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Meet: The Coral’s James Skelly takes us through the inspirations for the new album ‘Coral Island’, the magic of memories, and how The Coral are the Robbie Fowler of the music industry.
Track: The legendary The Scientists blast back into the universe with ‘Outsider’ and album news.
Track: Tim Ayre’s laconic charm shines through in his sparkling new track ‘Miami Drive’
EP Review: The Nagging Doubts spread some icy post-punk joy in their shimmering EP ‘Autocalm’
Track: Wolf Alice bares their teeth with exciting new single ‘Smile’
Album: Unflesh – Inhumation
Track: Amigo The Devil – Different Anymore
See: The trippy CGI video for Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band’s ‘Elastic Band’: Yves Jarvis and Tasseomancy’s Romy making free and wonkily beautiful music
Visions du Réel Review: Flee
See: A live studio take on Matt Robertson’s ‘Bees’: a retrotronic acid techno sweep to spiral around a forest clearing to
See: Axis: Sova – ‘(Don’t Wanna Have That) Dream’: Chicago psych with a noir lullaby twist
Visions du Réel Review: Operation Wolf Patrol
Track: The Allergies feat. Dynamite MC – ‘Lean On You’: reach out to each other and glory in some quickfire fun
News: The Mountain Goats announce an album for late June, laid down in Muscle Shoals; hear the warm country rock of ‘Mobile’
Track: Escapement – Feed
Track: As We Suffer – Concrete Fist
Film Review – Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Track: Man On Man – ‘It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)
See: Gordi unveils enigmatic and atmospheric video ‘Refractive’ – an evocative amalgam of tracks ‘Extraordinary Life’ and ‘Volcanic’ and announces news of live EP
Premiere: longing releases brand new single ‘Adored’, the perfect soundtrack to a Myspace break-up

Mixtape: Digga D overcomes censorship with unapologetic ‘Made In The Pyrex’ mixtape

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Track: Limestone Chorus – Woods & Water

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Track: The legendary The Scientists blast back into the universe with ‘Outsider’ and album news.

Arun Kendall April 21, 2021

It’s been a long time between drinks, but the legendary The Scientists are back with a blistering new single and news of their first album in 35 years, ‘Negativity’, due out in June 2021 through In The Red Records. The line up consists of singer-guitarist Kim Salmon, lead guitarist Tony Thewlis, bassist Boris Sujdovic and …

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See: The trippy CGI video for Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band’s ‘Elastic Band’: Yves Jarvis and Tasseomancy’s Romy making free and wonkily beautiful music

Chris Sawle April 20, 2021

THEY SOUND like they should be some great lost Moog-psych outfit from ’69, and weird and wonderful is definitely a touchstone for the Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band, be sure. It’s the musical mind-melding of Yves Jarvis, whose album from last autumn, Sundry Rock Song Stock, was a really clever and rather ace melange of political …

Backseat Downunder Music News Track / Video

See: Gordi unveils enigmatic and atmospheric video ‘Refractive’ – an evocative amalgam of tracks ‘Extraordinary Life’ and ‘Volcanic’ and announces news of live EP

Arun Kendall April 20, 2021

Gordi, the name of Melbourne musician Sophie Payten’s solo work, is a living icon in the Australian music scene: her last album ‘Our Two Skins’ released in the middle of the COVID lockdown last year was a graceful and epic release, thrown into release by Payton’s extraordinary work as a doctor, assisting with understaffed local …

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News: Enslaved Postpone 2021 Tour And Announce Release Of ‘Cinematic Tour 2020’ Live Albums And DVDS

Craig Young April 19, 2021

Enslaved have launched into their 30th year with thunder and flames. With their Utgard European Tour now taking place in spring 2022, with support coming from Intronaut, Obsidian Kingdom and Crown, the band have announced four new live albums/DVDs. Due 25th June, the audio and visuals for these releases have been taken from their revered Cinematic Tour 2020, with physical pre-orders launching today. Ivar …

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EP Review: WA’s Pretty Uglys unleash ‘Party Friends’ – a blistering set of very attractive post punk anthems, executed with sneers, attitude and indelible pose.

Arun Kendall April 19, 2021

The Breakdown Pretty Uglys’ new EP ‘Party Friends’ is a pulsating and vibrant set of magnificent, sneering and imposing tracks. Pure guitar-driven riffs over a thundering rhythm section and with vocals so loaded with attitude you can almost see the arched eyebrows and sneer. It is gratifyingly cathartic and confident. Independent – 8.5 Blasting off …

Album Review: Wolfmother – Victorious

Track: The Clear – The Planets

Say Psych: Album Review: Routine Death – Parallel Universes

ALBUM REVIEW: ENO/CALE – WRONG WAY UP (REISSUE)

Premiere: Ceiling Spirits release new ambient track, Ultraquiet

Track: Slow Talk – Disclaimer