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Track: Hospital’s new single Louder to cure summer blues

With their 2013 debut titled When The Trees Were Higher and its 2015 follow-up Uncommon Sense, Hospital firmly established themselves as one of the best indie-pop bands in Russia. Their…

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SEE: Kayla Painter — Drones

Bristol-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Kayla Painter unveils her new song and video “Drones” today, which also marks her directorial debut. She enlisted dancer and choreographer Flavien Esmieu to help her…

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See: Everything Everything launches Low Four

Low Four is a new online music platform, studio, streaming live performance, and event space at Manchester’s fabled Old Granada studios. The acoustically impressive space, first built in 1956, had only…

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Album Review: Minor Victories – Minor Victories

Minor Victories, if you haven’t read our review of debut single “A Hundred Ropes”, are Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), Justin Lockey (Editors) and his brother James (Hand Held…

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Album Review: Jay Vaquer- Canções de Exílio

If you look back at the charts of MTV Brazil’s famous ‘daily top 10 videos’ from about ten years ago(2000-2006), Jay Vaquer was present, bringing his own social criticisms through…

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News: Woodkid, Nils Frahm collaborate on new mini-album featuring Robert De Niro

French orchestral-pop artist and acclaimed video director Woodkid will collaborate with world-renowned German pianist Nils Frahm on new mini-album / score called Ellis, out July 8th via Erased Tapes Records.…

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Gallery: Courage My Love – Leeds Milo’s Bar, 21/05/16

Inside the tin can sweat box that is Milo’s Bar in the centre of Leeds a whole cluster of local bands along side Italian rockers Over and headliners, Canadian three…

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EP: CJ Mirra – Young Macaw

London-based musician and composer CJ Mirra released his second solo EP Young Macaw via his own imprint Colour8. Just under 10 minutes in length, the EP includes 2 energetic tracks,…

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Track: Izzy Strange – Fall Back

Scottdale, Pennsylvania artist Izzy Strange debuts a brand new loose single over a Netherfriends produced soundscape entitled “Fall Back”. The mythical sounding instrumental is laced by Izzy’s fast paced delivery,…

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See: Blue States release new video for “Twitten”

Memphis Industries have announced the release of Blue States’ first new music in nine years: an EP called Statues. Blue States, aka electronic and trip hop songwriter Andrew Dragazis, recorded…

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