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See: The Forms return from a decade away with the excellently spectral, whispering ‘All Souls Day’

QUEENS, New York’s The Forms have been on sabbatical for, well, quite a while now, it’s fair to say. Their last album, Derealization, came out on fellow Five Boroughs label…

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Exclusive: Stone Jets record recent single I Will Rise Again live in session for Backseat Mafia

London-based Stone Jets are the latest to join us for our Backseat Mafia Sessions with this fantastic performance of their recent single I Will Rise Again! The track came out…

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Track: Mumble Tide’s ‘Noodle’ is a blurry, shredding scuzz-pop gem – they’re on tour at the end of the month

GINA and Ryan, the Bristol bedroom pop duo trading as Mumble Tide, have a lot of fun while delivering the goods. They’re not precious, but still so punchy; avoid the…

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News: Mysterious Bristol breaks scientist Claude Cooper announces a full album for January and drops ‘Stan’s Plan’; it’s so deliciously dirty

IMAGINE for a second we’re sat in a great pub, in Bristol – say The Christmas Steps, maybe, or the Bag O’Nails – and let’s further push the fanciful that…

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See: Landscape-loving Leeds folksters Crake sign for Fika and reveal the breathy tranquillity of ‘Lamb’s Tail’

WITH a brace of cassettes, a couple of digital singles (2019’s “Dear Natalie” and this April’s Four Tracks) sandwiching a one-off 7″ for Nebraska’s Saddle Creek, “Enough Salt (For All…

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LKFF Review: Collectors

There’s something about a good adventure yarn which feels inherently satisfying. Treasure hunters like Indiana Jones, Laura Croft or Nathan Drake capture the imaginations of both the young and old.…

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Film Review: Dead & Beautiful

With the publication of his novel Dracula, Bram Stoker brought the concept of vampirism to the masses. While entities with vampiric tendencies have existed in folklore dating back to ancient…

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News: Machine Head & Amon Amarth Announce UK And Europe Arena Tour For 2022

Prepare for the most monumental metal tour of 2022!! Two of the world’s most revered heavy bands, Bay Area metal icons MACHINE HEAD and Sweden’s Viking metal overlords AMON AMARTH are teaming up for the…

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Album review: David Lance Callahan – ‘English Primitive I’: raw punk-raga and a septet of scorching tales

OVER two phases of potent reports from the real England, with an interregnum of two decades between, David Lance Callahan and The Wolfhounds have consistently filed detailed documentation from the…

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News: Penelope Isles’ second glorious album for Bella Union arrives this week – there’s an extensive UK tour, too

PENELOPE ISLES, the gorgeous Brighton via Cornwall and Isle of Man combo led by brother and sister Jack and Lily Wolter, have some rather excellent news for lovers of bright,…

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See: The Forms return from a decade away with the excellently spectral, whispering ‘All Souls Day’

Exclusive: Stone Jets record recent single I Will Rise Again live in session for Backseat Mafia

Track: Mumble Tide’s ‘Noodle’ is a blurry, shredding scuzz-pop gem – they’re on tour at the end of the month

News: Mysterious Bristol breaks scientist Claude Cooper announces a full album for January and drops ‘Stan’s Plan’; it’s so deliciously dirty

See: Landscape-loving Leeds folksters Crake sign for Fika and reveal the breathy tranquillity of ‘Lamb’s Tail’

LKFF Review: Collectors

Film Review: Dead & Beautiful

News: Machine Head & Amon Amarth Announce UK And Europe Arena Tour For 2022

Album review: David Lance Callahan – ‘English Primitive I’: raw punk-raga and a septet of scorching tales

News: Penelope Isles’ second glorious album for Bella Union arrives this week – there’s an extensive UK tour, too