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See: Miynt releases new visuals for ‘Give me palm trees and inner peace’

Stockholm artist Miynt has released a new AA-side single consisting of the tracks “Give me palm trees and inner peace” and “Lovesong”. The songs “address the inexorable digital ubiquity of modern-day human connection”. That sounds…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Denison Witmer – ‘American Foursquare’: soothing Philadelphia folk

Asthmatic Kitty announces a physical release for the soothing new album by PA songwriter

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ALBUM REVIEW: Urlaub in Polen – ‘All’: welcome and surprise return of fine krautrock pair

This unexpected album from German duo Urlaub im Polen has arrived eight years after they originally disbanded. Back and bolder than ever, All marks an ambitious comeback from the pair - it's a collection of warped, electronic Krautrock.

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Album Review: Young Jesus – ‘Welcome to Conceptual Beach’

Saddle Creek 's emo-jazz-rock band presents its most accomplished album, a spiritual journey driven by a swirl of enthralling riffs

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Occult rock trio Kabbalah signs to Rebel Waves for new album

REBEL WAVES RECORDS have announces the signing of Spanish occult garage rockers Kabbalah to their roster. The trio will release their new album, The Omen, in early 2021, with more details to be…

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TRACK: Fortíð announce new album; hear ‘Controlled Patterned Mental Process’

FORTÍÐ have released a new single, “Controlled Patterned Mental Process”, taken from the pagan metal duo’s forthcoming sixth full-length, World Serpent. Fortíð’s Einar Eldur Thorberg says of the track: “As the…

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TRACK: The Antlers – ‘Wheels Roll Home’

IT COMES as a surprise that The Antlers are possibly on track to a new album, more than six years after the last one. Especially after the frontman, Peter Silberman,…

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EP: Tomberlin – Projections

Saddle Creek presents an intermediate release from the emerging songwriter, showcasing a broader expressive palette and more colorful arrangements After her lo-fi debut, At Weddings, Sara Beth Tomberlin takes a…

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Bitter Springs – ‘Hope Springs Eternal’: lost British indiepop classic, expanded

Nineteen years after its initial release, The Bitter Springs are hoping this hidden gem of an album will finally get the recognition it deserves with a vinyl re-release featuring additional bonus tracks

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EP Review: Bring Me the Horizon – ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’

Post Human: Survival Horror documents this wild, depressing, crazy period of history we're living through, whilst also embracing fun, ingenuity and creativity

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