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Album Review: The John Street Revival – The John Street Revival

Americana flavoured rockers The John Street Revival have dropped their self titled album full of their laid back brand of rock. Chock full of great guitar playing, smooth sax and…

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Album Review: ‘Yalla Miku’ – Yalla Miku : Gnawa rhythms, East African roots and post punk dynamism connect on this electric debut.

Every city has a true face, a side which, as Lydon said ‘the tourists never see” and revealing that real identity is what Yalla Miku are all about. Formed by…

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Album Review: McNeal and Niles – ‘Thrust’/ Wilbur Niles and Thrust – ‘Thrust Too’ : Late seventies lo-fi funk gems re-discovered.

Super curators We Are Busy Bodies are at it again, digging up those buried sounds and the forgotten stories from music’s underground archive. Last year saw them spotlight Almon Memela’s…

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Album Review: Babaganouj serve a shimmering immersive feast of delights in debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’ and announce live dates.

The terrific Brisbane quartet Babaganouj has just released their debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’. It comes as quite a surprise that this is indeed a debut given band formed in 2011 and first…

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Album Review: Ferocious Dog – Ferocious Dog (10th Anniversary Edition)

My first ever introduction into the Ferocious Dog world was when they supported The Levellers and since then I have been an avid fan ever since, so the opportunity to…

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Album Review: Tom Rasmussen – Body Building

Tom Rasmussen shares the intricate, euphoric and yet also heartfelt new album ‘Body Building’. A collection of 14 tracks that move between euphoric electronic pop, ambient electronica and others which…

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Album Review: Nkono Teles – Love Vibration : remembering the man who put synth into Afro-boogie.

May be less celebrated than William Onyeabor or Jake Sollo, you could say that keyboardist Nkono Teles was similarly fundamental to Nigeria’s electro pop explosion in the eighties. Well, Soundway…

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Album Review: Neil Cowley – ‘Battery Life’: music with momentum and magic for piano and electronics.

Neil Cowley has never been a musician to tread water unnecessarily. Filling the prime keyboard seat in the Brand New Heavies and Zero 7 he was there at the centre…

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News + Album Review: The Silversound release sensational debut self-titled album

Following on from the release of their first two singles Wolf and Shaker, Melbourne psych supergroup, The Silversound have released their first album, the self-titled The Silversound. Whilst this may…

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Album Review: Lenoy Barkai – Paper Crown

Lenoy Barkai showcases a range of influences on her new long listen ‘Paper Crown’, encompassing elements of classic rock, singer-songwriter, alt-pop and atmospheric indie. An inspiring creative album showcasing some…

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