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The Great Big Spectral Nights World Cup 2018 preview


We’re very excited about the World Cup that kicks off in a month or so and we’ve decided to ask some football-loving bands, blogs and readers to offer their takes on what to expect in Russia next month – an an evaluation of how their club teams’ seasons have gone… Who will win the 2018…

I Feel Fine: Top 5 Influences and Digs


Following the release of their ‘Long Distance Celebration’ EP (available here), Joe from I Feel Fine has talked through five songs that influenced the band and five that he’s enjoying right now… Top 5 Influences Adventures – ‘Promise‘ It’s literally off of the only EP that we really like from this band but it’s just…

Ash – ‘Islands’ album review


Now back on their original home of Infectious Music, Ash present their seventh album, ‘Islands’. One of the finest singles bands of the past 25 years, this album finds Tim Wheeler and co talking about love, loss, friendship, betrayal and buzzkills. Ash have always had strong album openers and ‘True Story’ is no exception. It’s…

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Alcopop release a back-of-the-net 2018 sampler compilation


We’re almost halfway through another year and yet again our friends at Alcopop! have kicked it out of the park. To celebrate this (and the upcoming World Cup), they’ve put together a goal-den sampler compilation of songs from their 2018 releases. Available as a pay-what-you-want download from Bandcamp, the release also gives you the chance…

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Slowcoaches ‘Found Down’


Punk trio Slowcoaches have unveiled ‘Found Down’, the first song to be released from their second album, due to be released later this year via Leisure & District. A seething rally against the way the media glamorises the struggles artists fave on a daily basis, whether they be mental, financial or something else, the 2-and-a-half-minute…

Petal – ‘Tightrope’ stream


Ahead of the release of new album ‘Magic Gone’ on 15 June (Run for Cover Records),  a US tour with Camp Cope and an eagerly awaited UK tour, Petal has unveiled ‘Tight Rope’. The song opens with Petal (Kiley Lotz) singing: ‘I saw a strange light in the sky. A fireball burning brightly’ before then…

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Wyse signs to Rose Coloured Records


Following the recent release of ‘Human’, Wyse (aka Chloe Lockyer) has announced she will be releasing her next single with our good friends at Rose Coloured Records this summer. The talented singer-songwriter from Petersfield has also just released a live video for ‘Human’ which you can watch here: Already supported by BBC Introducing in the…