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A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Many Saints of Newark review
We return to the streets of Newark through the eyes of a young Anthony Soprano.
Caribou Photo Gallery – Liverpool Invisible Wind Factory 20/10/2021
Relive one of the highlights of the return to gigging so far this year.
Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner
We talk to the Australian duo about their second album of 2021.
Grouper: Shade – “a fascinating collection of songs”
The experimental touchstone delivers yet again with ‘Shades’.
Clinic: Fantasy Island – “a new lease of life”
The Liverpool odyssey return with their finest LP in years.
Odd Beholder interview: “We need to challenge the narrative of the heroic individual”
We talk to Odd Beholder’s Daniela Weinmann on the back of her brilliant new LP, ‘Sunny Bay’.
Aging ~ Land Trance: Embassy Nocturnes – “it’s up there with the best”
The North West experimentalists combine for one of the releases of the year.
Antietam: His Majesty’s Request: A Wink O’Bannon Select – “a fitting tribute”
The New York trio are joined by an all-star cast in honour of Louisville musician and ex-Eleventh Dream Day guitarist, Wink O’Bannon.
HEXA: Material Interstices – “too dark for the apocalypse itself”
Experimental stalwarts, Jamie Stewart and Lawrence English, revel in the darkness.
A Golden Sky: In Conversation with Damon & Naomi – Part 2
In the second part of our two part feature, the Cambridge-based pair about talk about John Cage, Cocteau Twins, and more.
Mysterious Motion: In Conversation with Activity’s Travis Johnson
We talk to Activity, one of the finest bands to emerge from the chaos of the last 18 months.
Jerusalem In My Heart: Qalaq – “a recurring, abstract dream”
The Montréal collective are back with their most though-provoking release yet.
13 Questions with Turnstiles
With their Liverpool visit a week away, the Galway rockers take part in our all important 13 questions.
Kowloon Walled City: Piecework – “a new born emotional intensity”
The Oakland collective return after a five year absence,
NNHMN interview: “This is the chaos of me”
We talk to Berlin’s darkwave duo ahead of their Liverpool debut Liverpool show.
A Golden Sky: In Conversation with Damon & Naomi – Part 1
We talk to Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang about lockdown, songwriting, and their fantastic new album, ‘A Sky Record’.
Enablers’ Output Negative Space 15th anniversary
The criminally overlooked band celebrates a timely reissue.
Sunstack Jones and Mai 68 bring back the flexi disc
“All the feedback we’ve had from the record has been great, it’s just that we could do with millions more people hearing it”
Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen
The pair share the third single from their forthcoming album.
The Body and BIG|BRAVE: Leave None But Small Birds – “a newfound terrain of storytelling”
Two of the heaviest bands on Earth unite for something at the opposite end of the spectrum.
13 Questions with SPINN
What words of warning would you give your younger self? “Just calm the fuck down man.”
Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #3
Featuring Suuns, King Woman, Walt McClements, Mabe Fratti, Wolves In The Throne Room, Tropical Fuck Storm, and many many.
The Burning Hell announce Ormskirk and Liverpool dates
Roy Bayfield previews two local gigs for the Canadian Noiseniks The Burning Hell as the ‘Third Time’s a Charm’ tour takes in Ormskirk and Liverpool.
13 Questions with Imperial Broads
The Sydney punk trio partake in our 13 Questions feature to coincide with the release of their new album.
Black Tempel Pyrämid: Infinite Tombs – “a five-dimensional wall of sound”
Patrick R. Pärk continues his blinding run of form with BTP’s latest LP.
Activity: Text the Dead – “exploring the outer limits”
The rising post-punk collective return with more new music in 2021.
Dr. Joy: Dr. Joy – “beautifully assured and undoubtedly mind-bending”
The Canadian collaboration expands on the beauty of psychedelia.
Amyl and The Sniffers: Comfort To Me – “turning up the aggression and doubling the speed”
The Melbourne rockers nod to their country’s classic rock roots, while showing that they can keep up the pace.
Smoke Bellow interview: “Making music is primarily a vehicle to allow us to engage in the conversation”
We talk to the Baltimore-based Australian outfit about their fantastic new LP, ‘Open For Business’.
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