Author: Simon Kirk

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Stephen Cole awarded grant to hold Indoor Toboggan Sessions series

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Post date July 26, 2021
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Stephen Cole

Album Reviews

Eleventh Dream Day: Since Grazed – “an important chapter to the story”

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Post date July 23, 2021
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Eleventh Dream Day (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Brokeback, Comedy Minus One, Douglas McCombs, Eleventh Day Dream, Freakwater, James Elkington, Janet Bean, Mark Greenberg, MC5, Neil Young, Pullback, Richard Ford, Rick Rizzo, The Coctails, Tortoise

Album Reviews

Alexis Marshall: House of Lull . House of When – “nihilistic portraits”

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Post date July 22, 2021
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Alexis Marshall (photo credit: Jeremy W)

Tags Alexis Marshall, big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Daughters, Einstürzende Neubauten, Enablers, Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle, Jon Syverson, Lingua Ignota, Oxbow, Sargent House, Scott walker, Seth Manchester, Sunn O))), The Body, The Necks, Young Widows

Features Interviews

Renée Reed interview: “I tend to write from a subconscious place”

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Post date July 21, 2021
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Renée Reed (photo credit: via the artist's Facebook page).

Tags Jessica Pratt, Keeled Scales, Marissa Nadler, Renee Reed

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Low share new song from upcoming album – watch/listen here.

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Post date July 20, 2021
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Low (photo credit: Nathan Keay)

Tags Dorian Wood, Low, Peter Liversidge, Sub Pop

Singles

Fulu Miziki: OK Seke Bien – “tailor-made for summer”

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Post date July 19, 2021
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Fulu Miziki

Tags Aicha Mena Kanieba, DeBoul, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fulu Miziki, La Roche, Le Meilleur, Moshi Moshi Records, Old Pisko Crane, Padou, Sekelembele, Tche Tche

13 Questions

13 Questions with God On My Right

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Post date July 16, 2021
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God On My Right

Tags God On My Right

Albums

Mr. Joy: Yes! Yes! Yes! – “meandering psych-pop beauty”

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Post date July 15, 2021
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Mr. Joy

Tags Asher Gould-Murtagh, Blob, Blob Records, Dr. Joy, Harrison Forman, Matthew "Doc" Dunn, Mr. Joy, polyphonic spree, Steven McPhail

Album Reviews

Daniel Avery: Together in Static – “a glittery journey through space”

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Post date July 14, 2021
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Daniel Avery (photo credit: via the artist's Facebook page)

Tags Alessandro Cortini, Andy Stott, Daniel Avery, nine inch nails, Phantasy Sound

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The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries: Suns Out Guns Out – “wicked concoctions of outlaw rock”

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Post date July 13, 2021
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The Martha's Vineyard Ferries (photo credit: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Bob West, Bottomless Pit, Codeine, Come, Elisha Wiesner, Ernest Jenning Record Co, Shellac, Silkworm, The Lemonheads, The Martha's Vineyard Ferries

Features Interviews

Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till

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Post date July 5, 2021
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Steve Von Till (photo credit: James Rexroad)

Tags Amenra, Deafkids, Flora Recording and Playback, Harvestman, Jarboe, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Tribes of Neurot, Yob

Singles

Yammerer: Tell Me What the Ancient Astronaut Theorists Believe – “another existential pile on”

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Post date July 2, 2021
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Yammerer (photo credit: Nick Brickland)

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Future Yard announce new artist membership programme

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Post date July 1, 2021
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Propeller

Tags bandcamp, black country new road, Cath Hurley, Christopher Torpey, Craig Pennington, Future Yard, Matthew Hogarth, Partisan Records, Penelope Isles, Propeller, Redlight Management, The Musicians’ Union

Albums Features

Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #2

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Post date June 30, 2021
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(Original images sourced from artists' Bandcamp pages)

Tags 12XU, 3094869 Records DK, Allen Moore, Amenra, American Dream Records, Bar None Records, Carlos Nino, Chris Brokaw, Claire Rousay, CLAMM, Cory Hanson, Cruel Nature Records, David Colohand, Drag City, Editrix, Exploding In Sound, Fake Fruit, Feel It Records, Floatie, Giancarlo Erra, Helvetia, Hieroglyphic Being, Ilian Tape, International Anthem, Jamal R Moss, Joyful Noise, Keeled Scales, Kscope Records, Lemonade Records, Mathematics Communications, Meat Machine, Merge Records, Mind Maintenance, Monastral, New Madrid, Pardoner, Relapse Recordings, Renee Reed, Rock In Your Head, Score, Skee Mask, Smirk, Spread Joy, Sunburned Hand of the Man, The Mountain Goats, The Mountain Movers, Three Lobed Recordings, Trouble In Mind, Unstoppable Sweeties Show

Album Reviews

Birds Of Maya: Valdez – “we need more bands like them”

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Post date June 28, 2021
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Birds of Maya

Tags Ben Leaphart, Birds Of Maya, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, bob dylan, Deep Purple, Drag City, Ian Gillan, Jason Killinger, Led Zeppelin, Mike Polizze, Purling Hiss, The Stooges, The War On Drugs

Features Interviews

Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny

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Post date June 25, 2021
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Six Organs of Admittance (photo credit: Elisa Ambrogio)

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Mr. Joy & Matthew “Doc” Dunn join forces as Dr. Joy – listen to new song here

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Post date June 25, 2021
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Dr. Joy

Tags Asher Gould-Murtagh, Blob, Dr. Joy, Harrison Forman, Idée Fixe Records, Matthew "Doc" Dunn, Meg Remy, Mr. Joy, Steven McPhail, The Cosmic Range, U.S. Girls

Features Interviews

Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2

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Post date June 23, 2021
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Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, King Crimson, Kranky, Labradford, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Sea And Cake, slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Spaceman 3, spiritualized, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Wax Trax!, Zelienople

Album Reviews

Sleater-Kinney: Path of Wellness – “a fork in the road”

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Post date June 22, 2021
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Sleater-Kinney

Tags Sleater-Kinney

Singles

John Witherspoon: You and Me, Brother – “honesty of everyday life”

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Post date June 21, 2021
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John Witherspoon (photo credit: Jay Chow)

Tags John Witherspoon