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Track premiere: Starry Skies “Be Kind” – Listen

September 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
We ran a track from the new album from Starry Skies last month and so delighted were we with it that we’re first on board with the release of their new single ‘Be Kind’ which is […]
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They Might Be Giants “The Communists Have the Music”

September 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
This year alone They Might Be Giants released their 20th full-length album ‘I Like Fun’ (don’t we all?), played 50 US cities demolishing stages to mostly sold out rooms, was nominated for a Tony award for their song ‘I’m Not A […]
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Gram Parsons “Streets of Baltimore” – Listen

September 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Forty five years since the Grievous Angel checked out.  An electric band and drums?  In country?  That’ll never work.  Thanks for shaking things up Gram.
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Jim Clements “Not a Lot of Blood” – Listen

September 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Every five years or so, Jim Clements emerges to drop a collection of literate, witty, surreal, gut-wrenching songs, before disappearing again into the shadows. A songwriter’s songwriter in the tradition of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave, his songs have earned him […]
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Terry Emm “The Leaving” – Listen

September 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Singer-songwriter Terry “Two Ms” Emm is returning to music this month following a six year hiatus: his new EP ‘Ornate’ drops on Friday, and today he unveils the striking opening track ‘The Leaving’.  Emm says “When I was around 12-15 years old I’d […]

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Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]
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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

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