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C Duncan Announces May Headline Dates
Glasgow’s breathtakingly talented composer and songwriter C Duncan has added May dates to his 2017 tour in support of his second album, The Midnight Sun, released in October. He will also be supporting Elbow on their UK tour in March. C DUNCAN TOUR DATES Monday, 23rd January – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, UK Tuesday, 24th January – …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Underground Youth – What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole is This?
What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole is This? is the eighth LP from The Underground Youth, formed in Manchester but they now call Berlin home. Beginning in 2008 when the only way to get their music heard was to hand out CD-Rs, they came to prominence with the release of Mademoiselle in 2010. They went on …
Premiere: Black Mamba Fever reveal video for Fake Blood
Theres a whiff of The Cramps, Television, Gang of Four and their post-punk ilk about Sheffield indie rockers Black Mamba Fever, but they manage to create a sound all of their own, wiry muscular guitars and the dark baritone of Louis Ashman draped all over a melodies that stick in your mind. We’re very pleased …
Reissue: Attilio Mineo – Man In Space With Sounds
“Straight into the heart of the future!” boasts the narration for the latest LP re-issue of Man In Space With Sounds from Attilio “Art” Mineo, on the opening track “Welcome To Tomorrow”. Now back on vinyl, it’s probably the most famous and collectible theme park soundtrack. The 12 tracks here were originally written as library …
Not Forgotten: Cat Stevens – Tea for The Tillerman
Maybe it was a reaction to being a social misfit during my school days, but while my contemporaries were falling underneath the spell of various grunge and hip hop acts back in the early 90s, I had started to pay more and more attention to my parents’ album collection. As teenagers during the 70s, they …
News: Amber Run Announce New Album and Headline UK Tour
Amber Run retreated to the shadows after the release of their debut album 5am, presumably to write another handful of melancholic songs that feel like mugs of tea on foggy Sunday afternoons; offering comfort in times when you feel lost. The four-piece have just announced details of their sophomore LP, titled ‘For A Moment, I Was …
News: Bronski Beat’s Larry Steinbachek dies at 56
Keyboard player Larry Steinbachek, a founder member of Synth-pop trio Bronksi Beat along with Steve Bronski and Jimmy Somerville, has died at 56 following a short battle with cancer, his sister has revealed to the BBC. Tributes were paid from Somerville, who posted a link to a demo version of Screaming on his facebook page …
DaiN Ft Moniquea – Give it a try
Liquid Beat Records is proud to announce the release of “Gave it A Try”, the first single from Portland/New Orleans’ artist DaiN’s upcoming 7” single/producer EP entitled “Treat Yourself”. The song features an incredible vocal collaboration with LA’s modern Funk queen, Moniquea. The single pairs the singer over a knocking, down-tempo track that is indicative …
See: Jenny Hval’s Video for The Great Undressing (NSFW), plus tour dates
Jenny Hval kicks off 2017 in style with the mesmerising video for her captivating new single ‘The Great Undressing’. Jenny Hval’s critically acclaimed 2016 album ‘Blood Bitch’ was rightly featured on many of the big year-end lists and her live performances received similarly high praise. She has now announced more tour dates as well as …
Album Review: Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
For so many years, our American cousins had the hip-hop game pretty much tied up. But over the last ten years or so, us Brits have fought back, delivering game-changing acts such as Dizzee, Wiley, and Tinchy. Last year Skepta scooped the Mercury music award, and Kano released his career best album ‘Made In The …