Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore to release experimental LP on heavyweight vinyl
❉ Originally released in 1995 on CD only in New Zealand, this is the first time these recordings will be available on vinyl.
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A Year In The Country: ‘The Quietened Mechanisms’
❉ A soaring soundbite of seismic and sensory sounds, this is one of the most arresting A Year In The Country releases yet – and one of the best!
Video Premiere: Rude Audio – ‘To The Half Moon’
❉ London’s Rude Audio present ‘To The Half Moon’ single off coming ‘Rude Redux’ EP.
Discover The Beauty: Beauty In Chaos – ‘Storm’
❉ Beauty in Chaos’ debut LP features members of The Mission, The Cure, Cheap Trick, Ministry, Gene Loves Jezebel, Human Drama, The Offspring, and ICE-T. We preview first single ‘Storm’.
A Year In The Country – ‘The Shildam Hall Tapes’ reviewed
❉ Eoghan Lyng reviews the second themed A Year In The Country album of 2018, a conceptual musical package.
Interview: Artmagic – ‘The Songs Of Other England’
❉ In conversation with Suede guitarist Richard Oakes & producer/vocalist Sean McGhee aka Artmagic, on their new album.
Palm Ghosts – ‘Architecture’ reviewed
❉ “Forward thinking, aware, stately and balanced – sounds like a piece of architecture to me alright!”, writes Eoghan Lyng of Nashville-based outfit Palm Ghosts’ new album.
Beautiful Chaos: Kristin Hersh Interview
❉ We catch up with the alt-rock legend ahead of her UK tour, sharing a new track from her forthcoming album.
A Year In the Country – ‘Audio Albion’ reviewed
❉ A gorgeous collage of sound myths, emboldened stories and earthly sounds; a journey through the rims and roads of Britain.
Cult Q & A: Rhodri Marsden
❉ This week: Writer and keyboardist for Scritti Politti and Dream Themes, Rhodri Marsden. He’s not really into films.