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Features Interviews

The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 17, 2021
1 Comment on The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

The Underground Youth (Miriam Marlene Waldner)

Tags Craig Dyer, Dashiell Hammett, Fuzz Club Records, hey colossus, The Underground Youth

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The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 10, 2021
17 Comments on The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”

The Besnard Lakes (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Fantasticboom, Fat Cat, Flemish Eye, Full Time Hobby, Jace Lacek, Mark Cuthbertson, Olga Goreas, Prince, The Besnard Lakes, The Zoo, Welkom in de Blaak

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

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 5, 2021
2 Comments on Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”

Lifeguard

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

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

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 1, 2021
18 Comments on LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make”

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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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
3 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

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

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 6, 2021
4 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

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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

Albums Features

13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 25, 2021
8 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2

Photo credit: all original photos source from respective artists' Bandcamp/Facebook pages)

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Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 22, 2021
10 Comments on Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”

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

Tags Aiden Baker, Amen RA, Brad Deschamps, Clara Engel, Ilyse Krivel, Jaggery, Mali Sastri, Org, Polar Seas Recordings

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13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 11, 2021
10 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1

Photo credits: (all original images sourced from artists' Bandcamp pages)

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Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 8, 2021
17 Comments on Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner)

Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople

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Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 7, 2021
9 Comments on Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism”

Beasts of Bourbon (photo credit: Alain Rodier)

Tags AC/DC, Beasts Of Bourbon, Big Day Out, Boris Sujdovic, Comic Psychos, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, James Baker, Kim Salmon, Mudhoney, nirvana, RVG, Scientists, Slug Guts, Spencer P. Jones, Tex Perkins, The Jesus Lizard, Tom Waites

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Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 4, 2021
5 Comments on Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”

Daren Muti

Tags Acetate Zero, Araki Records, Daren Muti, Du Haut du Sol, Labradford

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Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

Post author By nedhassan
Post date December 30, 2020
3 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

Original image source: Unsplash (photo credit: Lili Kovac)

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Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020

Post author By Sean Beardmore
Post date December 28, 2020
7 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020

Original image credit (Unsplash - Mara Page)

Tags A Swayze & the Ghosts, Blake Scott, Cable Ties, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Gum, Nite Fields, Party Dozen, Peter Milton Walsh The Apartments, RVG, Sleeper and Snake, Snowy Band, Turtle Skull, Wolf & Cub

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Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”

Post author By johnwitherspoon1987
Post date December 28, 2020
1 Comment on Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”

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

Tags Black Dot, Blizzard, DJ 2Kind, Felcon, Jamie Broad, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Kof, Rosh, Streams

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Festive Songs: Top 10

Tags Andy williams, bob dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Christmas, Cliff Richard, Darlene Love, East 17, george michael, Nat King Cole, pet shop boys, Shakin Stevens, Slade, The Crystals, The Darkness, The Pogues

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Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 11, 2020
6 Comments on Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2
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Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor - taken in Lisbon, Portugal).

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Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 11, 2020
48 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020
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Original image source: Unsplash

Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Activity, Albums of the year, Albums of the year 2020, Algiers, Andrea, ATO Records, Bad Amputee, Bambara, Baxter Dury, Bella Union, Bruxa Maria, Cohn Corporation, CS + Kreme, Daniel Avery, Dead Oceans, Destroyer, Dine Alone Records, Dis Fig, Dogleg, Domino Recordings, Drag City, Drive-By Truckers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Epic Records, Epitaph Records, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Family Jukebox, Fiona Apple, Flying Nun Records, Fotocrime, Heavenly Recordings, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Hyperdub, Illian Tape, Illian Tapes, Jehnny Beth, Julianna Barwick, Keeley Forsyth, Kevin Martin, Kranky, Land Trance, Matador Records, Merge Records, Miashma Recordings, MJ Guider, Moses Boyd, Muzz, Ninja Tune, Northern Spy Records, Nuclear Blast, P.E., Pallbearer, Phantasy Sound, Phil Elverum, PIAS, Potomak, Profound Lore, protomartyr, Sacred Bones, Serengeti, Shabazz Palaces, Six Organs of Admittance, Sony Records, The Bats, The Bug, The Flaming Lips, The Innocence Mission, The Leaf Label, The Microphones, The Necks, The Trilogy Tapes, Thou, Thrill Jockey, Torres, Touché Amoré, Triple Crown Records, Trouble In Mind, Uniform, Walter Martin, Warp, Western Vinyl, Wharf Cat Records, Wreikmeister Harmonies, Wrekmeister Harmonies, yves tumor, Zelienople

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Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 7, 2020
9 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020

Photo credit: original photo via Unsplash - Markus Spiske

Tags Aimee Steven, Bobhowla, Claire Welles, Douglas Savage, Ex-Easter Island Head, Eyesore & The Jinx, John Witherspoon, Jonny Davis Le Brun, Lonesaw, mai68, MC Nelson, Mitternacht, Psycho Comedy, Rongorongo, sunstack jones, The Shipbuilders, The Tosin Trio