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News: Now Wave announce new annual happening Bad Dreams @ New Century Hall, Manchester
Manchester’s long-standing independent promoters Now Wave have announced a new annual happening BAD DREAMS at New Century set to take place across the late May bank holiday weekend. Launching on Friday 24th May the opening day of Bad Dreams will see dreamy-neo-soul-psych outfit Crumb headline alongside the hazy surf-psych-rock sounds of Australia’s Babe Rainbow and Tonronto’s jangly-indie-pop duo Ducks LTD. Bank holiday Monday 27th May will …
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Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest Announces Huge Second Wave
Manchester Psych Fest has announced the second wave of acts for its 10th and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, taking place on 2nd September 2023, including headline sets from art pop innovator Ezra Furman and psych heroes The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Joining them at this year’s edition, MPF welcomes Irish post-punks The …
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PREMIERE: Stream Brook Pridemore’s unflinching new album ‘Glad to Be Alive’ ahead of release tomorrow
We’ll preface this one simply: we’re so excited to be sharing this one with you. If you missed it last month, we premiered the lead single from chameleonic Brooklyn artist Brook Pridemore – they’ve been around the block a few times and seen a lot of shit; hence, the title of their new album, Glad …
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INTERVIEW: Flossing discusses second EP World of Mirth and expands on their creativity and collaborations, plus hints at working on UK and EU tour plans
Flossing, the New York project of Heather Elle, has produced her second EP World of Mirth which is set for release on 26 August via Brace Yourself Records. Taking the opportunity to find out more, we began by discussing her creative output. Welcome Heather! And congratulations on your second EP World of Mirth. You have been …
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PREMIERE: Brook Pridemore is ‘Glad to Be Alive’, announces new record with brilliant lead track ‘Wore Me Well’
Meet Brook Pridemore. If you know them, you don’t know them like their new record. It’s out later in the year, it’s called Glad to Be Alive and it’s the next chapter in the storied career of someone last seen diving into metal on last year’s Trve Grind EP. The Brooklynite’s 15-track album doesn’t have …
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TRACK: Bodega release new single, Thrown, along with lyric video
Bodega have released new single ‘Thrown‘ ahead of the album Broken Equipment set for release on 11 March via What’s Your Rupture? The accompanying lyric video targets the 21st century’s constant productivity/positivity cycle. ‘Thrown’ has that recognisable driving rhythm that Bodega do so well. Part punk, park art-rock it is angular and sharp with the …
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See: Bodega release new video for lead single ‘Doers’, from forthcoming album Broken Equipment
Brooklyn art-punks Bodega have revealed the follow up to their acclaimed debut album Endless Scroll with a new full length, Broken Equipment, out via What’s Your Rupture?, out on March 11th next year. Ahead of it’s release the band have released a new video for lead single track Doers, a track which pokes fun at …