Tag: Reviews
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An album full of stripped-back singer songwriter goodness. Some albums are loud and noisy, others quiet and intimate. This glorious debut falls firmly into the latter camp. Clara Mann is a multi-disciplinary artist who enjoys painting and works in a…
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It’s The Ting Tings Jim, but not as we know them… The Ting Tings in a delightful 450-capacity venue in Shepherds Bush, yes please. Only £20 a ticket, hell yeah! However, in their long absence they have been reincarnated as…
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One of the stars of last years ‘Are You Listening?’ Festival in Reading drops a full album. Where this album lands with you is likely to come down to where you stand on ‘The Streets.’ If you find them witty,…
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Wigan’s indie finest unleash a cracking new album. I will freely admit to not giving the Lathums enough credit, unfairly ignoring their first two albums until recently. It seems bizarre to think they were initially put together by an Arts…
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A bold and heavy album from the twin Canadian sisters due out on 28th February. Bonnie Trash has been an evolving project since 2017 powered by twins Sarafina and Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor. They have more recently filled out into a full…
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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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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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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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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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