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News: Russian house revivalists ‘Love Object’ announce debut album ‘New Flesh’ coming in December via Italians Do It Better: Watch video for single ‘The Kill’

Love Object were first introduced to the world on Italians Do It Better’s After Dark 3 compilation, via their pulsating EBM/disco single Holodnoe Solnce. Now they return to deliver yet…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Gnoomes – Mu!

When Russian outfit Gnoomes released their 2017 LP Tschak! it came after a turbulent period that saw Sasha Piankov temporarily imprisoned for smoking cannabis and also narrowly avoiding mandatory service…

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Album Review: Pinkshinyultrablast – Miserable Miracles

Pinkshinyultrablast, Russia’s finest export, have released their third album ‘Miserable Miracles’, out now digitally and on vinyl through premiere shoegaze ambassadors Club AC30 (UK) and Shelflife (USA). With vocalist Lyubov…

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Track / Video

Track: Gnoomes – Cascais

describing their particular brand of psych-rock as being ‘Stargaze’, Russian trio Gnoomes are back with a new track ‘Cascain’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Tschak!’, out on Rocket Recordings on…

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Track / Video

Track: Hospital’s new single Louder to cure summer blues

With their 2013 debut titled When The Trees Were Higher and its 2015 follow-up Uncommon Sense, Hospital firmly established themselves as one of the best indie-pop bands in Russia. Their…

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