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Steve Von Till announces new ambient and spoken word albums – listen to lead single

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Post date March 6, 2021
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Steve Von Till (photo credit: James Rexroad)

Tags Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Steve Von Till

Features Interviews

Lifeguard interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”

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Post date March 5, 2021
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Lifeguard

Tags Asher Case, Brian Case, Chunklet Industries, Disappears, Dwaal Troupe, FACS, Fugazi, Horsegirl, Isaac Lowenstein, Kai Slater, Lifeguard, Penelope Lowenstein, Unwound

Singles

Exclusive: Yammerer release new single, ‘The Beachgoer’ – listen here.

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 4, 2021
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Yammerer

Tags Pissed Jeans, Restless Bear Records, Thee Oh Sees, Yammerer

Album Reviews

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage – “the understanding of life and death”

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Post date March 2, 2021
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (photo credit: Joe Ryan)

Tags carnage, dirty three, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, nick cave, nick cave and the bad seeds, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, warren ellis

Features Interviews

LONESAW interview: “we just make the art we make”

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Post date March 1, 2021
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LONESAW (photo credit: John Middleton)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, ABBA, Ben Bones, Ben Duvall, Brad Maldon, Chrissy Connor, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ex-Easter Island Head, Jack Wait, Jezebel Halewood-Legas, Jon Stonehouse, Lisa Fawcett, Lonesaw, Madonna, SPINE, Stephen Cole, Swans, What Studio

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

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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”

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Post date February 26, 2021
1 Comment 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”

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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”

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Post date February 18, 2021
1 Comment 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
2 Comments on Tele Novella interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”

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”

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Post date February 15, 2021
1 Comment 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

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Post date February 14, 2021
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Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle (photo credit: Kristin Cofer)

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

Singles Film

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

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Post date February 11, 2021
3 Comments on Video Premier: Light Conductor’s ‘Triggering the Radio Storms’

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
3 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

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

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 8, 2021
1 Comment on The Lucid Dream announce new album – listen to lead single ‘CHI-03’

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”

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Post date February 6, 2021
2 Comments on Bobhowla interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”

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”

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Post date February 5, 2021
2 Comments on Goat Girl: On All Fours – “the results are equally surprising and brilliant”

Goat Girl (photo credit: Holly Whitaker)

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