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TRACK: jazz legend Charles Tolliver returns with ‘Blue Soul’

NOO YOIK jazz trumpet legend Charles Tolliver is poised to release his first studio material in more than decade at the end of this month. The Gearbox imprint will be…

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NEWS: Left Banke bassist and singer Tom Finn dead at 71

IT HAS been reported the founder member and bassist with seminal American baroque pop outfit The Left Banke, Tom Finn, has died at the age of 71. The Left Banke,…

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Limited EP: Pyjæn ‎– Sage Secrets

‘Sage Secrets‘ is the latest EP from PYJÆN, a quintet that seamlessly melds funk, afro-beat and contemporary sounds with nods to hip-hop and disco, whilst acknowledging the heady days of…

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Track: Two Tone Television – Old News

Out now is the new single from Glasgow indie punk Two Tone Television, Old News. They’ve been creating something of a storm in their native Scotland, earning rave reviews for…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Aārp – ‘Propaganda’

MAKE no mistake, the debut album from classically trained experimentalist Aārp has serious conceptual intent. Entitled Propaganda, and out now on Paris-Lyon-Berlin imprint InFiné, it is pointedly political. The title…

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Track Toronto indie folk band Decoration Day release ‘Lanark County’

Taken from their forthcoming debut album Makeshift Future, Toronto folk band Decoration Day have released a new single, Lanark County. It’s described by guitarist and songwriter Justin Orok as a…

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TRACK: Home Counties’ ‘Dad Bod’ – fantastically Peel show awkward squad

IT WOULD seem the Bristol underground scene is in rude health. Last week we had a new download-only only round-up from Dorset boys moved uptown with a whole clutch of…

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Track: Lonely The Brave – Distant Light

Back in April, Lonely the Brave released their first material with new singer Jack Bennett: the single, “Bound”. Check out our review of that here. Now they return with another…

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Album Review: Attraktors – Attraktors

Made up of former members of Julian Cope’s band, Six By Seven, Bivouac, The Selecter and The Nectarine No. 9, we’ve already given some love to Nottingham space/krautrock trio Attraktors…

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Track: French post-hardcore band Fall of Messiah release Young Pines

French post-hardcore quintet Fall Of Messiah have released ‘Young Pines’, the new single from their forthcoming album. This is pretty much what you want from post hardcore, especially if you’re into the…

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