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Album Review: The Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out; much anticipated debut lives up to the hype and makes early play for album of the year

“Who Let the Dogs Out”, the debut album from Lambrini Girls has landed, and it’s everything fans could have hoped for—ferocious, unapologetic, and full of life. The Brighton duo, comprised…

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Track: Tindersticks – Always A Stranger

Tindersticks have released their new song and accompanying video ‘Always A Stranger’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Soft Tissue,’ which will be released on the 13th of September via City Slang. Of the new single, frontman Stuart Staples explains: “Some…

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Track: Efterklang – To A New Day (ft. Sønderjysk Pigekor)

Efterklang have shared ‘To A New Day’, the fourth single from their forthcoming album, ‘Things We Have In Common’, which will be released on September 27, via City Slang. The track is…

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Track: Efterklang – Plant

After releasing the stand-alone single ‘Getting Reminders‘ featuring Beirut’s Zach Condon on trumpet, Efdeterkland has announced their new album, ‘Things We Have In Common’, which is due for release on…

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Track: Sinkane – Everything is Everything (Feat Tru Osborne)

Sudanese-American musician Sinkane has shared his new single ‘Everything is Everything’ via City Slang. This will be his first new track since the release of his album ‘Dépaysé’ back in 2019. Written and composed by…

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News: Sprints released new single ”Adore Adore Adore” and announce Dublin headline show

Sprints today shared new single Adore Adore Adore, out now on City Slang. The band also confirm details of their biggest headline shows to date, including an Autumn show at London’s Scala. Sprints are…

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Album review: The dark delights of Boy Harsher’s new album ‘The Runner (Original Soundtrack)’ dropping tomorrow via Nude Club/City Slang

From fetish clubs to catwalks, Boy Harsher have amassed a cult-like following for their broody, atmospheric beats. Stepping up the cinematics, in addition to Friday’s album release they’ve just premiered…

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See: Krautjazz quintet Fazer offer an ode to a weird year ending in the whimsical but classy ‘Dezember’

WITH the recent album by Spiritczualic Enhancement Center (which, not to blow our own trumpet, we reviewed here) and others, it very much looks like one of the current leftfield…

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Meet: We talk to Stuart A. Staples of Tindersticks on new album ‘Distractions’, lockdown and more

TINDERSTICKS are in danger of becoming a national treasure. After all they’ve (or more pertinently lead figure Stuart A Staples has) since 1991, largely making thought-provoking dark pop and emotive…

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