Ian The Idiot – The Idiot (2023)
Released in late October 2023, The Idiot is a sprawling culmination of soft pop melodies mixed with immaculate instrumentation and
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Album reviews
Owen Kennedy – Bollox Blues (2021)
It took me about a year or two to make the connection. I was sitting in the back of a
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The Trudy – Outside Time (2023)
With an enthusiastic kick from the band, listening to The Trudy is like being wrapped in a swooning ball of
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Deltawelle – Sentiments (2023)
When I think of German bands my mind immediately turns toward the metal band Rammstein; but not so much anymore.
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Unca John – Midlife Crisis Vanity Project (2023)
While a midlife crisis oozes vulnerability, insecurity, self-conflict and ultimately self-discovery (we like to think), singer-songwriter Unca John captures it
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Makeup – Calm Down, It’s Not Over Yet (2023)
In 2021, singer-songwriter Makeup took a sizeable hiatus from releasing music until early 2023 when he landed on international radars
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Arson Whales – Galactopus (2023)
One of the key qualities of the initial psychedelic genre was its inventiveness and the desire to include as many
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Bianca James – Bianca James (2023)
Getting wider recognition today as a female singer-songwriter seems easier, judging by the examples of big stars like Taylor Swift,
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Merit Maker – Pick Ups and Put Downs (2023)
The last time we heard singer-songwriter Merit Maker, he was shouting his way into our eager ears with the five-track
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Duke Keats – Dirty Glamour (2023)
Raised on an eclectic range of music from classical artists like Mozart and Beethoven to vintage acts like Jimi Hendrix
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