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Album Review: Throw Down Bones – ‘Throw Down Bones’

photo by chromaticism at Fuzz Club Records Festival Throw Down Bones are, Frankie Frankie, (so cool they named him twice!) : Guitar/Synth/Vocal/Effect, Dave Cocks: Bass/Percussion and James Aparicio: Producer. Throw Down Bones is “Noise…

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Track: Tors – Good Times

Planting their feet firmly in church of melodic indie folk are Devon five piece (now relocated to London) Tors. Included in their number are brothers Matt and Theo, grandsons of…

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Track: Snowpoet – Waves

London folk collective Snowpoet are led by lyricist and vocalist Lauren Kinsella and Chris Hyson, backed up with Matthew Robinson, Nicholas Costley-White, Josh Arcoleo and Dave Hamblett. Ahead of the…

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See: Promise and the Monster reveal new video for Time of the Season

Taken from her forthcoming third album Feed the Fire, out January 22nd via the ever brilliant Bella Union label, Promise and the Monster – aka Stockholm’s Billie Lindahl, has released…

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See: King Charles reveals video for Gamble for a Rose / announces 2016 tour dates

Ahead of the release of his new album, Gamble for a Rose, which drops on 22nd January through Buffalo Gang, via Kobalt Label Services – King Charles, aka West London…

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Incoming: Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the…

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Track: Fatherson – Always

Indie-rock trio Fatherson have just completed a mammoth UK tour with synth-pop pals Prides (read our review of the Sheffield show here) but they’re not slowing down yet. They’ve just…

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Blu-ray Review: The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skins was originally going to be called American Gothic which would have succinctly summed-up what to expect from Philip Ridley’s film. It possesses all the strangeness, mystery and…

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Not Forgotten: Lindisfarne – Live

Quick! Name one British folk rock act of the 1970s! Okay, so who actually mentioned Lindisfarne? Precious few I imagine, as they’re now primarily for an arse-clenchingly awful novelty duet.…

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EP: Harper – ‘White Lies’

Last year I put the debut EP from Harper at number one in my top 10 EPs of 2014, which means that my expectations were considerably high for what was…

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Album Review: Throw Down Bones – ‘Throw Down Bones’

Track: Tors – Good Times

Track: Snowpoet – Waves

See: Promise and the Monster reveal new video for Time of the Season

See: King Charles reveals video for Gamble for a Rose / announces 2016 tour dates

Incoming: Bridge of Spies

Track: Fatherson – Always

Blu-ray Review: The Reflecting Skin

Not Forgotten: Lindisfarne – Live

EP: Harper – ‘White Lies’