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Gallery & Set-lists: Dune Rats / Beddy Rays – The Grand Social, Dublin 02.04.2023

It was a night of rollicking coastal punk rock at The Grand Social Dublin as Australian surf-punk/surf-rock bands Dune Rats and Beddy Rays took over the venue.Right from the get-go…

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Album Review: Noori & His Dorpa Band – Beja Power ! : a desert rock, ethio-jazz, surf guitar scorcher from Port Sudan.

Unearthing ‘what the truth sounds like’ is Ostinato Records’ enduring mission. This year we’ve already been introduced to the raw beauty of Capo Verde’s creole soul with the release from…

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Track: WA’s Pretty Uglys release the kaleidoscopic ‘Situation City’ and announce tour.

There’s a rumour that Western Australia churns out these talented bands in factories, and they certainly don’t believe in overproduction. Off the back of last year’s sophomore EP ‘Party Friends’,…

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Track: The Grogans surf the choppy rock’n’roll waves with the exuberant ‘Just A Kid’ and announce tour

Melbourne trio The Grogans are having a lot of fun with their collective tongues planted firmly in their cheeks. Evidence for the prosecution: their new single ‘Just a Kid’ is…

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Track: Yolŋu surf rock band King Stingray unveil the effervescent and incandescent track ‘Milkumana’

I saw King Stingray play live at the recent Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart (see my review here) without ever having heard of them before, and was instantly enraptured. One…

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Track: The Wytches – White Cliffs

The Wytches will release their third album in a few weeks, and today they share brand new track ‘White Cliffs’, taken from their forthcoming album Three Mile Ditch via their own label Cable Code…

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Say Psych: Live Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard & H. Hawkline – Albert Hall, Manchester, 14.06.2017

Australians King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have garnered an enviable reputation for their superb live performances and insanely catchy music which traverses several genres to ensure they have an…

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Say Psych: Album Review: The 99 Degree – Boot Hill Surf Club EP

Rating: 7/10 The 99 Degree have emerged from the ever expanding underground Manchester music scene, peddling a unique blend of spaghetti western inspired, surf infused psychedelia. Having garnered quite a…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Heaters – Fuzz Club Sessions

Rating: 9/10 Heaters who call Grand Rapids, Michigan home, have drawn acclaim from across the globe after rising to prominence in 2014 with their spacey, driving take on West Coast…

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Track: Pixies – Um chagga lagga, plus new expanded European tour dates

Some things change and some things stay the same, both in the real world and in the world of Frank Black and co’s Pixies. Take Um Chagga Lagga, taken from…

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