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New album review: Tom Smith – ‘There Is Nothing in the Dark That Isn’t There in the Light’

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Tom Smith – ‘There Is Nothing in the Dark That Isn’t There in the Light’ album review
Editors frontman Tom Smith’s debut album finds hope and positivity, even in the most troubled of times. Recorded with producer Iain Archer, the album celebrates the strengths we can find &#82…
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December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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New album review: @brutalligators.bsky.social - ‘Still Here’

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Brutalligators – ‘Still Here’ album review
Hitchin’s queer indie rockers Brutalligators have released second album ‘Still Here’, a collection of songs about survival, identity and moving forward while grappling with comple…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Ryan from @spectralnights.bsky.social reviewed the new @camptrashband.bsky.social album 'Two Hundred Thousand Dollars': "There may well be 200,000 reasons to listen to the new album from Camp Trash but you just need one: it fucking rocks."

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Camp Trash – ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ album review
Camp Trash follow up their 2022 debut LP ‘The Long Way, The Slow Way’ with ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ – a concept record of sorts that brings together a motley cre…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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New album review: Keaton Henson - ‘Parader’

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Keaton Henson – ‘Parader’ album review
On his latest (ninth!) album ‘Parader’, Keaton Henson turns the guitars up but still doesn’t hide away from personal issues and ‘what it feels like to be this age and a musi…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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New album review: Hotel Lux - ‘The Bitter Cup’

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Hotel Lux – ‘The Bitter Cup’ album review
Hotel Lux follow up their highly acclaimed 2023 debut album ‘Hands Across the Creek’ with ‘The Bitter Cup’, a song that found them writing in a more collaborative way as the…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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New album review: The Maple State - ‘Don’t Take Forever’

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The Maple State – ‘Don’t Take Forever’ album review
With Mark Hoppus and Matt Healy amongst their fans, The Maple State’s 2018 comeback album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ was a long-awaited triumph. Now, after a not-quite-as-l…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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New album review: @camptrashband.bsky.social - ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’

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Camp Trash – ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ album review
Camp Trash follow up their 2022 debut LP ‘The Long Way, The Slow Way’ with ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ – a concept record of sorts that brings together a motley cre…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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New EP review: The Orchestra (For Now) - ‘Plan 76’

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The Orchestra (For Now) – ‘Plan 76’ EP review
Photo credit: Molly Boniface Self-described as ‘London prog’, The Orchestra (For Now)’s ‘Plan 76’ EP finds the seven piece attempting to ‘refine rather than comp…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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New album review: The Clause - ‘Victim of a Casual Thing’

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The Clause – ‘Victim of a Casual Thing’ album review
After gaining a tremendous live reputation, Birmingham four-piece The Clause are all set to unleash their debut record ‘Victim of a Casual Thing’, an album full of stories about followi…
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October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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New album review: Adeline Hotel - ‘Watch the Sunflowers’

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Adeline Hotel – ‘Watch the Sunflowers’ album review
Dan Knishkowy returns with ‘Watch the Sunflowers’, the latest release under his Adeline Hotel moniker. Written in a way where Dan would revisit songs he’s previously written and adapt them dependin…
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October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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New album review: @longfling.bsky.social - ‘Long Fling’

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Long Fling – ‘Long Fling’ album review
Following a 10-year relationship, Pip Blom and Willem Smit (frontman of Personal Trainer) have made their first and only record as a duo – Long Fling. The self-titled record is a truly collab…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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‘God Owes Me Money’ by Militarie Gun

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Militarie Gun – ‘God Owes Me Money’
Photo credit: Nolan Knight Militarie Gun have shared ‘God Owes Me Money’ ahead of new album ‘God Save the Gun’ (out today – Friday 17 October – via Loma Vista Re…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ by Westside Cowboy

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Westside Cowboy – ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’
Photo Credit: Charlie Barclay Harris Westside Cowboy have shared new single ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ ahead of the release of second EP ‘So Much Countryy ‘Till We Get T…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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‘Back of My Hand’ by The Belair Lip Bombs

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The Belair Lip Bombs – ‘Back of My Hand’
Photo credit: Bridie Fizgerald Australian quartet The Belair Lip Bombs have shared new single ‘Back of My Hand’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Again’ via Third Man Recor…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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‘Deplore You/Farmers Market’ by @theorchestrafornow.bsky.social

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The Orchestra (For Now) – ‘Deplore You/Farmers Market’
Photo credit: Molly Boniface Who’d have thought there’d be two songs named after farmers’ markets in 2025? The Orchestra (For Now) follow Pulp’s album track highlight with &…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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‘The Sorry Window’ by @falseadvertising.bsky.social

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False Advertising – ‘The Sorry Window’
False Advertising have made a welcome return with ‘The Sorry Window’. Referencing Curb Your Enthusiasm in its title, the song finds the band lamenting lost opportunities over a swathe o…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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‘Hold Fast’ by @brutalligators.bsky.social

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Brutalligators – ‘Hold Fast’
Hitchin’s queer indie-punk rockers Brutalligators have returned with ‘Hold Fast’, the first single to be taken from their upcoming second album ‘Hold Fast’ (to be rele…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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‘Billboard Mountain’ by Hope of the States

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Hope of the States – ‘Billboard Mountain’
Hope of the States continue their unexpected but most welcome of combacks with the release of ‘Billboard Mountain’. While its opening minute is filled with typically cinematic strings a…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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New album review: Richard Ashcroft - ‘Lovin’ You’

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Richard Ashcroft – ‘Lovin’ You’ album review
Richard Ashcroft follows up a celebratory summer supporting Oasis with the release of ‘Lovin’ You’ on 10 October, 2025. This is Richard’s first album filled with new materia…
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October 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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New album review: Stay Inside - ‘Lunger’

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Stay Inside – ‘Lunger’ album review
Photo credit: Ben Shirai Brooklyn band Stay Inside follow up last year’s debut album ‘Ferried Away’ with ‘Lunger’, a record filled with tales of hope, heartbreak and e…
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October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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New album review: ‘Idlewild’ by Idlewild

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Idlewild – ‘Idlewild’ album review
With cover artwork photographed from the exact same spot as the sleeve for ‘Hope Is Important’ – only facing in the opposite direction and in glorious colour – Idlewild make…
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October 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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New album review: Snooper - ‘Worldwide’

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Snooper – ‘Worldwide’ album review
Signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records, Nashville band Snooper are set to release ‘Worldwide’, their second album, on 3 October, 2025. Recorded with John Congleton (St Vincent, …
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September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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New album review: Ash - ‘Ad Astra’

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Ash – ‘Ad Astra’ album review
Photo credit: Andy Willsher Ash reach for the stars on their ninth album ‘Ad Astra’, released on 3 October, 2025 via Fierce Panda Records. Fittingly, the album opens with a cover o…
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September 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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‘Insomnia’ by Keaton Henson

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Keaton Henson – ‘Insomnia’
Photo credit: Danielle Fricke Keaton Henson has shared his very own stop-motion video for new song ‘Insomnia’ ahead of the release of upcoming ninth album ‘Parader’ via Play It Again Sam on 21 Nove…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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New album review: #BiffyClyro - ‘Futique’

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Biffy Clyro – ‘Futique’ album review
When discussing the title of Biffy Clyro’s tenth album, Simon Neil explains ”Futique’ is an exploration of ideas, objects or relationships that exist across time – we are ne…
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September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM