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EP Review: The Wonder unveil a magnificent slice of incandescent ‘Pop’.

The Wonder have just released their new EP entitled ‘Pop’ and it certainly does what it says on the label: delivering five indelible tracks that are positively ripe with melody and…

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Track: International group The Wonder unveil a thrilling anthemic single ‘I Don’t Want To Come Down’, ahead of EP ‘Pop’.

The Wonder are an international group consisting of Australian vocalist and guitarist Matt Davis – who is also a founding member of Melbourne rock band Gersey – with Parisian artists…

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Track: Franco/Australian/American band SCHØØL unveil stunning debut ‘N.S.M.L.Y.D’ ahead of their first gig.

SCHØØL, with members from Rendez-Vous, Dog Park, Special Friend, Marble Arch and Liquid Face is a new signing on French label Géographie, and their debut single ‘N.S.M.LY.D.’ is an absolutely…

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Premiere: Galán/Vogt unveil exquisite remixes of ‘Above The Aether’ and ‘Nothing Is Under Control’ from their 2021 album ‘The Sweet Wait’ along with exclusive video.

Australian-born Parisian based artist Karen Vogt (Heligoland) released an exquisite collaboration with Spanish ambient experimental composer Pepo Galán called ‘The Sweet Wait’ back in 2021, and this year sees the…

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Track: French duo Overland Inn provide a dreamy pop repose with new single ‘Martingale’

Signed to the magnificent Brisbane label False Peak Records, French/Czech duo Overland Inn open up their fair doors for the first time since early last year with another swoon-worthy dreamy…

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Parisian pop trio Alexandr release debut album – Aloners to the world

The trouble with reinventing the wheel is it usually means a bumpy ride for someone. Sometimes it’s better to just hit cruise control and concentrate on a smooth well-executed ride.…

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PREMIERE: You Said Strange return with ‘(Song For A) Wasted Land’, announce new album

Toward the end of 2021, Giverny-based quartet You Said Strange released the first part of their second album Thousand Shadows, which followed up 2018 debut Salvation Prayer. We didn’t hear…

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Live Review: Les Nuits Secretees Festival – Aulnoye-Ameries, France 22.07.2022 – 24.07.2022

Going to festivals and collecting the press accreditation is like childbirth – it’s best to forget how painful the process can be otherwise you’d never attend another festival again. So…

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PREMIERE: Piers Thibault streams compelling debut EP ‘Ire’

Having put himself on the Backseat Mafia radar last month with the devastatingly beautiful debut single ‘Dusk’, Piers Thibault’s forthcoming EP has been the subject of repeated listening when we’ve…

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PREMIERE: Piers Thibault stuns with the brief and brilliant ‘Dusk’, announces debut EP ‘Ire’

If you’re reading this, we bet there have been times when you’ve wanted to completely lose yourself in a piece of music. French artist Piers – last name Thibault –…

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