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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 5d

Gorgeous chamber-pop from Matt Pond PA's expanded twentieth anniversary reissue of the still-sublime 'Several Arrows Later' LP. mattpondpa.bandcamp.com/track/so-muc...

So Much Trouble (acoustic), by matt pond PA

from the album Several Arrows Later 20th Anniversary Album Preorder

mattpondpa.bandcamp.com

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 5d

A really lovely new low-key side-release from @ianbutton.bsky.social's Papernut Cambridge worth checking out...➡️ papernutcambridge.bandcamp.com/album/tape-s...

Tape Session, by Papernut Cambridge

7 track album

papernutcambridge.bandcamp.com

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI: my takes on some new and old indie-pop wares. Looking forward to seeing The Cords live this coming week in the UK (with support from the previously reviewed Josie).

@skepwax.bsky.social / @slumberlandrecords.com

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · 27d

September's #indiepop round-up from @acloudtotheback.bsky.social includes LPs from The Cords, The Last Of The Lovely Days and
@thisistheloves.bsky.social @simonloverules.bsky.social
via @precrecs.bsky.social
@skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com
freq.org.uk/reviews/sept...

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI: my take on the new Sloan LP, officially released on Friday. ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · 24d

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: At this point ... a new Sloan studio album is not really about reaching out to new audiences. It’s much more about sustaining creative consistency & keeping the Canadian #powerpop institution’s adherents attached. #musicreview LP out via @yeproc.bsky.social t.ly/m1SlT

Sloan – Based On The Best Seller At this point in the lifespan of Sloan, a new studio album is not really about reaching out to new audiences. It’s much more about sustaining creative consistency and keeping the Canadian #powerpop institution’s adherents attached. #musicreview https://freq.org.uk/reviews/sloan-based-on-the-best-seller/

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 13d

My freshest synth-centric review bundle for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · 13d

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: Venturing once more into the overflowing world of wires, elemental sounds and wordlessly channelled conceptualism #musicreview #electronica @thrilljockey.bsky.social
@scholarspeak.bsky.social @woodfordhalse.bsky.social @1sampre.bsky.social
freq.org.uk/reviews/roun...

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 17d

Always good to be reminded how elementally soothing this Land Observations album of ten years ago from @muterecords.bsky.social is... landobservations.bandcamp.com/album/roman-...

Roman Roads IV-XI, by LAND OBSERVATIONS

8 track album

landobservations.bandcamp.com

Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 24d

My thoughts on the new Sloan studio album for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · 24d

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: At this point ... a new Sloan studio album is not really about reaching out to new audiences. It’s much more about sustaining creative consistency & keeping the Canadian #powerpop institution’s adherents attached. #musicreview LP out via @yeproc.bsky.social t.ly/m1SlT

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · 26d

Another indie-pop centric review bundle from me on @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · 27d

September's #indiepop round-up from @acloudtotheback.bsky.social includes LPs from The Cords, The Last Of The Lovely Days and
@thisistheloves.bsky.social @simonloverules.bsky.social
via @precrecs.bsky.social
@skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com
freq.org.uk/reviews/sept...

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Sep 6

ICYMI: my recent review of the sublime new @aviengel.bsky.social album.⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Aug 17

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : @aviengel.bsky.social's Mote
"... casts a spell across any continental boundaries through its stunningly intimate yet deceptively intricate arrangements and desolate but dreamlike atmospherics." Via @woodfordhalse.bsky.social #musicreview #folk #canada t.ly/6TrMf

Avi C Engel – Mote ...a collection that casts a spell across any continental boundaries through its stunningly intimate yet deceptively intricate arrangements and desolate but dreamlike atmospherics. #musicreview #folk #canada https://freq.org.uk/reviews/avi-c-engel-mote/

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Sep 1

My freshest album review for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Aug 31

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social notes the "deeply omnivorous plundering from whatever sources serve the band’s collectivist broken mirror reflections upon the world" from @prolapseband.bsky.social via @tapeterecords.bsky.social - with @derrymick.bsky.social

freq.org.uk/reviews/prol...

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 31

...followed by some deep folk-drone-mining from JOMF.

JOMF, on stage at Strange Brew, 30 August 2025.

Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 31

A great @freqzine.bsky.social family outing last night in Bristol.

A truly sublime languid and expansive set from @6organs.bsky.social...

Ben Chasny (AKA Six Organs Of Admittance), on stage at Strange Brew, 30 August 2025.

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 25

An ear-opening and informative episode of @stuartmaconie.bsky.social's curatorial Freak Zone, really worth catching up with... ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone - 20th Century Classical Special - BBC Sounds

Stuart presents a 20th century classical special with special guest Elizabeth Alker.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is an interesting new @davidc86.bsky.social podcast interview with @minutebook.bsky.social, on his new book about David Ackles and his own past musical ventures. ➡️ thec86show.podbean.com/e/mark-brend...

