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Oct 26, 2011

Ane Brun – It All Starts With One

Norwegian born singer Ane Brun returns with her fifth studio album It All Starts With One through her own record label Balloon Ranger Recordings this week and it can honestly be said that the album is both enigmatic and enchanting. Album opener These Days begins with a reoccurring musical trait of big rolling drum beats punctuating the almost haunting record. It would be fair to...

Oct 25, 2011

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Cyndi Lauper – To Memphis With Love

‘In 1988 Fats Waller came back to me in a dream. He was sitting at a piano and said he he really liked what I did with Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. He told me I should do the old songs and reinterpret them in my own way, like Joplin did in hers. It wasn’t until some 20 odd years later when Allen Toussaint played that descending line into Shattered...

Oct 25, 2011

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23/10/2011 | Josh Pyke & Passenger – De...

Josh Pyke live doesn’t sound like Josh Pyke on his CDs. In fact, he sounds about a hundred times better. From the first blast of his vocals in Memories and Dust it was clear that the ARIA-nominated singer songwriter had a lot more to offer than his records suggested. On this co-headline tour with Brighton’s very own Passenger, the two acts had been taking it in turns to lead...

Oct 24, 2011

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Music News: Monday 24th October 2011

Headlines Coldplay Beat Adele Coldplay’s fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto is due out this week and due to excessive pre-ordering through website Amazon.com it has knocked Adele off the top spot of most pre-ordered album of 2011. It has also kept the number one spot from Noel Gallagher who released his solo debut album last week in the Amazon chart. Red Hot Chili Peppers Do the...

Oct 23, 2011

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The Joy Formidable – HMV Forum, London

Photos of The Joy Formidable at the HMV Forum, London on 14th October 2011. Taken by Lexy Bright. ...

Oct 23, 2011

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19/10/2011 | The Pierces – O2 Academy, Oxfor...

The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed. Tonight draws in an unexpected older crowd than the academy usually boasts. Thankfully not all of them as cantankerous as the guy I inadvertently land myself next to. Yet despite this, as the lights drop and The Pierces atmospheric intro kicks in there’s a cheer that’s as youthful as any other...

Oct 22, 2011

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New Music: Damn Vandals

Damn Vandals are an exciting new addition to the music world, having been together for just under two years. Compared to a variety of bands including the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen and Joy Division, the group’s sound is a mixture of punk, alternative, and blues rock. After the previous success of their single Bayonet, the band welcomed listeners with two new tunes off...

Oct 22, 2011

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Introducing Frontiers

Nottingham quartet Frontiers have been causing something of a stir lately, and with the sound that Jacob Austin, Jonnie Barnett, Charlie Burley and Alex Noble create, it is easy to see why. These four brandish tunes reminiscent of Joy Division and Interpol’s best bits – rock but with a twist. Tracks like Alibi and Sound Of Confusion will leave you agreeing with voices of praise...

Oct 20, 2011

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18/10/2011 | The Joy Formidable – The Limeli...

I have a shameful confession to make, The Joy Formidable are the first female fronted band I’ve seen and this performance is more than enough to make me regret my lapse. If, like my accompanying friends, you’ve yet to acquaint yourself with this Welsh trio’s musical wares I strongly recommend you do so, immediately. Creatures Of Love warm up the stage with their Gothic...

Oct 20, 2011

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