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Julia Mason aka The Decibel Decoder
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Music Reviewer for Clash Magazine, God Is In The TV Zine, The Decibel Decoder and Blowtorch Records.

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NEWS: Bleech 9:3 share second single 'Jacky' - The Decibel Decoder
Bleech 9:3 today share their second single ‘Jacky’ via Ra-Ra Rok Records. The Irish four-piece, fresh off an extensive run of dates with Keo, are currently on tour with Shame. Headed up by Baz Quinlan...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Don Letts, Joe Talbot(Idles), DJ Próvaí(KNEECAP), AURORA, Maxine Peake, Adam Buxton + Louis Theroux collaborate with visual artists Jeremy Deller, Joe Lycett, Peter Saville + more on artworks - In Place of War’s 2025 auction.
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NEWS: 24 renowned visual artists, musicians + cultural figures collaborate on 12 new artworks to raise money for global non-profit organisation In Place of War  - The Decibel Decoder
MUSIC SHAPED is a project from non-profit organisation In Place of War that pairs musical and cultural icons with exceptional visual artists to create works reflecting how music has influenced their l...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Nervous Twitch - The Day Job Gets In The Way (Spinout Nuggets) - God Is In The TV
Leeds based Nervous Twitch have released their sixth album The Day Job Gets In The Way via Spinout Nuggets. The title itself resonates instantly and the trio
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November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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NEWS: Christian Music release new single 'Email' - The Decibel Decoder
In 1789 a bay colt named ‘Email’ was born. A colt that would become the founding stallion for an entire breed. He became known by his owner’s name: ‘John Email’. Standing just over 14 hands, John Emai...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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NEWS: The Itch release new single 'Space in the Cab.' - The Decibel Decoder
The Itch share their new single ‘Space in the Cab’ ahead of headlining The Great Escape’s First Fifty event at Sebright Arms on 13 November. ‘Space in the Cab’ sees Simon Tyrie and Georgia Hardy eulog...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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NEWS: The Scratch announce new album Pull Like A Dog and release title track as new single - The Decibel Decoder
Today, Ireland’s hottest live powerhouse The Scratch are back, and louder than ever with news of a new album, Pull Like A Dog. Written in Hellfire Studio in Dublin with engineer Thomas Donoghue and pr...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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News: NOTHING release new single 'cannibal world' and announce new album - The Decibel Decoder
Philadelphia shoegaze legends NOTHING announce their new album, a short history of decay. Out 27 February via Run For Cover Records, the band’s fifth studio album stands as their most sonically expans...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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NEWS: Affection To Rent release new single 'Cathedral' - The Decibel Decoder
Affection To Rent have today shared their new single ‘Cathedral’. It’s a heavy, shoegaze-inspired grunge track that captures a band on the rise. It’s swirling, atmospheric and full of emotion.  Singer...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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NEWS: Bratakus Release New Single 'Turnstile' Featuring Chris Dangerous From The Hives - God Is In The TV
Following the release of their ‘Final Girls’ and ‘Tokened’ singles earlier this year, which marked their first recordings for Venn Records, Bratakus are back
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November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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NEWS: Crocodylus release new single 'Limbo' - The Decibel Decoder
Crocodylus, the Gadigal/Sydney-based garage-punk quartet, today return with their first taste of new music for 2025, ‘Limbo’. Emerging in 2015 from a high school friendship between Josh Williams and S...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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NEWS: SWELTR release new single 'Noodles' - The Decibel Decoder
Dublin’s DIY rock duo SWELTR have released flavourful new track, ‘Noodles’, dropping on this Halloween. Inspired by one disastrously spicy culinary escapade, the single dishes up chaos, intensity, and...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Congratulations to Edinburgh's #Shinlifter on release of their debut EP Other Conspiracies.
EP Review: Shinlifter - Other Conspiracies - The Decibel Decoder
Edinburgh-based noise-makers Shinlifter release their debut EP Other Conspiracies. Formed in late 2023, the quartet have been carving out a reputation in the local DIY scene. Recorded mostly live in a...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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NEWS: Sex Mask release new single 'Cold' and announce EP Body Broker - The Decibel Decoder
Today, Melbourne-based post-punks Sex Mask return with the announcement of a new EP titled Body Broker and share its lead single, the reverb-soaked ‘Cold’. Out 26 November, the EP comes on the heels o...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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NEWS: DITZ Release 9 Minute, Three-part Noise Rock New Single 'Don Enzo Magic Carpet Salesman' - God Is In The TV
After the release of album Never Exhale at the start of the year, DITZ return with a 9 minute new single 'Don Enzo Magic Carpet Salesman', and it marks a bold
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October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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NEWS: Ken Park releases debut single 'Shatter' - The Decibel Decoder
Ken Park has released debut single ‘Shatter’. This is the project of Liam Creamer, now based in New York having moved from San Diego two years ago. ‘Shatter’ was written and recorded in his apartment ...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The long path to VLURE's scorching debut album - finding their tribe, and the impact of Glasgow on their work...

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October 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Cardinals release powerful new single 'The Burning of Cork'

On tour now with NewDad

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NEWS: Cardinals Release New Single 'The Burning Of Cork' From Forthcoming Debut Album Masquerade - God Is In The TV
Cork's Cardinals share a new single, the biting and politically-charged 'The Burning of Cork'. Frontman Euan Manning had to say the following about the latest
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October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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@lotdrotterdam.bsky.social begins on Thursday.
Third and final preview from @thedecibeldecoder.bsky.social, 8 from the Rest of the World (ex UK and island of Ireland).
FEATURE: Left of the Dial Preview - Part 3: 8 from Rest of the World (outside UK and Island of Ireland) - The Decibel Decoder
Rotterdam’s Left of the Dial festival has now completed the line-up for its 2025 edition. The festival takes place from 23 to 26 October with 150 artists participating across 25 stages throughout the ...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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#8mmFest in Berlin was a glorious eclectic mix of bands from near and far.

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FESTIVAL REPORT: 8mm Fest - God Is In The TV
For two days 8mm Fest was held across a handful of venues centred on 8mm bar, a venue with a fierce reputation for live music. The venues were all walking
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October 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Brògeal - Tuesday Paper Club | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Falkirks’s Brògeal are seeped in the folk tradition of Celtic music bringing their own youthful exuberant interpretation. Guitar, bass and drums are
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October 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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It's #swnfestival this weekend. Here are some of our picks @gruffrhys.bsky.social #MoonchildSanelly
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October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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NEWS: Big Special Release New Single 'PLAINTIVE NATIVE' - God Is In The TV
Off the back of dropping surprise second album NATIONAL AVERAGE. in July via SO Recordings, Big Special now share new
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October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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NEWS: Sunflowers release new single 'Workworkwork' - The Decibel Decoder
Noise-punk explorers Sunflowers share a third taste of their new album ‘You Have Fallen… Congratulations!’, which is set for release on 7 November through Fuzz Club Records. Following the rebellious c...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Dust - Sky Is Falling (Kanine Records) - God Is In The TV
Drummer Kye Cherry, bassist Liam Smith, saxophonist Adam Ridgway and dual vocalists/guitarists Justin Teale and Gabriel Stove formed dust in 2020 against the
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October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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MEET: teethin - The Decibel Decoder
teethin released their exhilarating debut EP Greed Between The Lines via Silent Kid Records earlier this month. Raised in a circus by punk-era parents, Welsh – Greek musician James Minas is at the cen...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM