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News: Eythor Arnalds Returns With Meditative New Single ‘Opening’ From Upcoming Album

Icelandic cellist and composer Eythor Arnalds has released ‘Opening,’ a quietly arresting new single that serves as the first gateway into his forthcoming album Music for Walking, due for release on…

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Premiere: Nick Batterham (The Earthmen, Cordrazine) unveils video for the atmospheric instrumental track ‘First Snow’ ahead of launch gig and album.

Nick Batterham is known for his work in iconic indie bands The Earthmen and Cordrazine, but he is putting on display his musically diverse skills through his forthcoming instrumental album…

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Album Review: Cam Butler (Ron S Peno and the Superstitions) releases new solo album, the ethereal ‘Spirits Flying Home’, ahead of launch gig.

Cam Butler is a multi instrumentalist and producer who was also the co-writer of songs with the late and legendary Ron S Peno (Died Pretty) in the fabulous Ron S Peno and…

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News: Erland Cooper Reveals Music Has Survived On His Buried Tape And Releases First Two ‘Unearthed’ Singles

The first two singles from a surviving tape that was buried underground by Scottish composer Erland Cooper 3 years ago are released in line with the Summer Solstice. This follows a triumphant…

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Live Review: Laufey / Adam Melchor – The Academy, Dublin 10.02.2024

On Saturday, February 11th - Grammy Award winner Laufey took to the stage of Dublin's Academy, for the first date of her European Bewitched Tour with support from Adam Melchor

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Album Review: Gareth Koch’s ‘Ghost Stories’ is an ethereal collection of instrumentals that shimmer and sparkle with an ethereal glow.

Tamar Valley-based Gareth Koch (in lutruwita/Tasmania) has released an sparkling album of instrumentals entitled ‘Ghost Stories’ and it takes you on a magnificent journey. Koch has, of course, impressive form…

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Track: Cécile Seraud – Je t’aime

After sharing the first single ‘You And I‘ from her album ‘Xaos’, due on the 17th of November, Cécile Seraud has shared a double single ‘Je t’aime’ along with a…

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Album Review: Sophie Hunger – Cinéma (Edition Dur)

Celebrated Swiss musician and composer Sophie Hunger unveils her mesmerizing soundtrack for the Oscar-winning stop-motion film „Ma vie de Courgette“ and a selection of her compositions for other movies from the last…

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Track: Chloe Flower Releases Reimagining Of Joni Mitchell Classic ‘River’

Acclaimed pianist, composer and producer Chloe Flower today shares the second track “River,” her take on the beloved Christmas folk song by Joni Mitchell, from her first-ever holiday album Chloe Hearts…

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News: Cécile Seraud – You And I

Cécile Seraud is a pianist and composer based in Lorient (Brittany). A graduate of the Conservatoire after training in classical guitar from the age of 5, she has only recently…

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