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Album review: Yoo Doo Right – ‘Don’t Think You Can Escape Your Purpose’: fiendishly enthralling and focused

BEGINNING in 2016, Montréal’s Yoo Doo Right have strewn the experimental music world lavishly with fervent, heavenly jams: heavily akin to their eponymous krautrock forefathers, also stirring in a heady…

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EP review: James Heather – ‘Modulations: EP2’: the journey through grief articulated with beauty for solo piano

CONTEMPORARY composer James Heather is set to release his first collection of original works in four years in the shape of Modulations: EP2, which will be out on Coldcut’s other label…

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Album review: Raoul Vignal – ‘Years In Marble’: a solid third chapter in an accomplished songwriting career

A small miracle of the independent European songwriting scene

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Album: The Rumjacks – Hestia

After all the press associated with the bands past it seems the addition of new singer Mike Rivkees who has slid into the ranks perfectly well. Writing their new album…

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Album: Frank Black – Vinyl Release of Frank Black Francis, Honeycomb and Fast Man Raider Man

On 14th May Demon Records will release three Frank Black albums which have never been available on vinyl before. ‘Francis Black Francis’, ‘Honeycomb’ and ‘Fast Man Raider Man’ Each is lovingly issued on…

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Album review: Graham Costello/STRATA – ‘Second Lives’: energised modern jazz for the world today

SOMETIMES it pays to step back and remember that the kaleidoscope of UK jazz has many focal points beyond the frequently illuminated London scene. There’s the Worm Disc massive in…

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Album review: iogi – ‘everything’s worth it’: a beautiful collection of songs

everything’s worth it is a really refreshing album from Yogev Glusman, a lesser known psych pop artist from Tel Aviv, and admittedly an ambitious one – but by now it’s…

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Album: Amigo The Devil – Born Against

Inspired by storytellers such as Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Fiona Apple. Amigo The Devil is the pseudonym of Danny Kiranos, known for his deep, challenging and emotive yet often…

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EP review: Real Estate – ‘Half A Human’: capturing the hollowness of quarantine

THE ISOLATION of the pandemic has caused millions of people worldwide to realize how instrumental socialization and interaction has been in our lives. Separated from this aspect of ourselves for…

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Album review: The Peacers – ‘Blexxed Rec’: San Fran garage outfit’s third has some nuggets within

Whatcha got? A great little garage rock record, is what. One foot in a California garage, fiddling with the fuzz pedals; another gazing across the ocean to Swingin' London town, taking in folkiness, powerpop, mod and freakbeat touches. A great record for a dusk motorway, this; yeah, a great little record.

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