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Track: New Zealand shoegaze dream pop queen T.G. Shand delivers another outstanding and sparkling track ‘Lemony’

New Zealand’s elusive T.G. Shand has delivered another gorgeous, muscular dream pop masterpiece with her new track ‘Lemony’. T.G. Shand is the work of Ōtautahi/Christchurch resident Annemarie Duff, formerly of…

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Track: Thrillhouse get down and get funky with another brilliant track ‘What Next?’

With an ambition of releasing a single a month this year (did I miss some?), Thrillhouse high step in and get down with their next in line release, ‘What Next’:…

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Say Psych: Track Review: 10 000 Russos – Super Inertia

Portuguese trio 10 000 Russos are back with their new single and video ‘Super Inertia’ – the eponymous first track to be lifted from their new album Superinertia, due out…

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Track: Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes release new single, the soulful ‘Pushin’ on Through’

Melbourne, Australia rock and soul seven piece Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes have just released their new single Pushing on Through, taken from their debut self titled EP,…

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Film Review: Kandisha

Much of the genre landscape is unfairly dominated by films from North America, and to a lesser degree Britain and Australasia. This can largely be attributed to language and where…

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Album review: Dusted – ‘III’: A cross-country relocation blows the dust off an intimate, autumnal beauty

THERE’S a very strong argument to be made, in the sphere of the more introverted singer-songwriter and that of Americana, that the best music is the living music, the real…

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Album Review: Cochemea- ‘Vol II: Baca Sewa’

What is roots music? Well Cochemea Gastelum’s earthy new album, ‘Vol II: Baca Sewa’ out via Daptone from 16th July, would pretty much nail it if you’re searching for definitives.…

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Album review: Alasdair Roberts og Völvur – ‘The Old Fabled River’: Scots-Norwegian sextet debut a record of correspondences, life cycles and exploratory depth

HE’S GRACED us with a very Northern European and delicious take on introspective folk since that trio of lovely albums, The Rye Bears A Poison, Daylight Saving and The Night…

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EP Review: Jo Meares revisits the past with the luminescent ‘La Baie de Diamant’, a French language version of his earlier work, the evocative ‘Back to The World’

I’ve written before that Sydney artist Jo Meares has a voice that evokes a life lived to the fullest – tired, weary and battling the endless vicissitudes of life with…

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Album Review: Eliza Shaddad releases the anthemic ‘The Woman You Want’

Sudanese/Scottish artist Eliza Shaddad has just released her album ‘The Woman I Want’ – an epic collection of deeply personal anthems infused with a melancholia and bittersweet taste. The songs…

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Track: New Zealand shoegaze dream pop queen T.G. Shand delivers another outstanding and sparkling track ‘Lemony’

Track: Thrillhouse get down and get funky with another brilliant track ‘What Next?’

Say Psych: Track Review: 10 000 Russos – Super Inertia

Track: Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes release new single, the soulful ‘Pushin’ on Through’

Film Review: Kandisha

Album review: Dusted – ‘III’: A cross-country relocation blows the dust off an intimate, autumnal beauty

Album Review: Cochemea- ‘Vol II: Baca Sewa’

Album review: Alasdair Roberts og Völvur – ‘The Old Fabled River’: Scots-Norwegian sextet debut a record of correspondences, life cycles and exploratory depth

EP Review: Jo Meares revisits the past with the luminescent ‘La Baie de Diamant’, a French language version of his earlier work, the evocative ‘Back to The World’

Album Review: Eliza Shaddad releases the anthemic ‘The Woman You Want’