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News: We preview Reverence Valada Festival 2015

Tomorrow starts one of the most novel and exciting music events happening in Portugal at the moment, Reverence Valada Festival. After last year’s excellent first edition of the festival, expectations…

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Track: Julia Holter – Sea Calls Me Home

Ahead of the release of her fourth album, Have you in My Wilderness, Los Angeles based singer songwriter Julia Holter has shown a second glimpse of the new record in…

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Track: Squeeze – Happy Days, plus new album details

With the exception of Then Jericho (no, I don’t expect you to remember) the only band of any note that I can remember playing in the close vicinity during my…

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Track: The Enemy – It’s Automatic

Despite still being in their (admittedly late) twenties, it seems the enemy have been around forever. In fact, their multiple platinum debut album actually reached number one back in 2007.…

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Album Review: Yo La Tengo – Stuff Like That There

In the scheme of things, I have to be honest and say I’d prefer a new Yo La Tengo album filled with original songs. That’s just how I feel. Sorry…

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News: Universal to reissue All About Eve’s first two albums

I think I just felt, deep in the very bottom of my heart, a little jump. It’s been buried there for a good amount of years, but just the mention…

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Track: Blonde Summer – Blazed

Los Angeles four piece Blonde Summer have released their new EP Paradise, and have been gaining attention with their sun drenched stoner rock, which nods to the likes of Tame…

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Exclusive: The Half Earth records session track ‘The Balance’ for Backseat Mafia

If you’ve not heard of The Half Earth, essentially the project of Blackpool born, Sheffield based artist Conor Stephenson, then your surely about to. He’s been making achingly beautiful songs…

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Live Review: Sex Witch at Green Man Festival 22.08.15

There had been much curiosity surrounding the identity of the mystery guests who were booked in the Saturday evening of Green Man festival. Names had been thrown around, but no…

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News: Cardinal Fuzz Sonic Attack at Liverpool PsychFest 2015

Small independent record labels are hugely important to the development of so much of what is good about the music scene these days. They enable bands to get their product…

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