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Jon Boden: Afterglow – album review
Jon Boden: Afterglow Hudson Records CD/DL/deluxe CD/vinyl Released 6 October 2017 7/10 The second instalment of a solo album trilogy from Jon Boden that began with 2009’s Songs From The Floodplain,...
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Tales From the Tracks: Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers – Book review
Book Review Tales From the Tracks: Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers (Vinyl Star Books) Paperback only (Hardback-Sold Out) One half of the legendary joint vocal strike force of UK folk rebel rockers The Men They...
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Chiyoda Ku: How It Works – album review
Chiyoda Ku – How it Works (self released) LP/CD/DL Released 6 October 2017 Despite recent set-backs Bristol three-piece Chiyoda Ku are about to release their new album and head out on European tour....
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Richard Thompson: Acoustic Rarities – album review
Richard Thompson: Acoustic Rarities Beeswing Records CD/DL/ vinyl Available now 8/10 A perfect example of the old maxim of waiting hopefully for a bus and then two come along. With the recent Acoustic...
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Lost Harbours: Towers of Silence – Album Review
Lost Harbours: Towers of Silence Liminal Noise Tapes LP/MD Released 6 October 2017 Lost Harbours are (to quote the press release accompanying this record) an “experimental free folk collective based...
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Kid Kapichi – EP review
Kid Kapichi Kid Kapichi EP Out Now 8/10 Kid Kapichi stun with an EP of bombastic rock and stunning vocal content. Kid Kapichi are a four piece alternative rock band from Hastings. The band members...
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The Favourites: New Feeling – Album Review
The Favourites: New Feeling Reckless Vinyl/CD Released 29 September 2017 Previously unreleased album by Nottingham Power Pop/Punk outfits the Favourites, originally recorded in 1978/79. Singer Daryl...
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Subvision: Cruel Winds of Tyranny – Album review
Subvision: Cruel Winds of Tyranny (Subvision) CD Subvision’s latest mini-album has an extra dose of metal, just how the crusty punk kids like it up in Scotland When punks do metal, it can go well or go...
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PP Arnold: The Turning Tide – Album Review
PP Arnold: The Turning Tide Kundalini Music CD/DL Released 2017 Unreleased late 60s album from the former Ikette, recorded in the aftermath of her successful stint at Immediate Records. Big names...
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Luciferian Towers – album review
Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Luciferian Towers (Constellation Records) LP / CD / DL Available Now! 7/10 Canadian post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor recently released their sixth studio album....
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Wild Billy Childish & CTMF: Brand New Cage – album review
Album Review Wild Billy Childish & CTMF: Brand New Cage (Damaged Goods) LP, CD and Download Out now Fifth album in five years from CTMF – Billy Childish’s latest band and his one hundred and...
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Carla Dal Forno – The Garden
After releasing the cracking LP You Know What It’s Like last year, Carla dal Forno is back with an EP, The Garden. At first listen it’s very much a follow on from 2016’s release; full of sombre,...
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Alka: The Colour Of Terrible Crystal – album review
Alka – The Colour Of Terrible Crystal (Very Records) CD / DL 13 October 2017 8.5 / 10 Experimental synth artist release his new album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. The word ‘eclectic’...
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Matt Fryers: Raw, The Live Sessions – album review
Matt Fryers: Raw, The Live Sessions CD/DL Available now 8/10 The Manchester acoustic singer / songwriter’s latest EP is as musically and lyrically raw as the title suggests. More often than not found...
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Punk-pop Supergroup With ex Members of Wedding Present and Sarah Records’...
Jetstream Pony Like You Less/Had Enough DL/Vinyl 8/10 Stomping brand new single from Brighton’s Jetstream Pony, featuring former Wedding Present, Aberdeen & Trembling Blue Stars members. Like You...
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Tom T. Hall : The RCA Years – album reviews
Tom T. Hall New Train – Same Driver / Places I’ve Done Time In Concert / Saturday Morning Songs Ol’ T’s In Town / Soldier Of Misfortune (Morello Records) CD Out Now Cherry Red’s country imprint...
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Nasty Little Lonely: Ugly Vitamin – Single Review and Video Premiere
Single Review and Video Premiere Nasty Little Lonely: Ugly Vitamin (Loner Noise) Out 13th October 2017 They describe their music thus: ‘the soundtrack to your darkest dreams, of post apocalyptic...
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Daniel Cavanagh: Monochrome – album review
Daniel Cavanagh: Monochrome Kscope CD/DL/vinyl Released 13 October 2017 10/10 Releasing an album on Friday the 13th might tempt fate, but the new solo album from the Anathema man is quite simply a...
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Leveret: Band On The Wall, Manchester – live review
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Laraaji: Sung Gong / Bring On The Sun – album review
Laraaji: Sung Gong / Bring On The Sun (All Saints Records) LP / CD / DL Available Now! 8.5/10 Double album of brand new material from electronic and world music legend Laraaji. Split into two distinct...
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