ALBUMs
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A new song from Margo is always welcome and with the brass on 'Keep It On A Burner', this single is a real gem.
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Pulled together from all 3 of their different themed performances at Bush Hall in December, the album documents a transitory period for the band following the departure of former lead singer Isaac Wood around the same time as the release of their stunning second album ‘’Ants From Up There’. With touring and festival commitments lined up and a desire to continue as a band, they switched to sharing vocal duties, as different members began to initiate ideas for songs and take the lead in singing them. So now we have May, Tyler and Lewis taking turns in the spotlight, and while each brings a different nuance the end result is still identifiable as BC,NR, albeit with an evolving sound.
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Infra Violet are a Synth-pop/Indie pop duo based in the UK. A collaboration between producer Toby Campen’s 80's & 90’s pop inspired synth, and singer-songwriter Beth’s intricate guitar and soulful vocals.
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With the volume of music released on a weekly (albums) and daily (singles) basis it is easy for records to slip through the listening net. Much like the news cycle these days, we just move onto the next item of news.
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Lanterns On The Lake have announced new album, 'Versions Of Us', which is released on 2nd June 2023 via Bella Union and available to preorder here. The self-produced fifth studio album, on which Radiohead's Philip Selway joined the band to provide drums and percussion, follows 2020’s Mercury-nominated 'Spook the Herd'. To accompany the announcement Lanterns On The Lake have also revealed tour dates for the autumn.
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'When Violent Hot Pitch Words Hurt’ is Polly Paulusma’s latest sister-album, the title an anagram of ‘The Pivot On Which The World Turns’, which was released in September via One Little Independent folk subsidiary Wild Sound. Possibly her most vulnerable accompanying piece yet, it reveals early demos, lyric changes, musical alterations, draftings, and even spoken-word origin poems that proceeded the final recordings.
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A sweet soul EP landed in November from Manchester’s (now based in London) Nicky Rubin, who really does sound like he singing from Muscle Shoals on this EP.
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t's often said that the environment influences the art produced from it. Blood Red Shoes (BRS) explained during a recent Tim's Twitter Listening Party (TTLP) that 'Ghosts On Tape' was written in Downtown Los Angeles close to the area where serial killer Richard Ramirez (the 'Night Stalker') committed some of his crimes, and they confessed their love of true crime podcasts and documentaries you understand how the environment may have influenced this darker, moodier 6th full length BRS album.
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Black Midi's new album 'Cavalcade', released (formally) on 'New Music Friday 28th May is available on streaming services and in some shops today. The band kindly gave a sneak preview on Wednesday evening via a free YouTube listening party. First impression:
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Fiddlehead are a band that came about by accident several years ago when singer Pat Flynn and his then-roommate, guitarist Alex Dow, decided to work on some songs and joined up with guitarist Alex Henery following the break-up of his band, The Basement. Drummer Shawn Costa and bassist Casey Nealon make up the current line-up.
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The latest album from folk troubadour M G Boulter – Clifftown is a wonderful collection of 12 songs based on reflections, memories and stories about Essex coastal locations, mainly in the locale of Southend-On-Sea. These themes are successfully combined through deeply personal and sometimes homely lyrics without wandering into cliché territory.
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When TheRockClub sent me a link for ‘Shadow Land’ by Ben de la Cour with the question if I would like to review it, I briefly clicked on a few tracks and replied, “Yes, sounds right up my street”. It was only once I started listening properly that I realised just how totally up my street this was. I have not been able to stop playing it since.