘The Tin’.

Tenderhost is a new six-piece jazz-rock band, formed under the leadership of Gabriel Levy who had previously gained prominence as the lead in the now-defunct: Sistertalk. Back in 2019, the…

Music

EP Review: Nudista’s glistening, passive and soothing debut ‘Halfway Here’.

Nudista are a band that are defined by their gentle charm, leaning towards the more sensitive end of the indie-rock spectrum. This new release focuses on the efforts of joint-leads:…

Music

EP Review: Lilo’s ‘Sleep Country’ teaches the true meaning of bittersweet.

New from Practise Music comes the full length EP by duo Lilo, entitled ‘Sleep Country’. The record is a collaboration between BFFs Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon, and partly comprises…

Film

Tallinn Black Nights Review: Alice, Through The Looking

As all intellectuals are inclined to do, I would start this piece with some sort of relevant academic quote. Preferably from a writer, philosopher or cultural studies expert who you…

Ellie Bleach’s ode to emotional burnout: ‘Doing Really Well Thanks’ proves she is actually doing really well

Ellie Bleach is an artist who is known for being pretty direct with her songs. You often feel like, as a listener, you are being let in on a personal…

Track: London DIY-Indie band Buggs release new glittering single – ‘Flaws’

From London-based four piece Buggs, comes their newest single: “Flaws.” Chief among a fresh wave of lockdown-inspired music, the song tries to capture the nightmare of overthinking when in isolation.…

Album Review: Chubby and the Gang’s ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ is the dog’s……

It is an unfortunate fact that the kind of music that Chubby and the Gang makes has never been ‘major label’ fodder, at least not in recent times. This is…

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