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Album Review: James McVinnie – Counterpoint

What is it about the tags neo-classical or contemporary-classical that often brings out that immediate ‘not for me’ reaction in people? Too much baggage, too many connotations associated with that…

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Track: Dazzling lyrical flow and taut, smoky bass combine on The Allergies and Andy Cooper’s ‘Utility Man’

AS ANYONE well acquainted with The Allergies’ party beatz will testify, former Ugly Duckling riddim and rhymer Andy Cooper is pretty much a permanent house guest round at their Brizzle…

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Track: Kent’s Mosa Wild offer a raw gospel plea on their latest single, ‘Expect Me’

KENT’S Mosa Wild are a band with big ambitions and a big sound to match, as you can hear on “Expect Me”, the first, big-hearted song to be lifted from…

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Track: Motherland – Waiting

The Northern powerhouse that is Motherland have returned with another track to finish the year off with ‘Waiting’. The band comments: “‘Waiting’ is an upbeat pop rock song with lyrics…

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Live Review: Jessie Ware – o2 Academy, Birmingham 01.12.2021 plus gallery

Wednesday brings a very different event to what was experienced 2 days before in the same venue. Jessie Ware’s support act comes in the form of a drag queen DJ…

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Live: Daði Freyr – The Wardrobe, Leeds 22.11.2021

On a chilly evening in the north of England, there’s no better way to warm up than with some Eurovision dance pop… well that’s what everyone told themselves on this…

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PREMIERE: CADE preps second EP for April, taps Nate Traveller for ’20 MISSED CALLS’

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from CADE. The Los Angeleno released the WOLF BLUE EP in 2019, and has taken his time following that up; the detailed R&B…

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Feature: The Scaramanga Six give us a track by track insight into their new album Worthless Music

Out today is the new album, Worhtless Music, from Yorkshire art-rockers The Scaramanga Six, aka brothers Paul and Steven Morricone, alongside Julia Arnez and Gareth Champion. Their tenth album to…

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See: Guitarist Duncan Marquiss ventures into folk motorik with the seductive ‘Drivenhalle’

ELSEWHERE a very fine guitarist with The Phantom Band, Duncan Marquiss is stepping out into the world of solo instrumental guitar in the spring with an album for folk imprint…

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News: Constellation sign Kee Avil, who debuts with the burrowing, fracturing post-folk of ‘See my shadow’

MONTREAL’S Constellation, who’ve brought us so many great leftfield moments these past two decades from Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Fly Pan Am, Do Make Say Think and a host of…

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Album Review: James McVinnie – Counterpoint

Track: Dazzling lyrical flow and taut, smoky bass combine on The Allergies and Andy Cooper’s ‘Utility Man’

Track: Kent’s Mosa Wild offer a raw gospel plea on their latest single, ‘Expect Me’

Track: Motherland – Waiting

Live Review: Jessie Ware – o2 Academy, Birmingham 01.12.2021 plus gallery

Live: Daði Freyr – The Wardrobe, Leeds 22.11.2021

PREMIERE: CADE preps second EP for April, taps Nate Traveller for ’20 MISSED CALLS’

Feature: The Scaramanga Six give us a track by track insight into their new album Worthless Music

See: Guitarist Duncan Marquiss ventures into folk motorik with the seductive ‘Drivenhalle’

News: Constellation sign Kee Avil, who debuts with the burrowing, fracturing post-folk of ‘See my shadow’