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News: The Fall release ‘Set of Ten’, box set of unreleased live recordings

Despite the sad death of founder and only constant in The Fall, Mark E. Smith, there is still a wealth of material to mine to keep Fall obsessives happy for,…

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News: Record Store Day postponed until June 20th

Due to concerns about the Coronavirus, Record Store day has been postponed until Saturday June 20th. The organisers have released a statement, as follows: Record Store Day is a worldwide event…

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See: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs release new video for Rubbernecker

Taken from their forthcoming Viscerals record, which drops on April 3rd via Rocket Recordings, “The lyrics of ‘Rubbernecker’ explore feelings of desperation and eroding senses of community in a world…

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NEWS: “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time” – Thirty years of The Divine Comedy – Re-Releases and live dates

30 years… Let that sink in a moment. Hard to believe it’s been that long since Neil Hannon first put pen to record contract paper and set upon a journey…

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Track: Yves Tumor – Kerosene!

Ahead of his upcoming album ‘Heaven to a tortured mind’, out via the ever brilliant Warp Records label on April 3rd, Yves Tumor has released a new single – Kerosene,…

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News: Everything but the girl announce Temperamental Reissue

March 5, 2020: Everything But The Girl’s ninth and final studio album Temperamental was first released in September 1999, and is reissued on May 8, 2020on double vinyl complete with half-speed mastering by Miles Showell…

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See: Greentea Peng releases new video for Ghost Town

Aria Wells, aka Greentea Peng, has released the first new music of the year, Ghost Town, after a hugely successful 2019. It’s a deeply personal track, and her first overtly…

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Track: Protomartyr – Processed by the Boys

Detroit post-punks Protomartyr have announced their fifth album, Ultimate Success Today, is to be released on May 29th via Domino, and have streamed a new single ‘Processed by the Boys’…

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News: The Who postpone tour amid Coronavirus concerns

The Who have issued a statement regarding their upcoming tour, and its not good news for fans, although the shows will be rescheduled later in the year. The statement reads:…

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See: Dream Wife reveal new video for Sports! plus new album news

London trio Dream Wife have announced the follow up to their rather brilliant 2018 self-titled debut album. Out on July 3rd via Lucky Number, So when You Gonna…. is the…

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