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ALBUM REVIEW: Pet Grotesque brings the late summer nights with ‘Female Synth Player’

PET GROTESQUE is the solo project of Calum Armstrong, who can also be found in the excellent Tiña (who released their debut album, Positive Mental Health, last week). Channeling King…

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Album review: Ane Brun – ‘After The Great Storm’

HUMILITY, honesty and heart are three key elements of Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane Brun’s music. With a voice that puts you within emotional touching distance plus an eye for visuals that…

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EP: New Ghost – Future Is Dead

Out now on Bandcamp via Shore Dive Records is the ‘Future Is Dead’ ep by Alternative Rock/Shoegaze/ DreamPop/ Post-Rock collective, New Ghost, who are based in Sheffield, England. The ep starts…

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Album Review: Lazy Legs – ‘Moth Mother’ (vinyl reissue)

OUT NOW on Tartarus Records is the album Moth Mother by shoegaze/slowcore band Lazy Legs, who are based in Portland, Oregon. Although first released last year, it’s just had a…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Magik Markers – ‘2020’: New England noiseniks’ filthy return

New England noiseniks' full-length return after a six-year absence is filthy, trippy and even, at points, damn pretty. Righteous and cathartic, be glad they're back

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ALBUM REVIEW: Working Men’s Club – Working Men’s Club: eclectic and rallying

WORKING MEN’S CLUB’S self-titled debut can be counted as one of the better UK releases of 2020, youthful zeal and hard-hitting beats redeeming the occasionally gimmicky lyrical and musical content.…

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Album Review: The Bachelor Pad – All Hash & Cock (compilation)

Many folk of a certain age will recall the NME’s 1989 charity compilation video “Carry On Disarming”. One of the standout tracks was The Bachelor Pad’s “Country Pancake” – a riotous…

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Album Review – Emmy the Great: April /月音

Emmy the Great (Emma-Lee Moss) released her fourth album on October 9th. ‘April /月音’ (the Chinese script, which translates as ‘Moon Sound’ on Google Translate but is given as ‘Mid-Autumn’…

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Album Review: SAD13 – Haunted Painting

To contrast Sadie Dupuis’ work as SAD13 with her work with Speedy Ortiz feels unfair, yet inevitable as they are essentially two different distillations of her own personality. The former…

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Album Review: Mildlife – ‘Automatic’

Phase, the debut album by Australian band Mildlife, was a bonafide word of mouth discovery upon its release in early 2018. It’s mellow combination of groove propelled psychedelic jazz and…

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