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Album Review: Barrie – Happy to be Here
Barrie’s single “Tal Uno”, released last year, was for me one of the stand out singles of 2018 (along with Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Boys in the Better Land’). Their follow up singles, off the EP ‘Singles’ further enhanced my love of the band. Smooth clean jangly psych pop with the most elegant harmonies and the indelible. …
TRACK: LORD VICAR – Impact, plus new albums news
“The Black Powder” (Released May 31st) is the fourth album from Lord Vicar. It was, like the previous album “Gates of Flesh”, recorded by audio wizard Joona Lukala at Noise for Fiction studio in Turku, Finland. All studio work took place in February and March of 2019. The studio has the benefit of …
Track: MNDSGN – Deviled Eggs, plus new album news
MNDSGN, aka Ringgo Ancheta, is preparing for the release of Snaxx, out on June 14th via Stones Throw. It’s the follow up to last years Snax – a self-released tape of remixes, and this time features some favourites from his hybrid live/DJs shows like the first glimspe of the record – Deviled Eggs. The track …
Track: Rev Magnetic – Yonder (Là-haut), plus album news
Rock Action Records are proud to release the debut album from Scottish quartet Rev Magnetic, who include in their number Mogwai’s Luke Sutherland. Combining elements of R&B, shoegaze and post rock into their singular, blisfully spacial dream pop. ‘Versus Universe’ reflects a plethora of transformative sound references ranging from My Bloody Valentine to Teebs, Hawkwind to ABBA …
Track: Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine, plus new album news
Bruce Springsteen has announced that his first new studio album in five years (and his 19th in total), Western Stars, is to be released on June 14th, via Columbia Records. From it, he has released the first glimpse of the record, a track called ‘Hello Sunshine’. Influenced by California pop record from the 60’s and …
Track: Jordan Rakei – Say Something, plus album and world tour news
Jordan Rekei has announced his new album, ‘Origin’ is out on June 14th via Ninja Tune, and from it he’s released a single, Say Something. It’s a happy go lucky smooth slice of modern soul at first glance. The sheen on the production glows, as Rekei’s silvery vocals warm the cockles against a backdrop of …
Track: The Dream Syndicate – The Way In, plus tour news
The new single from The Dream Syndicate, ‘The Way In’, is out now. Fresh off a US tour with Mott The Hoople ’74, The Dream Syndicate have shared the new single taken from their forthcoming album ‘These Times’. “It’s the leadoff track, kind of a Rosetta Stone, decoder ring, instruction manual to light the way,” Lead singer and …
News: Buzzcocks announce details of the reissue of ‘A Different Kind Of Tension’ & ‘Singles Going Steady’.
Domino Records have announced the latest batch of Buzzcocks reissues, A different kind of tension and Singles going’s steady, are coming out on Friday 14th June. It follows the recent untimely death of founder member and songwriter Pete Shelley. They follow the 40th anniversary re-issues of Another Music In A Different Kitchen and Love Bites …
Track: MEMORIAM – Shellshock, plus new album news
MEMORIAM – RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SHELL SHOCK’ – NEW ALBUM PRE-ORDER LAUNCHED The war rages on! Old school metal veterans MEMORIAM are set to unleash their third album, Requiem For Mankind, on June 21st, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band have revealed the lyric video for new track ‘Shell Shock’. Watch the …
Track: EXODUS – No Love (Live at Day In The Dirt 1984), plus 40th anniversary news
EXODUS CELEBRATE 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF ‘NO LOVE (LIVE AT DAY IN THE DIRT 1984)’ The formation of the beast we now call EXODUS began in Richmond, CA in 1979, and although many started their journey as fans a few years down the line, there is no debating that the early 80’s …