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Read more: Youth Lagoon: Rarely Do I Dream
I have fallen down a Youth Lagoon rabbit hole and I am enjoying it immensely.
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Read more: Sam Fender: People Watching
Geordie Springsteen is back with another fine effort. What exactly is it that Sam Fender does that connects so well with such a wide audience? There are a number of things. Firstly is the timeless songwriting. If you listened to this album with Fender’s voice removed you might place it…
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Read more: The Murder Capital: Blindness
The Irish Post-Punks are back again with another strong album. The Murder Capital are not so much a band as they are a mood… There is always an edge to them, a sense of impending intensity. That is not to say they don’t have tunes too, because they do, but…
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Read more: Fat Dog’s Electrifying Performance at O2 Academy Oxford
The Londoners deliver an intense and barking mad 55 minutes on the 16th of February.
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Read more: Ex-Vöid showcase ‘In Love Again’ at The George Tavern London
Reading Indie Life feel like interlopers at this intimate gig full of the band’s family, friends and elements of the Gob Nation collective… but are blown away by the brilliance on display.
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Read more: Baby Said Rock Reading!
It was an amazing free gig at the Purple Turtle on the 10th February with three young bands showing they all have bright futures. Top talent spotting from Heavy Pop! The Certs It was another very solid performance and more hearts and minds were most definitely won over by the…
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Read more: Single Reviews 15/02/2025
Quite a few releases from local bands to enjoy this week amid a package of very good tunes. Single of the Week: Ex-Vöid – Down the Drain A great track from a phenomenal album. This really showcases the Ex-Vöid MO – lively, shimmering, jangling, guitars and a constant dual singing…
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Read more: The Wombats: Oh! The Ocean
Will we be dancing to Joy Division or fleeing to Tokyo? Album number 6 from The Wombats is here. The Wombat’s first album ‘A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation very much leapt into the indie zeitgist in 2007 with a succession of monster singles. ‘Kill the Director,’ ‘Moving to…
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Read more: Ex-Vöid: In Love Again
It is like all the best bits of 80s and 90s guitar music rolled up into one album.
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