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Album Review: Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’ is an adventurous musical expansion of their musical horizons.

From the outset, in their third studio album ‘Skinty Fia’, Fontaines D.C. have expanded their musical palette: creating something that gently veers away from their first two album with an…

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Premiere: We get a sneaky early listen to Nik Brinkman’s ‘Unplugged’ EP – three magnificently raw gems from last year’s epic ‘Secret Stairs’ album.

Last year’s ‘Secret Stairs’ album from New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman was a highlight of the year – in our 9.1/10 review we said it was a stunning debut: a collection…

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Album Review: Ben and Dom dazzle with heartwarming debut album ‘ Shoulder’

In recent years , we’ve seen a surge of vocal ensembles that have challenged the typical format of a vocal -led group. From vocal improv ( albeit stemming from the…

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Album Review: Keston Cobblers Club ‘ Alchemy’ is a thing of beauty

After a two-year break-folk favourite Keston Cobblers Club return with their brand-new album, ‘Alchemy’ – the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2019 album, ‘Siren’ . Alchemy is the new…

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Album: Heidrunna releases debut album ‘Melodramatic’

Iceland's Heidrunna announces release of debut album 'Melodramatic' on 21 April.

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Album Review: Pat Matshikiza and Kippie Moketsi – Tshona! : uplifting classic South African jazz from the 70s.

Those inspired curators at We Are Busy Bodies continue to astound with this latest release in their expanding achive from the seminal South African jazz label As Shams/The Sun. Pat…

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Album Review: The Linda Lindas All Grown Up and Ready to Rock

The Linda Lindas' debut album 'Growing Up' is a punky funfest.

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Album Review: Lucy Kruger and the Lost Boys ‘Teen Tapes (for performing your own stunts)’

Lucy Kruger and the Lost Boys deliver an album that is an unflinchingly raw account of the vulnerability of falling in love.

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Album Review: Plain Mister Smith – I’m Just Plain Mister Smith

Vancouver based Plain Mister Smith showcases his strikingly unique, spotlessly produced Indie-pop-come-folk sound on his debut album ‘I’m Plain Mister Smith’. Musically complex and yet refreshingly light and simplistic on…

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Album Review: Earthen Sea – Ghost Poems: subtle, sensitive, soulful electronica.

Jacob Long (aka Earthen Sea) has a musical provenance that inevitably draws you in to take a look. He’s been a member of the Dischord endorsed, post-hardcore agitators Black Eyes,…

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