Local psych rock favourites The Mothers Earth Experiment and debauched indie rockers The Taboo Club brought their imitable blends of music to a free show at The Dark Horse in Moseley.
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One of the Midlands’ most mercurial of talents, Bryony Williams has been largely dormant since the demise of Field Harmonics. Now she’s returning with a new EP, live dates and high hopes. “It’s good to be back,” she tells Sam Lambeth.
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Shrewsbury-born, Birmingham-crazed indie pop trio The Sunset Beach Hut talk debut EP ‘Comfort’ and making the second city their adopted home.
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Birmingham garage rock trio The Cosmics spoke to Sam Lambeth about new single ‘Inishfree’ and their headline slot at The Sunflower Lounge.
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Birmingham singer-songwriter Robert Craig Oulton spoke to Counteract about his new double A-side single, ‘Bad Tastes / Hell Knows’, as well as his plans for 2018.
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Birmingham rockers Ocean Colour Scene have announced a one-off gig at Wolverhampton Racecourse on Friday 31st August.
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Mutes, AKA musical polymath James Brown, spoke to Counteract about the band’s upcoming show at the Dark Horse in Moseley, recording new material and why albums still matter.
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George Gadd has crafted songs that can be both delicate and devastating. His latest single, ‘Not Human’, arrives after a particularly painful period in Gadd’s life, but continues his upward trajectory.
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Counteract asked the best bands coming out of Birmingham right now to select their album of the year, and expand on why exactly it’s their favourite.
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Birmingham alternative punks Wood and Nails, led by Paul Beaumont, spoke to Counteract about the successes they’ve had in 2017 and their new single ‘Resolutions’, set for release in January.
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