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News: Matador Records announce Guided By Voices ‘Alien Lanes’ reissue

Matador Records has announced a 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of Guided By Voices’ 1995 album Alien Lanes. Inspired by the multicolored drumhead featured on the album’s artwork, this new edition is pressed…

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Track: The Loft – Up the hill and down the slope

Originally known as The Living Room, The Loft – Pete Astor, Dave Morgan, Bill Prince and Andy Strickland released just a handful of singles and a couple of compilations. Yet…

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Track: Sonic Boom – The Way You Live

Taken from his first album in 30 years, Sonic Boom – aka Peter Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3) has released The Way You Live, with the album, All Things Being Equal,…

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See: Little Hurt reveals new video for ‘Better Drugs’

Alt-pop singer Colin Dieden, aka Little Hurt, has released a new video for his debut solo single ‘Better Drugs’, out now via Another Century on all digital streaming platforms. Of…

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EP: KUMA – Kumadé

Swiss-French jazz quartet KUMA have just released their new EP, Kumadé on Rocafort Records, available on stream or physically with a 12” vinyl release. The group, led by keyboardist Matthieu…

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News: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce Film and live album

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are excited to announce Chunky Shrapnel, a feature-length motion picture that follows King Gizzard’s adrenaline-inducing onstage performances from the perspective of the band. The film is…

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Track: Cassowary – Moth

Cassowary, aka 25 year old multi-instrumentalist Mike Shannon, releases his self titled debut album on the Fat Possum label on April 24th. He’s just released the third single ahead of…

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News: Ned‘s Atomic Dustbin announce 30th anniversary ‘Ingredients 30’ shows

Returning to where it all began, 90s alt-rock bandNED’S ATOMIC DUSTBIN have announced two special shows at their hometown Stourbridge Town Hall for this coming December, with two at London…

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Track: Bottler – Nobody Likes Me

Brooklyn duo Bottler, aka Pat Butler and Phil Shore have released the lead single from their forthcoming EP Clementine, out on May 8th via InFiné. The track is this sort…

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See: The Stroppies reveal new video for Burning Bright

“Burning Bright is about two people trying to meet in the middle and failing. It’s about shooting for something good and not quite making the mark.” Says Claudia Serfaty of…

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