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Big Brave announce new album and share lead track – watch/listen here

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 27, 2021
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BIG|BRAVE (photo credit: Mathieu Ball)

Tags big brave, Seth Manchester, Southern Lord

Album Reviews

Melvins: Working With God – “a smorgasbord of ideas”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 26, 2021
8 Comments on Melvins: Working With God – “a smorgasbord of ideas”

Melvins (photo credit: Melvins)

Tags Buzz Osbourne, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins

Album Reviews

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: New Fragility – “a fine adventure”

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Post date February 25, 2021
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (photo credit: Ian Shiver)

Tags Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, CYHSY, New Fragility

13 Questions

13 Questions with Thom Morecroft

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Post date February 24, 2021
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Thom Morecroft

Album Reviews

Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview on Phenomenal Nature – “a world builder in her own right”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 19, 2021
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Cassandra Jenkins (photo credit: Wyndham Boylan-Garnett)

Tags Ba Da Bing!, Cassandra Jenkins, Craig Finn, Josh Kaufman, Muzz, The Weather Station

Album Reviews

Jerome: Moods – “the greatest electronic record you’ve never heard”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 18, 2021
5 Comments on Jerome: Moods – “the greatest electronic record you’ve never heard”

Jerome

Tags Annalisa Iembo, Demdike State, DJRUM, Maple Death Records, Primavera Sound, Roza Terenzi, Stella Mathioudakissought

Features Interviews

Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 17, 2021
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Tele Novella

Tags Agent Ribbons, Belaire, Danny Reisch, Jason Chronis, K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Lolipop Records, Natalie Ribbons, Slim Moon, SXSW, Tele Novella

Singles

Activity: White Phosphorus – “a skewer that pierces the heart”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 15, 2021
4 Comments on Activity: White Phosphorus – “a skewer that pierces the heart”

Activity (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Activity, Sonic Youth, Western Vinyl

News Singles

Chelsea Wolfe releases new single ‘Anhedonia’ ft. Emma Ruth Rundle – watch/listen here

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 14, 2021
1 Comment on Chelsea Wolfe releases new single ‘Anhedonia’ ft. Emma Ruth Rundle – watch/listen here

Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle (photo credit: Kristin Cofer)

Tags Ben Chisholm, Chelsea Wolfe, Cressa Beer, Emma Ruth Rundle, Sargent House, Thou

Film Singles

Video Premier: Light Conductor’s ‘Triggering the Radio Storms’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 11, 2021
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Light Conductor (photo credit: via Constellation website)

Tags Brian Eno, Constellation Records, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jace Lacek, James Paterson, Light Conductor, Stephen Ramsay, The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy

Album Reviews

Peace Chord: Peace Chord – “songs exclusively designed for solitude”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 10, 2021
4 Comments on Peace Chord: Peace Chord – “songs exclusively designed for solitude”

Peace Chord (photo credit: Theo Lekan)

Tags A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Crack Cloud, Daniel Robertson, James Blake, Nils Frahm, Peace Chord, Unheard of Hope

13 Questions

13 Questions with Leonie Jakobi

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 9, 2021
2 Comments on 13 Questions with Leonie Jakobi

Leonie Jakobi (photo credit: Robin Clewley)

Tags 81 Renshaw Street, ABBA, Blondie, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Donots, Foo Fighters, Frank Turner, Janis Joplin, Larkin Poe, Leonie Jakobi, Pat Benatar, Slade, Status Quo, Sum 41, Suzie Quatro

News

The Lucid Dream announce new album – listen to lead single ‘CHI-03’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 8, 2021
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The Lucid Dream (photo credit: Sam Wood)

Tags Holy Are You Recordings, Mark Emmerson, The Lucid Dream

Features Interviews

Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 6, 2021
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Bobhowla's Howard Doupe (photo credit: Simon Kirk)

Tags 81 Renshaw Street, 9x9 Records, Bobhowla, Faith No More, Graham Fletcher-Hill, Howard Doupe, idlewild, Jason Spaceman, John Brindle, joy division, Mick Head, Neil Tilly, nirvana, Post Electric Studios, rod jones, spiritualized, The Coral, The Twilight Sad, The Zutons

Album Reviews

Goat Girl: On All Fours – “the results are equally surprising and brilliant”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 5, 2021
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Goat Girl (photo credit: Holly Whitaker)

Tags Ellie Rose Davies, Goat Girl, Lottie Pendlebury, Rosy Jones, Rough Trade, X-Ray Spex

Album Reviews

The Body: I’ve Seen All I Need To See – “an apocalyptic rumble”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 3, 2021
11 Comments on The Body: I’ve Seen All I Need To See – “an apocalyptic rumble”

The Body (photo credit: Zachary Harrell Jones)

Tags aphex twin, Dis Fig, Emma Ruth Rundle, Matt Colton, Seth Manchester, Steve Von Till, Sunn O))), The Body, The Bug, Thou, Thrill Jockey

Features Interviews

Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 1, 2021
10 Comments on Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”

Claire Welles (photo credit: Stephen Cole)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Billy Nomates, Claire Welles, Jade Hairpins, Robert Pollard, sleaford mods, Stephen Cole, tim burgess, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, Whatstudio

Album Reviews

Divide And Dissolve: Gas Lit – “a collage of jarring, restless uproar”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 29, 2021
10 Comments on Divide And Dissolve: Gas Lit – “a collage of jarring, restless uproar”

Divide And Dissolve (photo credit: Billy Eyers)

Tags Divide And Dissolve, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Invada Records, Minori Sanchez-Fung, Ruban Neilson, Sylvie Nehill, Takiaya Reed, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

News

CLAMM announce debut album – listen to lead track, ‘Keystone Pols’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 28, 2021
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CLAMM (photo credit: Oscar O'Shea)

Tags CLAMM, Crack Cloud, Meat Machine, N0V3L, Thee Oh Sees, Tin Angel Records, Total Control

Album Reviews

Pom Poko: Cheater – “bundles of raw energy and sharp songcraft”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 27, 2021
2 Comments on Pom Poko: Cheater – “bundles of raw energy and sharp songcraft”

Pom Poko (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Beat Happening, Bella Union, Deerhoof, K Records, Pom Poko