Author: Simon Kirk

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a.P.A.t.T. announce live stream event

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Post date December 3, 2020
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a.P.A.T.t

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Bad Owl presents, Brudenell Social Club, Buds & Spawn, New Ghost, Strangeforms Festival, Theatre Deli Sheffield

Album Reviews

John Bence: Love – “unsettling as much as it is soothing”

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Post date December 2, 2020
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John Bence

Tags John Bence, Nicholas Jaar, Thrill Jockey, yves tumor

13 Questions

13 Questions with a.P.A.t.T.

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Post date December 1, 2020
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a.P.A.t.T

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Barberos, Boss DR-5, Double Echo, Five Star, Frank Herbert, Peter Kropotkin, Secret Chiefs 3, Warmpth, What Studio, Zombina

Album Reviews

Keeley Forsyth: Photograph – “bewitching fractured folk”

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Post date November 30, 2020
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Keeley Forsyth (photo credit: via artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Keeley Forsyth, Lingua Ignota, The Leaf Label

Features Interviews

John Witherspoon interview: “there’s something magic about the truth”

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Post date November 27, 2020
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John Witherspoon (photo credit: Rob Mulder)

Tags Alec Brits, Baxter Dury, bob dylan, Bob Harris, Bruce Springsteen, George Sephton, Jeff Tweedy, John Witherspoon, Katie Nicholas, Kevin Morby, nick cave, Noel Gallagher, oasis, richard dawson, Shane Black, Steven Gerrard, Wilco

Album Reviews

The Bug Ft Dis Fig: In Blue – “sounds that drift like fog”

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Post date November 25, 2020
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The Bug Ft Dis Fig

Tags Dis Fig, Felicia Chen, Hyperdub, Kevin Martin, The Bug

13 Questions

13 Questions with Ian Daniel Kehoe

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Post date November 24, 2020
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Ian Daniel Kehoe

Tags Ed Roberson, Ian Daniel Kehoe, Julia Jacklin, Tamara Lindeman, The Weather Station

Album Reviews

The Bats: Foothills – “jangle-pop splendour”

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Post date November 23, 2020
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The Bats

Tags Bailter Space, Flying Nun Records, Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean, Robert Scott, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, The Bats, The Clean

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Hellena interview: “I am extremely proud of this work”

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Post date November 20, 2020
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Hellena

Tags Chris Common, Denis Efimenko, Emma Ruth Rundle, Hellena, Ian Prowse, Lana Del Rey, Marissa Nadler, Pelican

Album Reviews

Jesu: Terminus – “a collage of the past”

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Post date November 18, 2020
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Jesu

Tags Avalanche Recordings, Godflesh, Jesu, JK Flesh, Justin Broadrick, Low, my bloody valentine, Pale Sketcher, Red House Painters, Sunn O))), Techno Animal

Album Reviews

Nothing: The Great Dismal – “tending to their emotional side”

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Post date November 17, 2020
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Nothing (photo credit: Ben Rayner)

Tags my bloody valentine, Nothing, Relapse Records

Album Reviews

Guy Andrews: Permanence & [MT][NT][ET] – “a detailed history of an individual”

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Post date November 16, 2020
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Guy Andrews (photo credit: Mick Frank)

Tags Ben Frost, Fennesz, Ghostpoet, Guy Andrews, Houndstooth, Massive Attack, Tim Hecker

Album Reviews

Jeff Tweedy: Love Is the King – “sleepy-eyed serenades”

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Post date November 13, 2020
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Jeff Tweedy

Tags Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Spencer Tweedy, Sammy Tweedy, dBpm Records Inc

13 Questions

13 Questions with Dead Animals

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Post date November 12, 2020
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Dead Animals (photo credit: Deividas Toleikis)

Tags Dead Animals, Death Cab For Cutie, Depeche Mode, IDLES, Jimi Hendrix, Nathaniel Reid, nine inch nails, trent reznor

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Bruxa Maria interview: “One should not have to like someone’s art before they can see or accept the value it has to others”

Bruxa Maria (photo credit: Julie R Kane - @FStopQueen)

Tags Bruxa Maria, Dave Cochrane, Gilld Dread, God, Head of David, Left Hand Cuts Off The Right, Robbie Judkins, Terminal Cheesecake

Album Reviews

Pallbearer: Forgotten Days – “heavy-handed dirges”

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Post date November 5, 2020
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Pallbearer (photo credit: Jacob Slaton and Ebru Yildiz)

Tags Algiers, Black Sabbath, Brett Campbell, Devin Holt, Nuclear Blast, Pallbearer, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Uniform

Album Reviews

Kevin Morby: Sundowner – “beauty to be found”

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Post date November 4, 2020
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Kevin Morby (photo credit: via the artist's Facebook page)

Tags Bruce Springsteen, Dead Oceans, E Street Band, Kevin Morby

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John Witherspoon announces full details of debut album

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Post date November 2, 2020
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John Witherspoon (photo credit: Katie Nicholas)

Tags Alex Brits, Baltic Triangle, John Witherspoon, The Cabin

Album Reviews

Mr. Bungle: The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo – “feverish circle pit anthems”

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Post date October 30, 2020
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Mr. Bungle (photo credit: Eric Larsen)

Tags Anthrax, Corrosion of Conformity, Dave Lombardo, Dead Cross, Faith No More, Fantomas, Mike Patton, Mondo Cane, Mr. Bungle, Rhea Perlman, Rollins Band, S.O.D., Scott Ian, Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Tomahawk, Trevor Dunn, Trey Spruance

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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou: May Our Chambers Be Full – “a union for any progressive metal follower to treasure”

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Post date October 30, 2020
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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou (photo credit: Craig Mulcahy)

Tags Andy Gibbs, Bryan Funck, Emma Ruth Rundle, Sacred Bones, Sargent House, Thou