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See: Benjamin Lazar Davis drops the future indie-R’n’B gem ‘Snow Angels’

MY THOUGH, he’s quite the singular talent, Benjamin Lazar Davis, isn’t he? The multi-instrumentalist and composer (look, these tunes are so much more than plain written), whose day job sees…

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Album review: Penelope Isles – ‘Which Way To Happy’: Jack and Lily line up a second set of ambitious, technicolour pop psych

PENELOPE ISLES, the gorgeous Brighton combo led by brother and sister Jack and Lily Wolter, are releasing their second album this week – that’s cause for joy as winter looms.…

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EP review: Lindsay Munroe’s ‘Softest Edge’ packs so much into four tracks; she can sing literally anything the human soul can feel

MANCHESTER’S Lindsay Munroe is, it’s fair to say, someone whose voice you can fall for on first encounter. I speak from personal experience here; I’d been writing for Backseat Mafia…

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Track: Kid Acne digs deep in the crate for the prime illbient of ‘NEON FOGOU’

YORKSHIRE hiphop? Yep. Bring it. BRING. IT. ON. Lad. Comin’ atcha straight outta God’s Own Country, Kid Acne is burrowing deep down into the world of the cheese dream to…

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Film Review: Bull

There’s seems to be something that the British, in particular, find fascinating about gangsters. While other countries have their own versions (Yakuza, Triads, Mafiosi etc), our hard men tend to…

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News: Behemoth Extend Playback Of Anniversary ‘XXX Years Ov Blasphemy’ Global Livestream Moment; Until Sunday 7th November

On Halloween (Sun 31st Oct), Polish heretics BEHEMOTH raised their own livestream bar with the premiere of their second streaming spectacle, ‘XXX Years Ov Blasphemy’, hosted by the premium social live media…

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Live Review: Hellshock / Frenzy / Rigorous Institution – Black Water Bar, Portland, OR 30.10.2021 plus Gallery

Every town with a strong musical tradition has legendary or long-standing venues that provide space for bands to play and to grow. Portland, Oregon has had many such venues and the…

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News: Spiritualized return with a new album and a tour for ’22; hear ‘Always Together With You’

ONE of the best bands you’ll ever commune with live should you get the chance, Spiritualized, are set to return in 2022 with a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, due…

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Track: Rival Consoles – ‘I Like’: generative, alienated and conversational, an off-kilter marriage of speech and silicon

RIVAL CONSOLES are on the home straight towards the release of a new dance-collaborative album, Overflow, in the first days of December, and as you’d expect it’s pristine and beautiful…

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Track: The Rumjacks – One For The Road

With the release of their fifth studio album ‘Hestia’, (read our review here) The Rumjacks went back into the studio to record a new EP ‘Brass for Gold’. The band have shared…

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See: Benjamin Lazar Davis drops the future indie-R’n’B gem ‘Snow Angels’

Album review: Penelope Isles – ‘Which Way To Happy’: Jack and Lily line up a second set of ambitious, technicolour pop psych

EP review: Lindsay Munroe’s ‘Softest Edge’ packs so much into four tracks; she can sing literally anything the human soul can feel

Track: Kid Acne digs deep in the crate for the prime illbient of ‘NEON FOGOU’

Film Review: Bull

News: Behemoth Extend Playback Of Anniversary ‘XXX Years Ov Blasphemy’ Global Livestream Moment; Until Sunday 7th November

Live Review: Hellshock / Frenzy / Rigorous Institution – Black Water Bar, Portland, OR 30.10.2021 plus Gallery

News: Spiritualized return with a new album and a tour for ’22; hear ‘Always Together With You’

Track: Rival Consoles – ‘I Like’: generative, alienated and conversational, an off-kilter marriage of speech and silicon

Track: The Rumjacks – One For The Road