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Album Review: The Yalla Yallas – Outsider

The Yalla Yallas Album – Outsider Self Released June 21st The Yalla Yallas, having very recently supported the likes of Penetration and the still great TV Smith in what can only be describedas nothing short of…

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Not Forgotten: Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures

The problem with Joy Division is that it is like a Colombo re-run: however brilliant it is, you know precisely how it ends. Last week, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ celebrated its 40th…

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Track: Bubblegum Lemonade – Heaven With You

Bubblegum Lemonade – Heaven With You EP ‘Heaven With You’ is the second single from Bubblegum Lemonade’s smash new album ‘Desperately Seeking Sunshine’. It is a radio hit featuring a…

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Track: Azure Blue – Event Horizon + ‘Images Of You’ sampler

Azure Blue – Event Horizon The brilliant new single from the forthcoming ‘Images Of You’ album by Sweden’s Azure Blue, ‘Event Horizon’ will recall the best of OMD, with a…

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Live: Download Festival Saturday

Whilst the poor weather seemed never ending there was certainly a few bands on Saturday’s line-up to lift some spirits. Slipknot mark their return headlining the festival after a four…

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Track / Video

See: FKA Twigs releases new short film for Cellophane

FKA Twigs has released ‘Practice’, a short film that celebrates the physical training and creative process that culminated in her latest video, ‘Cellophane’. ‘Practice’ launched exclusively on WeTransfer’s editorial platform, WePresent, and delves…

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Track: Los Retros – Never have enough

Oxnard-based artist Los Retros has released new single ‘Never Have Enough’. Following on from previously-released ‘Friends’ as the latest offering from his debut EP. The blissful new track showcases his…

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Track: Whitney – Giving Up, plus new album news

Chicago-based Whitney will release their sophomore album ‘Forever Turned Around’, on August 30th via Secretly Canadian. On the follow up to their much-beloved debut, 2016’s ‘Light Upon the Lake’, Ehrlich…

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Track: Boy & Bear return with new single ‘Hold Your Nerve’, plus tour news

Boy & Bear set their fanbase abuzz last month after teasing brand new music. Now, the wait is over with the band returning with a triumphant new single, Hold Your…

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See: Lakes reveal new video for Constance

Watford based alternative sextet Lakes have announced their debut album The Constance LP to be released 2nd August 2019. To celebrate the news the band are streaming a brand new…

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