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Battery Operated Orchestra: Radiation – album review
Battery Operated Orchestra – Radiation CD / DL Out Now 8.5 / 10 Husband and Wife DIY duo release their second album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. For those of us who were around in the...
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Martha: Derby – live review
Martha, Prizefighter and Little Courage Hairy Dog, Derby 5 August 2016 Coming hot on the heels of their new album Blisters in the Pit of my Heart, one of 2016’s best releases, Martha play their first...
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Jello Biafra : Rebellion festival : Live Review
Jello Biafra Rebellion festival August 2016 Live Review What is this whirlwind known as Jello Biafra? The helium voiced, mercurial punk rock legend who found fame with the classic rush of the Dead...
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Carina Round: Fac251, Manchester – live review
Carina Round | She Makes War Fac251, Manchester August 6th 2016 Birmingham born alternative singer/songwriter Carina Round, returns to the motherland from her adopted LA residence to promote her new...
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Low: Sage, Gateshead – live review
Low Sage, Gateshead 4th August 2016 A spellbinding set from the brilliant Low, these two sets explore the breadth of their vast back catalogue all delivered with exceptional passion. There are seldom...
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Standon Calling 2016 – festival review
We put Keith Goldhanger in a field for a few more days. This time at The Standon Calling Festival in Hertfordshire. During the weekend he reacquaints himself with a few old friends, some new bands,...
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Nihilists: Wallspace – single review
Nihilists – Wallspace DL / vinyl / CD Due out September Welcome to Wallspace; the places and cracks we may feel ourselves slipping into during busy urban living. This is a sensation captured by new...
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Tom Odell: Manchester Town Hall – live review
Tom Odell Manchester Town Hall 4th August 2016 Louder Than War’s Paul Clarke is pleasantly surprised by Tom Odell’s secret show at Manchester Town Hall. If I’m honest Tom Odell has rather passed me by...
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Animal Noise – How can you love me? – Single/Video review
Animal Noise – How can you love me? (Liquid Records) DL Out now Louder than war’s Ioan Humphreys has a listen to Animal Noise’s new single. I’ve reviewed this band before, and yet again, it only took...
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Benjamin Myers – Turning Blue – book review
Benjamin Myers: Turning Blue Book Out Now Benjamin Myers will be best known to Louder than War readers through his debut novel Richard which re-imagined the final days of Richey Manic before his...
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Broom Bezzums: No Smaller Than The World – album review
Broom Bezzums – No Smaller Than The World (Steeplejack Music) CD Released 26th August Released in Germany last Autumn and already winning the German Record Critics’ Prize in the singer/songwriter...
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The Rifles: Big Life – album review
The Rifles – Big Life (Cooking Vinyl) 2CD/DL/vinyl Released 19th August Fifth album and a double album at that from the guitar pop sensibilities of London’s The Rifles. A band who have had their fair...
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Peter Hook and The Light : Rebellion Festival : Live Review
Peter Hook and The Light Rebellion Festival Live Review August 2016 Well. This was very special. After this set people are in tears. For all the right reasons. Peter Hook...
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Help! Lawrence from Fluffy Bunny, indie/punk promoter. the man who put on...
Help! Lawrence from Fluffy Bunny, indie/punk promoter. the man who put on Green Days first UK gig …needs your help for life saving cancer treatment. I don’t know this man, but I know loads like him....
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Thee Oh Sees: A Weird Exits – album review
Thee Oh Sees: A Weird Exits (Castle Face Records) 2LP | CD | DL Out 12th August 2016 9/10 Thee Oh Sees first studio album this year and their first with two drummers, A Weird Exits is everything we...
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Micko Westmoreland: Remixes -album review
Album Review Micko Westmoreland. Remixes (Landline) CD/DL Out on 12th August Mixed bag of remixes of tracks from his previous albums from retro-modernist-futurist art-fop. Micko Westmoreland is...
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Lark ‘Funny Man The Remixes’– album review
Lark ‘Funny Man The Remixes’ (Standard Lamp Records) CD / DL Out Now 8.75 / 10 Experimental post-punk alternative ensemble release remix version of last year’s critically acclaimed album. Louder Than...
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Alana Bondi: Four Walls – EP review and stunning video
EP review Alana Bondi – Four Walls (German Shepherd) DL only Out 16th August 2016 Moody, ethereal debut EP from Manchester femme fatale Video, we know, killed the Radio Star, and downloads killed...
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Recent Ace Records Releases by Ian Johnston – August 2016
Ian Johnston presents the latest of his monthly roundups of vital releases from Ace Records, one of the best reissue labels in the world. ~ Various Artists – Celestial Blues – Cosmic, Political and...
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The Monochrome Set: Cosmonaut – album review
The Monochrome Set: Cosmonaut Released September 9th, 2016 (Tapete Records) 08/10 The Monochrome Set release their fourth album in five years. Are standards maintained? Mark Ray reviews for Louder...
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