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Rose Mcdowall: Cut With The Cake Knife – album review
Rose Mcdowall – Cut With The Cake Knife (Night School (UK) / Sacred Bones (US)) CD | DL | LP Out 18th Sept 2015 8 / 10 Marking the beginning of an extensive archive project spanning her 34 year career,...
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Morrissey: Plymouth Pavilions – live review
Morrissey Plymouth Pavilions 15th Sept 2015 It’s almost as if The MozFather was deliberately trying to test his audience. The whopping great ticket price meant a less-than-capacity turn-out, and his...
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Recent Ace Records Releases by Ian Johnston – Sept 2015
Ian Johnston brings us his latest round-up of vital releases from Ace Records, probably the best re-issue label in the world. Link Wray – 3-Track Shack Frederick Lincoln ‘Link’ Wray Junior, a...
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Planet Mu: µ20 — album review
Planet Mu — µ20 (Planet Mu) LP |CD | DL Out now Planet Mu celebrate their 20th with a 50 track selection. Louder Than War’s Philip Neeson reviews. For a label not averse to putting out in-house track...
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Micachu & The Shapes: Good Sad Happy Bad – album review
Micachu & The Shapes: Good Sad Happy Bad (Rough Trade) LP | CD | DL Out Now 7/10 Filled with incredible experimentation Micachu & The Shapes, provide one of the most thrilling and challenging...
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Drew Worthley: Crucible – album review
Drew Worthley: Crucible (Massive Arms Records) CD / DL Released September 2015 8.5 / 10 London based multi-instrumentalist releaseshis second album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. Drew...
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Reaction: Faster- single review
Reaction – Faster (Self-release) DL only Out now Long-lost Lanarkshire chaos merchants reform to take care of unfinished business. “A suitably riotous soundtrack to your next 5pm meltdown” reckons Gus...
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Cud | In Isolation: The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – live review
All photos © Jo Cooper Cud | In Isolation Nottingham, The Rescue Rooms 12th September 2015 Twenty three years after the release of their most successful album, Asquarius, Cud are back, touring the UK...
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Des Horsfall’s Kuschty Rye: The Good Gentleman’s Tonic / The Bastard’s Tin –...
Des Horsfall’s Kuschty Rye The Good Gentleman’s Tonic / The Bastard’s Tin (Valve Recordings) CD | DL Out Now Louder Than War’s Craig Chaligne reviews the first two instalments of Des Horsfall’s album...
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Trad Attack ‘Ah’ : album review of 21st century Nordic turbo folk band band...
Trad Attack ‘Ah’ 9/10 album review available on itunes Reinventing the wheel Estonian band Trad Attack are a thrilling experience. With their roots in Estonian folk music or ‘turbo Nordic folk’ as they...
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Creation Artifact box set : album review
CREATION ARTIFACT box set Cherry Red Records 8/10 album review A long time ago when pop culture meant everything and social networking was high decibel bands playing in smokey rooms and a guitar was...
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The Damned | Louise Distras: Chester Live Rooms – live review
The Damned | Louise Distras Chester Live Rooms 18th Sept 2015 One of the all-time great rock and roll acts came to Chester last night. Louder Than War’s Dave Jennings reports back from another pitch...
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The Best Of The Vessel: Mikey Georgeson – album review
The Best of The Vessel [Seraglio Point Productions] CD/DL Available Now 9.5/10 The Vessel, otherwise known as Mikey Georgeson, is the frontman of David Devant and His Spirit Wife, Mr Solo, Carfax (with...
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The Libertines: Anthems For Doomed Youth – album review
The Libertines – Anthems For Doomed Youth (Harvest Records) CD | DL | LP Out Now 9/10 There’s less of them around now. Those generation defining bands the the old people tut at, shaking their weary...
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The Small Faces: The Decca Years (1965-1967) – album review
The Small Faces – The Decca Years (1965-1967) (Universal Decca) CD | DL Out 9th October 2015 8/10 Louder Than War’s Joe Whyte reviews a five disc, gorgeously packaged boxset of the early years of the...
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Festival Number 6 : live review
When Shaun Ryder, no less, tells you he’s going to make an exception to his festival habit of “getting in and out as soon as” in order to explore the site with his young daughters, who wouldn’t opt to...
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PINS: Deaf Institute, Manchester – live review
Photo above and all others on this page © Valerio Berdini. PINS Manchester Deaf Institute 19th Sept 2015 Tonight is a bit special. It feels like PINS have moved up a level. The venue is packed and the...
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Blatoidea: Pesticide – album review
Blatoidea – Pesticide (Headcheck Records) CD | DL | Ltd Vinyl Available now Second album from Blatoidea, the Sicilian punks who have been based in London since late 2008…’Pesticide’ is their debut for...
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Mint Mile: In Season & Ripe – EP review
Mint Mile: In Season & Ripe (Comedy Minus One) 12” / DL Out Now 9/10 In July 2014 Bottomless Pit fans around the world let out a whimper and a sniffle as the news of the bands “indefinite...
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Menace Beach: Super Transportereum – album review
Menace Beach – Super Transportereum (Memphis Industries) EP | DL Available from Sept 25 8.5/10 Menace Beach are on a roll. Despite releasing their full-length album Ratworld a mere 9 months ago, they...
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