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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 3

LP News: Acclaimed psych / post-punk duo LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE release new LP Corporal this Autumn. Details and new single Regresar / Recordar here: bit.ly/3GhRUB6 @soniccathedral.bsky.social ‬

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 18

ICYMI: LP & Tour News: US alt. rock icons THE LEMONHEADS announce new album Love Chant, their first set of original material since 2006, plus UK / EU tour dates. Details & ticket links within: bit.ly/4kYdw4e Out through Fire Records.

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 12

LP Review: LE VOLUME COURBE: Planet Ping Pong. Offbeat French - Anglo alt. pop from feted cult singer. bit.ly/4kBMS17 Out now through Duophonic Super 45s

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 10

LP Review: Recently issued on vinyl, London alt. rock stalwarts HEALTHY JUNKIES return with impressive sixth album Listen To The Mad. bit.ly/4mM04Sy Out now through Banana Castle Records.

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 9

LP & Tour News: US alt. rock icons THE LEMONHEADS announce new album Love Chant, their first set of original material since 2006, plus UK / EU tour dates. Details within: bit.ly/4kYdw4e Out through Fire Records.

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 21

Live Review: Creator of cult psych-folk opus Dreaming with Alice, urbane renaissance man MARK FRY plays a stunning show at Stone Nest, London. Daisy Rickman as splendid support act. bit.ly/4drWkkT

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 20

Live Review: (Late one due to horrible seasonal lurgee) LA garage rockers DEATH VALLEY GIRLS dependably excellent live show arrives at YES, Manchester, Bella And The Bizarre supply solid support. bit.ly/4k4eRWs
‪@deathvalleygirls.bsky.social‬ ‬
@suicidesqueeze.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 9

ICYMI: LP Review: Indie mavericks EL RECORDS swam against the tide of 80s pop to create a beguiling alternative world. Their best moments are celebrated on excellent compilation, The Rubens Room: el Records: In Camera, out now on Tapete Records. bit.ly/42vmBLg

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 3

ICYMI : Updated: Tour News: Celebrated Californian psych rockers DEATH VALLEY GIRLS return to the UK for live shows next week. Details & ticket links within: bit.ly/4b6Rt7E @suicidesqueeze.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 2

ICYMI: First time we’ve featured a book review on the site and it’s a corker: Bright Young Things: The Art and philosophy of él Records by Mark Goodall. Out now, published by Ventil Verlag bit.ly/3Gd9RAe

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · May 1

ICYMI: LP Review: Resurfacing with sparkling new album Âge Fleuve, alt. pop mainstays FRÀNÇOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS maintain the quality eighth time out. bit.ly/4ii6er9 @francoisatlas.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 18

First time we’ve featured a book review on the site and it’s a corker: Bright Young Things: The Art and philosophy of él Records by Mark Goodall. Out now, published by Ventil Verlag bit.ly/3Gd9RAe

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 16

LP Review: Resurfacing with sparkling new album Âge Fleuve, alt. pop mainstays FRÀNÇOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS maintain the quality eighth time out. bit.ly/4ii6er9 @francoisatlas.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 15

ICYMI: LP Review: Rounding up releases we missed from the first quarter: Tokyo dream pop weavers TAFFY maintain the quality on album number five, lull. Out now through
@clubac30.com bit.ly/41olvPV #shoegaze

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 14

LP Review: Indie mavericks EL RECORDS swam against the tide of 80s pop to create a beguiling alternative world. Their best moments are celebrated on excellent compilation, The Rubens Room: el Records: In Camera, out now on Tapete Records. bit.ly/42vmBLg

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 3

LP Review: Rounding up releases we missed from the first quarter: Tokyo dream pop weavers TAFFFY maintain the quality on album number five, lull. Out now through
@clubac30.com bit.ly/41olvPV #shoegaze

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 2

Re-Up: Playing shows in Germany this week, here's our recent interview with London post-punk doyens DESPERATE JOURNALIST, discussing 2024s best album No Hero. Plus tour dates & ticket links : bit.ly/3WTZNli
@despjournalist.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 1

Live Review: Matchless power pop, delivered with maximum zeal, venerable indie rockers THE PRIMITIVES in action at The Horn, St. Albans. bit.ly/443Aj9i @theprimitives.bsky.social @elefantrecords1.bsky.social

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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 29

ICYMI: LP Review: SAEKO KILLY, Dream In Dream. Tranced-out retro-futurist meditations from Japan via Berlin, like visions of our posthuman future. bit.ly/42e94Yh Out now through Bureau B

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 24

ICYMI: LP Review: Chicago-via-Texas & Brooklyn songwriter EDITH FROST delivers first album in two decades, In Space. bit.ly/3Xersxv Out now through Drag City records.

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 20

LP Review: SAEKO KILLY, Dream In Dream. Tranced-out retro-futurist meditations from Japan via Berlin, like visions of our posthuman future. bit.ly/42e94Yh Out now through bureau b.

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 19

Tour & Single News: London dream pop duo DEARY resurface with live version of standout track The Drift. Music video, plus info on tour dates within: bit.ly/4ieRGIJ
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Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 16

ICYMI: LP Review: THE BURNING HELL lean into their self-appointed role as the party band for the apocalypse on Ghost Palace. bit.ly/4h2pzuU Out now through BB*Island Music

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 12

LP Review: Chicago-via-Texas & Brooklyn songwriter EDITH FROST delivers first album in two decades, In Space. bit.ly/3Xersxv Out now through Drag City Records

Bearded Magazine @beardedmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 10

LP Review: THE BURNING HELL lean into their self-appointed role as the party band for the apocalypse on Ghost Palace. bit.ly/4h2pzuU Out now through
BB*Island Music