Album Review: Various Artists: The Roots Of Indie Pop 1980-1984
Cherry Red seem to have become the masters of the box set compilation in recent years, with the C86 and C87 sets some choice punk and new wave compilations; and…
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Album Review: Richard Dawson & Circle – Henki
Think of those records inspired by plants…Stevie’s sprawling ‘Journey Through The Secret Life of’, Edgar Froese’s pondering on ‘Epsilon in Malaysian Pale’, Genesis hailing a ‘Return of the Giant Hogweed’…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Sei Still – El Refugio
Mexican five-piece Sei Still return with their second album El Refugio, out today on Fuzz Club Records. The new album follows their self-titled debut released in April 2020, which is…
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Album Review: Fluxion – Parallel Moves
Overview: Fluxion continues to carve his own musical path, taking us all together to a personal journey in his inner world, moods and moments, showcasing the importance of being influenced…
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Album Review: Various Artists: Hot Sauce 2 ; 14 gems from the vaults of Trojan Records’ labels 1965-1975
Harlem Shuffle are fast becoming one of our favourite labels specialists in killer reggae reissues and the brilliant Hot Sauce compilation we reviewed a while back. They’re back with a…
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EP review: Shida Shahabi – ‘Alvaret (Original Soundtrack)’: Stockholm composer soundtracks a short film of domestic tragedy with drone warmth and acuity
WE LAST encountered that Stockholm-based talent Shida Shahabi in these pages just over a year ago, when she released the soundtrack EP for Jennifer Rainsford’s subtle sci-fi short Lake On…
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Album Review: Khemmis – Deceiver
Heavy doom metal masters Khemmis have released their fourth full length studio album, ‘Deceiver’, via Nuclear Blast Recordswhich has been nearly three years in the making. With a title that…
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Album Review: The Terrifying Lows release a scintillating collection of dark edged gritty pop in the brilliant self-titled debut album.
The Terrifying Lows is the work of Melbourne-based musician and Gamilaroi artist Tyler Millott, and his new self-titled album is a sparkling collection of jewels: finely tuned pop vignettes that have…
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Album Review: Monolord – Your Time To Shine
Swedish power trio Monolord return with new album, ‘Your Time to Shine’. Recorded by Monolord drummer Esben Willems at Studio Berserk, the album sees the trio looking inward, cultivating the elements that take their monstrous, heavy…
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Album Review: Sydney’s Supahoney releases the exciting debut album ‘Every Cell In Your Body’
It’s bold enough, in 2021, to be releasing that elusive debut album that a lot of independent artists never even get the chance to do. It’s more so beautiful and…
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