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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.

Album Review: John Myrtle’s debut ‘Myrtle Soup’ brings the sunshine even when it rains.

In the week that John Myrtle’s debut album Myrtle Soup has released, the weather has shifted from blistering sun to pouring rain. There are drops tapping on my window as…

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EP REVIEW: Kero Kero Bonito – Civilisation II – helping lift the weight of isolation off everyone’s minds

From the poster child and early adopters of what has come to be known as hyperpop, comes the second EP in Kero Kero Bonito’s Civilisation series. For a few years…

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Album Review: Xiu Xiu’s OH NO! is a return to form, and a celebration of everything that has made them great.

To me, Xiu Xiu has always been a project marked by its ambition; whether it’s finding new ways to express the spirit of musical heavyweights like Nina Simone or Angelo…

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EP: Nuha Ruby Ra’s debut “How to Move” is as distressing as it is beautiful

Nuha Ruby Ra is an artist who, in her new EP “How to Move”, proves herself able to combine the cinematic with the personal without losing any of the intensity…

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