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Jim McHugh “Noise Machine” (Independent, 2017)

September 18, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
A native of Monaghan, Ireland, Jim McHugh is, as the name of his debut album suggests, a bit of a thrash merchant at times. The opening song, Hills Of Mullyash crashes into view with distorted guitar […]
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Valparaiso “Broken Homeland” (Zamora, 2017)

September 18, 2017 David Cowling 0
This French collective rose from the corpse of Jack the Ripper (the French Band – named for the Nick Cave song) and provide a particularly Gallic flavoured brand of Americana. The four corners of their world […]
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The Wynntown Marshals “After All These Years” (Independent, 2017)

September 15, 2017 David Stevenson 0
After almost ten years since their formation and three full length albums as well as countless EP’s into their career, The Wynntown Marshals have decided to stop and celebrate their output in the form of half-retrospective, […]
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Mo Kenney “The Details” (Pheremone Records, 2017)

September 15, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
“The Details” is the fascinating third album from multi award winning Canadian singer-songwriter Mo Kenney. Kenney was discovered by noted Canadian rocker, Joel Plaskett, while she was still at school and released her debut eponymous album […]
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Adrian Bates “Small World” E.P. (Strange Reality, 2017)

September 15, 2017 Mark Underwood 0
Adrian Bates is a singer songwriter and folk balladeer from South Elmsall, an ex-mining village on the border between South and West Yorkshire. It’s clear that his debut solo E.P, titled ‘Small World’ draws heavy inspiration […]

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