Mark Brend - David Ackles | C86 Show - Indie Pop

Mark Brend in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/down-river/ Down River: In Search Of David Ackles is an illuminating study of mythmaking, the popular music industry, and a forgo...

thec86show.podbean.com

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 17

Another review from me up on @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Aug 17

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : @aviengel.bsky.social's Mote
"... casts a spell across any continental boundaries through its stunningly intimate yet deceptively intricate arrangements and desolate but dreamlike atmospherics." Via @woodfordhalse.bsky.social #musicreview #folk #canada t.ly/6TrMf

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 16

Revisiting this wonderful album repeatedly at the moment: angeledavid-guillou.bandcamp.com/album/en-mou...

En Mouvement, by Angèle David-Guillou

9 track album

angeledavid-guillou.bandcamp.com

Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 15

My review for @freqzine.bsky.social of the sublime debut Statutes In Fog album on @2ndlanguagemusic.bsky.social ⤵️

Featuring @glenjohnson.bsky.social and @isnajdui.bsky.social, plus members of @thedecliningwinter.bsky.social as well as the @claypipemusic.bsky.social family and more.

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Aug 15

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: Evocative, enigmatic and enthralling throughout [Statues In Fog] is far more than just a digital cupboard clearance exercise, which should certainly be recognised as one of his finest curatorial creations to date. #musicreview #pianomagic t.ly/cd-aK

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Aug 5

My latest review up on @freqzine.bsky.social ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Aug 4

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social
: "For all the anarchic trappings that proceed Australia’s profanity-framed #TropicalFStorm, there is clearly a lot more craft and imagination at play ... finding a creative sweet spot, between swampy sleaziness and more imaginative intricacies" #musicreview t.ly/mFOqL

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Jul 27

A recommended new live recording of elemental exploration from @robertdallasgray.com ➡️ robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

Live at the Old Hairdresser's 2025, by Robert Dallas Gray

10 track album

robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Jul 27

Sublime Sunday listening... sallyannemorgan.bandcamp.com/album/second...

@thrilljockey.bsky.social

Second Circle The Horizon, by Sally Anne Morgan

9 track album

sallyannemorgan.bandcamp.com

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Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Jul 26

Italian trio She's Analog have an intriguing and atmospheric approach to instrumental #improv. With No Longer, Not Yet .. they attempt to create a space that is liminal, somewhere that movement and creation intersect with sound and it has to be said it is pretty successful. #musicreview t.ly/BwozZ

Italian trio She's Analog have an intriguing and atmospheric approach to instrumental #improv. With No Longer, Not Yet, their second album, they attempt to create a space that is liminal, somewhere that movement and creation intersect with sound and it has to be said it is pretty successful. #musicreview

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Jul 27

ICYMI: my latest DIY electronic scene bundle for @freqzine.bsky.social, featuring @flcartographer.bsky.social and @bartholomusic.bsky.social. ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Jul 21

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social @bartholomusic.bsky.social Subterranea @flcartographer.bsky.social Resplendent In The Light Of The Universe .. two epics-within-themselves .. expansive outings from creators and curators, from the scene that never sleeps #musicreview #electronica #berlinschool t.ly/s_087

two epics-within-themselves greater room for aural analysis. Enter then, a pair of expansive CD / digital-only outings from reliable combinations of creators and curators, from the scene that never sleeps.

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Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Jul 23

Amongst the pastoral birdcalls and wind rustling the leaves, the bass has retreated to a liminal throb, an ancient heartbeat its low tones giving a grounding to the natural sounds that move around our heads and open our eyes. We traverse the panorama .. #musicreview #rothko #bass #ambient t.ly/sJB2l

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Jul 27

ICYMI: My thoughts on the sublime new album from Sienna Thornton for @freqzine.bsky.social ⤵️

Freq @freqzine.bsky.social · Jul 16

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : "..from the Bedroom Suck community and following on from 2018’s enigmatic eponymous LP under the somewhat off-putting Cyanide Thornton moniker, Birding Out captivates as an idiosyncratic creative deposition from its own little corner of the world." #indie

t.ly/40BDo

Acting as the latest ambassadorial outing from the Bedroom Suck community and following on from 2018’s enigmatic eponymous LP under the somewhat off-putting Cyanide Thornton moniker, Birding Out captivates as an idiosyncratic creative deposition from its own little corner of the world.

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Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social · Jul 27

The @jeanines-band.bsky.social and Lightheaded both happily lived up to expectations in Bristol a few days ago at @skepwax.bsky.social and @slumberlandrecords.com double-header, with fine balances of intricacy, melodicism and good humour.

Lightheaded on stage at The Exchange in Bristol, 22 July 2025.

Jeanines on stage at The Exchange in Bristol, 22 July 2025.

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