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Sons Of Bill “Easier” – Listen

May 21, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Easier’ is the second single released from the soon to arrive new album from Sons of Bill (‘Oh God Ma’am’ out 29th June on Loose).  It’s a love song, but a modern love song – so […]

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Vickers Vimy “Atlas Of Hearts” (Vickers Vimy Music, 2018)

May 21, 2018 Tim Merricks 0

For the record, the Vickers Vimy was a First World War bomber originally manufactured in County Mayo, Ireland and was the first aircraft to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. It’s also the name of this band […]

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Simone Felice, Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Church, Glasgow, 13th May 2018

May 21, 2018 KC Vines 2

When Simone Felice and his brothers went to high school they would hop on a bus in their hamlet of Palenville and ride thirty minutes or so to the county town of Catskill, passing a mural […]

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Video: Lera Lynn & John Paul White “Lose Myself”

May 21, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From her duets album Plays Well With Others, out on June 22nd, this is Lera Lynn and John Paul White this is a gorgeous and subtle song with an atmospheric video.

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Eagle Johnson & Clean Machine “Tennessee Beach” ( Independent, 2018)

May 19, 2018 Muff Fitzgerald 0

Faecal Microbial Transplant. There. I’ve said it. I’m not saying that this debut album from Eagle Johnson & Clean Machine is shit. In fact, the opposite is true: it’s excellent! It’s just that when I say […]

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