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Album Review: Will Stratton – Point of Origin; A masterful showcase of contemporary Americana

Will Stratton’s eighth album, Points of Origin, marks a notable evolution in his musical journey, showcasing a departure from his signature fingerpicking style (although it’s still evident on a handful…

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Track: M(h)aol Announce New Album ‘Something Soft’ Out 16th May Via Merge Records Listen To New SIngle ‘DM:AM’ Here

M(h)aol announce their new album ‘Something Soft’ out 16th May via Merge Records, as well as sharing new single ‘DM:AM’ which premiered via BBC 6 Music’s Huw Stephens. Based in Dublin, Belfast, and London, Constance Keane (She/Her), Jamie…

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Live Review & Gallery: A Truly Enchanting Night at Oxford Art Factory With Bess Atwell, Ruby Gill and Sarah Levins – Eora Land/Sydney, 06.03.25

From the first note to the last, Bess Atwell’s night at Oxford Art Factory was never about spectacle, it was something rawer, more tangible. No theatrics, no backing band, just…

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Album review: SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks; Heavy, hypnotic, and unexpectedly beautiful

Despite its post-metal and deep psych leanings, also perhaps metalgaze, if such a thing exists (the band prefer Spacegaze) —The Pattern Speaks is far from an exercise in unrelenting heaviness.…

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Live Review & Gallery: Knotfest Sydney Ignites: A Day of Chaos, Hardcore, and Heart 8.03.2025

Knotfest storms into Sydney with relentless energy, as bands from hardcore upstarts to metal veterans ignite the pits, industrial chaos rumbles under ominous skies.

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Live Review: The Lottery Winners / The Covasettes / Jonny Blade – O2 Academy, Leeds 27.02.2025

Words and photos by Phil Wright Thursday, 27th of February, took me to the Leeds O2 Academy for a night with ‘The Lottery Winners’. The Mancunian quartet just keep going…

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Meet: Merseyside’s New Guitar Band DBA!

Formed in Merseyside in 2024, and consisting of Sam Warren (vox & guitar), Jamie Lindberg (bass & backing vocals) and Josh Grant (lead guitar), DBA! have emerged as an urgent…

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Live Review: Mandrake Handshake – No.90, Hackney Wick, London 28.02.2025

There’s that scene in the film High Fidelity when record shop owner Rob boldly claims he’ll now flog some records as he pops a Beta Band EP on the turntable.…

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Live Review & Gallery: Metro Feels Like Manchester as Courteeners Take Over – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 05.03.25

There was no mistaking the excitement in Metro Theatre ahead of Courteeners‘ headline show, and the air was thick with a cacophony of British accents. Fresh off their Yours and…

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Album Review: No Frills –”Sad Clown” : Honest songs that chime and chill from Toronto’s Lo-fi indie realists.

It’s been a while since anything’s been heard of Daniel Busheikin and his No Frills buddies. The Toronto band’s self-released debut album ‘Downward Dog’ trundled into the US college radio…

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Album Review: Will Stratton – Point of Origin; A masterful showcase of contemporary Americana

Track: M(h)aol Announce New Album ‘Something Soft’ Out 16th May Via Merge Records Listen To New SIngle ‘DM:AM’ Here

Live Review & Gallery: A Truly Enchanting Night at Oxford Art Factory With Bess Atwell, Ruby Gill and Sarah Levins – Eora Land/Sydney, 06.03.25

Album review: SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks; Heavy, hypnotic, and unexpectedly beautiful

Live Review & Gallery: Knotfest Sydney Ignites: A Day of Chaos, Hardcore, and Heart 8.03.2025

Live Review: The Lottery Winners / The Covasettes / Jonny Blade – O2 Academy, Leeds 27.02.2025

Meet: Merseyside’s New Guitar Band DBA!

Live Review: Mandrake Handshake – No.90, Hackney Wick, London 28.02.2025

Live Review & Gallery: Metro Feels Like Manchester as Courteeners Take Over – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 05.03.25

Album Review: No Frills –”Sad Clown” : Honest songs that chime and chill from Toronto’s Lo-fi indie realists.