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A Gospel of Some Sort

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A Long-Awaited Return It has been sixteen years since Syd Matters released their last album, Brotherocean. Shortly after, the band felt they had to explore other things individually… A year ago, rumours of the...

All You Need is Love So Say Dexys Midnight Runners as They Bring the Curtain down on a Stellar Career.

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Kevin Rowland is no stranger to writing about love in his music or in his  recent autobiography Bless Me Father. His book was indeed looking back on his traumas, relationships, and regrets he had...

Enduro

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Enigmatic Brunch Records, an independent label from Kansas released an album by Eggs On Mars a couple of months ago that really got my attention. They seem to specialise in music with a retro vibe reminiscent...

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Arthur Buck 2

By Arthur Buck

A superband is always an exciting thing to discover. You take accomplished talents from different backgrounds, bring them together, and see what new magic they can create. Despite a name that might suggest a solo act...

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Ad Astra

By Ash

It’s easy to forget just how long ASH have been around — and how effortlessly they’ve kept doing what they do best. The Northern Irish trio may never have chased reinvention or grand statements, but that’s precisely...

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Altar

By NewDad

Expectations and worries… To start, Altar is an album I’ve been eagerly but at times tentatively waiting for. Madra was one of the first albums I reviewed on the HiddenTrack and is still something I revisit...

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I’m Only F**ing Myself

By Lola Young

Lola Young has been around for a few years already. After relative success in TV talent shows, she signed her first deal right before covid. So she had to stand strong and capitalise on the Internet at first with online...

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Double Infinity

By Big Thief

Big time for Big Thief It’s been a pretty interesting past few years for Big Thief. Since 2020 lead singer and songwriter, Adrianne Lenker, released a new solo project called songs which has gone on to be incredibly...

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Live Laugh Love

By Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt returns with his fifth studio album, Live Laugh Love. Three years on from the brilliant Sick! and the equally short Some Rap Songs, Earl is still laying his marker on modern hip-hop. Earl Sweatshirt...

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The Life of a Showgirl

By Taylor Swift

A Dad’s Take on Taylor Swift’s New Album As a 45-year-old dad of a 12-year-old Taylor Swift superfan, I’ve heard more Taylor in the past few years than I ever imagined I would. From Fearless car singalongs to heated...

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Ain’t Done With the Blues

By Buddy Guy

From his early days in Louisiana to sharing the stage with legends like Clapton and Zeppelin, Buddy Guy has shaped the sound of modern blues. Now, at 89, he releases Ain’t Done With the Blues, an album that both honors...

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No Rain, No Flowers

By The Black Keys

The Black Keys have built a career on raw blues-rock riffs, gritty energy, and an unmistakable two-man chemistry. Two decades on from their basement beginnings in Akron, Ohio, the duo return with a new album that shows...

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The Clearing

By Wolf Alice

UK Indie Darlings Wolf Alice are one of the most beloved indie bands to come out of the 2010 UK music scene. Lead by Ellie Rowsell and Joff Odie, Wolf Alice have gone on to create quite a decent catalogue for themselves...

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EURO-COUNTRY

By CMAT

CMAT returns with her third studio album, EURO-COUNTRY. A fantastic project invoking every emotion from relationships to the late Celtic Tiger era, our very own “Dunboyne Diana” continues to impress on her...

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private music

By Deftones

Consistency for a band is difficult to maintain. To create fresh, exciting and decent sounding music over and over again is something all acts and artists strive for. It’s a roller coaster of a process, especially as...