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See: Lou Barlow – ‘Into My Arms’: Lou welcomes you into his warm, lo-fi embrace; it’s good to be back

AN ABSOLUTE statesman of the American alt.rock scene, whose easy and innate way with a tune has led us forward from Dinosaur Jr. through Sebadoh (I mean, m’lud: “Flame”? Case…

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Premiere: Welsh psych-rock exponents BOI release visually mesmerising video for the slinky track ‘Ribidires’ and announce debut album.

‘Ribidires’ is a slinky smooth and effervescent track from Welsh band BOI with a gorgeous pace and delivery: all plonking pianos, razor-sharp guitars and layers of vocals and harmonies. With…

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Track: Moody Beach delivers a scuzzy fuzzy delightful blast with ‘The Other’ and announces new EP ‘Assembly of the Wild’

There is a lovely scuzzy, dirty edge to Moody Beach’s (aka Melissah Mirage) new track ‘The Other’ that fills it was swagger and attitude – matched by Moody Beach’s performance in the…

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Track: Polish Club releases gorgeous ballad ‘No Heaven’ and announce new album

Last time we came across the delectable Polish Club, they were blasting the cobwebs from our ears with a funky dance number ‘Stop For a Minute’ (reviewed by me here).…

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Album Review: Tori Forsyth’s ‘Provlépseis’ is a collection of the most satisfyingly visceral indie rock anthems you could hear this year

‘Provlépseis’ means predictions in Greek, and in the new album from Tori Forsyth, out through Island Records Australia and UMA, becomes a mysterious label for a blistering, visceral piece of…

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See: The stop-motion animation for Semihelix’s ‘Recoil’: a dreamy Texas take on the Flying Nun sound

DREAMING guitar pop dreams on the vibrant Austin, Texas scene, the fine trio Semihelix are bidding for love with their new track, “Recoil”, which comes accompanied accompanied by a quirky…

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News: Andy Shauf announces a British and European tour for next year; see the video for the caustic tale, ‘Living Room’

EXPONENT of beautiful baroque pop Andy Shauf has unveiled a 26-date tour of Europe and the UK in support of his excellent 2020 album The Neon Skyline, a lovely addition to…

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Album review: Cheval Sombre – ‘Days Go By’: Chris Porpora’s second of the year delivers an airy, dreamy space-folk coda

IT’S ONLY his fourth album at all in the catalogue; the second, Mad Love, was almost nine years ago now; but the third, Time Waits For No One, is only…

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Live review: Squid, Falmouth, May 18th: who finer to bring us back to the live experience?

FOUR hundred and forty-seven days. Yep, I counted; or rather some natty piece of online calculator software did. Fessin’ up: maths was never my strong point. Anyhow, that long since…

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See: Wyldest – ‘Heal’: a country-dream pop shimmer with an intelligent and universal lyrical arrow

WITH only days to go before the release of her new album, Monthly Friend, and her also venturing out on the road for a socially distanced series of dates across…

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