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John Murry “A Short History Of Decay” (TV Records, 2017)

July 10, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

It’s been five years since John Murry appeared set to build on the accolades garnered by his album, The Graceless Age, a sublime record which took the raw material of his unsettled life (and near death […]

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Danny & the Champs enter official UK americana chart

July 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The new official UK americana chart is out and Peter Perrett’s “How the West Was Won” on Domino is the highest new entry at number 2, a surprise hit from the ex Only Ones frontman.  Meanwhile […]

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Video: Hamell On Trial “Not Aretha’s Respect (Cops)

July 10, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album Tackle Box out on August 11th comes this brilliant and incendiary track.  NSFW.

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Bob Keelaghan and Muerte Pan Alley “The Soundtrack to Intersection” (SAP Recordings, 2017)

July 7, 2017 Rick Bayles 0

This is a really fascinating release. It’s actually two soundtracks for two different projects. The first fourteen tracks are the soundtrack for “Intersection”, a short film made by American director Brendan Beachman and the second eighteen […]

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Stream new Decemberists side project Offa Rex album

July 7, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

The lovely people at NPR Music have got a stream of the new album by Offa Rex, a side project from the Decemberists with English folk singer Olivia Chaney (no relation to Dick) (partly because they […]

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