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Album, EP and single reviews of both local bands and those playing in the region soon.

lions of dissent
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Single review: Lions of Dissent drop new single, ‘Dreams Like Drugs’

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Emily Doyle Lions of Dissent

Lions of Dissent’s latest release, ‘Dreams Like Drugs’, is a psych-pop bop, and the second single from their EP Fear of Loathing.

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Lions of Dissent are back with indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’

November 15, 2018March 9, 2020 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, Disco, Indie, Lions of Dissent, psych, The Hummingbird, Violet, wolverhampton

Wolverhampton septet Lions of Dissent return triumphantly with new indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’.

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flares birmingham band
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Single review: Flares flaunt their potential on Parma Violets

February 7, 2020 Stephen Pennell FLARES, Mama Roux's

It’s another teenage rampage from Kings Heath quartet Flares, on latest single Parma Violets. Stephen Pennell reviews.

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the taboo club band
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Review: The Taboo Club dazzle on new single ‘I Wish There Was A Way’

December 20, 2019 Samuel Lambeth The Taboo Club

Birmingham brooders The Taboo Club lighten up on the lilting new single ‘I Wish There Was A Way’. Sam Lambeth reviews.

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lady sanity trappin
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Review: Lady Sanity conjures up more rap magic on new single Trappin

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Stephen Pennell Lady Sanity

If you like your rappers with something worthwhile to spit, Lady Sanity should be on your playlist.

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ivory wave
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Review: Ivory Wave are riding high on debut EP ‘Dream Nights’

November 8, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Dream Nights, Ivory Wave, Snobs

Ivory Wave distil three years of promise into 25 minutes of disco-tinged joy on their debut EP. Sam Lambeth reviews.

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mahalia love and compromise
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Review: Mahalia impresses on debut album, Love and Compromise

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Stephen Pennell Mahalia

Mahalia’s debut album Love and Compromise impresses, despite missing some of her biggest tracks out

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La Dharma
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Review: La Dharma soar on ‘I Don’t Believe That I’m Ready’

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Cannock, la dharma, Sunflower Lounge, The Station

Birmingham four-piece La Dharma may not believe they are ready, but their new single’s explosive chorus begs to differ.

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mild headache ep review
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Review: Mild Headache are anything but sickly on stunning debut EP

October 2, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Liam Molineaux, Mild Headache

Birmingham punks Mild Headache are suitably blistering on their super-charged debut record. Sam Lambeth reviews.

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giant and the georges
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Review: Giant and the Georges see the light on ‘Blind Love’

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Giant and the Georges

Giant and the Georges, one of the Midlands’ most sensational new bands, show seeing is for the weak on new single ‘Blind Love’.

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