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Month: February 2023

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Fruit Bats “It All Comes Back” – like riding a bike

February 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
So, when your smug friends tell you that there’s no great music being made any more, throw the new album from Fruit Bats in their lap (or…elsewhere…depending on just how smug they are being). You won’t […]
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Video: Beans on Toast “Against the War”

February 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Beginning with a jaunty whistle and gentle strum, the new single from Beans on Toast goes on to deliver a serious message and he leaves us in no doubt about his position being ‘Against the War’.  […]
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Live review: James Hodder, Betsey Trotwood, London – 10th February 2023

February 27, 2023 Ken Beveridge 0
You know that you are in for a musical treat when the gig that you are attending is a) – taking place in The Betsey Trotwood, and b) – it is being put on by Black […]
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AUK Chain Gang: Clarence Carter “Slip Away”

February 27, 2023 Andrew Raw 0
Alastair Fotheringham’s choice for the AUK Chain Gang last week, Paul Kelly’s ‘Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air’, deals with meeting God in “the air” after death. However, Christians also have faith that they […]
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The Milk Carton Kids – new album announced

February 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Rejoice, rejoice – The Milk Carton Kids return with a new album, ‘I Only See The Moon‘, which will be released on May 19th via Far Cry Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers.  It’s four years […]

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