Author: Gareth Reading Indie Life
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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…
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The Londoners deliver an intense and barking mad 55 minutes on the 16th of February.
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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. I have been to a lot of venues…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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It is like all the best bits of 80s and 90s guitar music rolled up into one album. Two former members of Welsh band Joanna Gruesome formed Ex-Vöid in 2018 and a debut album followed in 2022. ‘Bigger than Before’…
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Brighton based post-punks return with their third album. This album races out of the gates strongly with two top quality tracks. ‘Crispy Skin’ builds cleverly out of twinkly synths, piano, vocals and bass before halfway through switching gears and bringing…
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Single of the week is going K-Indie (Well, we have K-pop, can we make K-indie a thing?) this week… Single of the Week: Balming Tiger – Wash Away Balming Tiger are a genre hopping alternative music collective from South Korea…
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An extraordinary debut from a rising young talent and unique voice. People following their own creative passions can be a wonderful thing. There will always be the trend chasers and the bandwagon hoppers and some of them can be quite…
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