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Folk Devils


SPINNING out of all the gnarl and edginess of West London’s Ladbroke Grove in the mid-1980s, Folk Devils were an outfit that were never appreciated as much as they perhaps should’ve been beyond a hugely loyal fanbase. They released just four singles from 1984 to 1987, their last release being The Best Protection EP on …

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NOTTING HILL post-punk legends Folk Devils are back with a strictly limited 10″ for Preston’s rather lovely Optic Nerve Recordings – their first new music in 35 years. The 1980s’ ragers, whose music has been described as “walking a fine line between a patchwork of brilliant musicianship and violence” are to release the Forever EP …

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Filed firmly under the criminally ignored banner during their lifetime, a brief flame that was snuffed out almost as soon as it has caught fire in the middle of the 80’s. It’s a light that didn’t look likely reignite either, despite this (and previous) retrospectives, due to the death of frontman Ian Lowery back in …

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