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Meet: We interview Brisbane electronic / dreampop band MTNS

We recently reviewed a new single from Brisbane band MTNS. I had the opportunity of catching up with singer/guitarist and songwriter Tom Eggert. I began by asking if the band…

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Album Review: New Model Army – Between Dog And Wolf

It’s a deeply unfair position to put any band in, waiting so long to listen to new material. How can any fan fail to build up an unreasonable degree of…

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Live Review: ChameleonsVox / March Violets – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 23.11.2013

Nathan Clark at the Brundenell Social Club always seems to know what and who the people of Leeds want to see and hear and Saturday 23 November was no exception.…

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Track: Instanbul duo Fuji Kureta release new single, Finis Terre

Finis Terre, by Istanbul based duo Fuji Kureta, has this sort of charming bleeps and bells and ring and chime at the beginning of the track that conjures up this…

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Track: Cassels release debut single, Seasick

I got seasick on a school trip once, in what was just about the most embarrassing moment of my school life. I even knew it was coming, I could feel…

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Track: Grigori reveals the smoky electronic soul of ‘Immune’

I can’t tell you a lot about East London producer Grigori, except, well that’s pretty much it. He’s a producer and he’s from (or at least based in) East London.…

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Video of the day: Wild Ones – From Nothing

A shot in the arm to protect you against those early-winter blues. Filmed in the nearly-empty city of Shaniko, progressively deserted after the railroad moved on, this single is taken…

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Live Review: Savages – Vox, Leeds 11.11.2013

“We wanted to focus on writing lyrics for the stage…. we like to perform it in a really physical, emotional, violent way.” – Gemma. It’s Monday night, dark damp and quite…

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New Video: Ratking – 100

Tense, impressive NYC hiphop. Unsettled by the playground-taunting delivery of Wiki; troubled by the too-calm detachment of Hak; confused by the overlaid images and flitting shapes of the video; marvelling…

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Forged in Sheffield: I Set The Sea On Fire – Monsters

Hallelujah ! I owe I Set The Sea On Fire a debt of gratitude – without the blood-stirring joy of this tune, the last week could only have been a…

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Meet: We interview Brisbane electronic / dreampop band MTNS

Album Review: New Model Army – Between Dog And Wolf

Live Review: ChameleonsVox / March Violets – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 23.11.2013

Track: Instanbul duo Fuji Kureta release new single, Finis Terre

Track: Cassels release debut single, Seasick

Track: Grigori reveals the smoky electronic soul of ‘Immune’

Video of the day: Wild Ones – From Nothing

Live Review: Savages – Vox, Leeds 11.11.2013

New Video: Ratking – 100

Forged in Sheffield: I Set The Sea On Fire – Monsters