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  • Sep 25 News

    Emile Mosseri is 'tryin to be born' on his second solo album

    Emile Mosseri is 'tryin to be born' on his second solo album

    Alan Pedder

    Out 21 February, the album finds Mosseri making a deliberate move away from piano and the cinematic sweep of his celebrated soundtracks, towards a live band sound.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt contributes to cover of '80s hit "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"

    Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt contributes to cover of '80s hit "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"

    Alan Pedder

    Newly recorded for Michael Hearst's '80 From the '80s' project, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" was originally a hit for funk group The Gap Band in 1982.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Emma Ruth Rundle announces 'The Bella Vista', her first book of poems and companion LP

    Emma Ruth Rundle announces 'The Bella Vista', her first book of poems and companion LP

    Alan Pedder

    Out 11 February, the book is described by publishers Unnamed Press as "a concept album, an addiction memoir, a family tree, and a love letter all at once."

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  • Sep 24 News

    Experimental composer Elori Saxl preps new soundtrack album ‘Earth Focus’

    Experimental composer Elori Saxl preps new soundtrack album ‘Earth Focus’

    Alan Pedder

    Conceived as a soundtrack to season 5 of the PBS SoCal television series of the same name, 'Earth Focus' continues Elori Saxl's exploration of sound in relation to bodies of water.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Owen Ashworth announces new Advance Base album, 'Horrible Occurrences'

    Owen Ashworth announces new Advance Base album, 'Horrible Occurrences'

    Alan Pedder

    Dropping 6 December via Run For Cover, 'Horrible Occurrences' is Ashworth's first album of original songs since 2018's 'Animal Companionship'. New single "The Year I Lived in Richmond" is out now.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Tsunami and Ida announce joint Coin Toss Tour for spring 2025

    Tsunami and Ida announce joint Coin Toss Tour for spring 2025

    Alan Pedder

    At each show, the two reunited indie-rock bands will leave who plays first up to gravity and chance.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Devendra Banhart shares 'Flying Wig' outtake "The Rose" featuring Cate Le Bon

    Devendra Banhart shares 'Flying Wig' outtake "The Rose" featuring Cate Le Bon

    Alan Pedder

    The 'Flying Wig' outtake marks the 1-year anniversary of the album's release through Mexican Summer.

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  • Sep 24 News

    Hachiku announces second album ‘The Joys of Being Pure at Heart’

    Hachiku announces second album ‘The Joys of Being Pure at Heart’

    Alan Pedder

    New single "Tell Your Friends You Love Them" finds Anika Ostendorf leaning into a new mindset of embracing uncertainty.

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  • Sep 24 News

    SPRINTS drop new gothic grunge single "Feast" ahead of huge tour

    SPRINTS drop new gothic grunge single "Feast" ahead of huge tour

    Alan Pedder

    It's the Irish band's first release since guitarist Zac Stephenson replaced founding member Colm O'Reilly, who left the band amicably earlier this year.

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  • Sep 23 News

    Beverly Glenn-Copeland says he has been diagnosed with dementia and will stop touring

    Beverly Glenn-Copeland says he has been diagnosed with dementia and will stop touring

    Alan Pedder

    In a statement made together with his wife Elizabeth, the 80-year-old said he wants to "challenge the mainstream image of this illness, which focuses on loss," adding "We are actively asking the universe to show us where the life is here."

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