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Flagship Romance “Concentric” (Independent, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

For an album penned almost exclusively on the road, touring from house party to small-town theatre, ‘Concentric‘ sounds on first spin a little too glossy, a little too Nashville paper hat for the homespun rags to […]

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Nicholas Altobelli “Red, White And Blues” – Listen

July 17, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Nicholas Altobelli has  been through some changes in recent years – a divorce, a return to college for a degree in literature, and now working as an educator.  This didn’t leave much room for music, but […]

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Video: Grand Canyon “Yesterday’s News”

July 17, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the retro-rocking title track from the new EP by LA’s Grand Canyon, out on August 2nd.  The video was recorded in 30 minutes on an iPhone on the streets of Brixton.  Shows what can […]

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Paul McClure “Market Town” (Clubhouse Records, 2019)

July 16, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Rutland’s Paul McClure is a talented singer-songwriter who on his latest album ‘Market Town‘ shows a particular affinity for the love-lorn and melody heavy stylings of the likes of Ron Sexsmith. Opener ‘The Morning and My […]

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Bon Iver announce new record, due next month – Listen

July 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

Bon Iver have announced details of their fourth album which will be called “i,i” (it sounds Scouse to us) and is coming out on August 30th via  Jagjaguwar.  The band posted on their site: “Recording over […]

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