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Feature: Rumin Give Us A Track By Track Of Their New EP Horizontal/Vertical

HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL is a collection of the first three songs that have been created by RUMIN. It is a totally self-produced recording, done on a zero budget. Drums were captured by Andy Ellis…

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Feature: Simon Scarlett Of Barbarian Hermit Gives Us A Track By Track Of Their New Album ‘Mean Sugar’

Manchester’s leading purveyors of groove-laden, stoner/doom metal, Barbarian Hermit, have returned with their new album, Mean Sugar, out now via APF Records. Written over a three-year period, ‘Mean Sugar’ is…

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Feature: Jon Crabb Gives Us A Track By Track His New Covers EP

Released on February 11th, London Rockabilly guitarist/musician Johnny Crabb gives us an insight into his stories, thoughts and details on his new covers EP, track-by-track, and the inspirational bands that…

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Feature: Utopia Give Us A Track By Track Of New Album ‘Shame’

With their new album out today we caught up with John Bailey from the band to give us a low down of each track and how it all came together.…

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Feature: Blue Nation Give Us A Track by Track Of Their New EP ‘Reflections’

This collection of songs represents a journey of creativity, emotion, and camaraderie that we’ve poured our souls into. Let’s start with ‘Strangers’. During our pre-production sessions, we were hunting for…

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Feature: Drew Davies Lets Us Into His World During The Recording Of New Album ‘Holloway Nights’ And Provides A Track By Track

I wrote and recorded most of the record during lockdown; so I’m not entirely sure what state I was in. It gave me a sense of focus and I called…

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Feature: The Alchemy Give Us A Track By Track Of Debut Album ‘Somewhere // Anywhere’

Background: ‘Somewhere // Anywhere’ marked a significant point in the band’s journey. At the time of creating this album, The Alchemy were in a transitional phase from losing a founding…

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Feature: Pete Briley Gives Us The Low Down On His Debut Solo Album ‘Album No. 1’

Background At the start of 2023, in those bleak January days where you get about 14 minutes of daylight each day, I faced a dilemma. The Outlaw Orchestra had a…

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Feature: Sam From Sam Roberts Band Gives Us a Run Down Of New Album ‘The Adventures of Ben Blank’

Some context surrounding the making of the record: Unfortunately, no juicy bits or dirt to speak of surrounding the making of Ben Blank – no slander, no in-fighting, no back-stabbing,…

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Feature: Of Concrete Gods Give Us A Track By Track Of New EP Out Today

The EP has been a bit of a labour of love over the last few years. Technically we started recording it at the beginning of 2020, but the process was…

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