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Luke Charnley December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, Album, Birmingham, Matt Healy, Oasis, Review, The 1975

Review: The 1975 reach ambitious new heights on ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’

On their third full-length, The 1975 hone their excessive tendencies and genre-hopping sound to produce a rich, personable magnum opus.

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Samuel Lambeth November 30, 2018December 1, 2018 All the Young, Courteeners, Oasis, The Clause, The Cribs, Where Are You Now

Review: The Clause ponder ‘Where Are You Now?’ on thrilling new single

The Clause offer up Britpop balladry, complete with stadium-worthy string arrangements, on new single ‘Where Are You Now?’

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Maryam Snape November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 02 Institute, Birmingham, Calvin Harris, Covers, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, EP, Jorja Smith, Kioko, Post Malone, Preditah, sbtv

Local reggae oufit Kioko put their own spin on chart bangers for new EP ‘Covers Vol. 1’

Local reggae juggernaut Kioko delivers sleek renditions of current chart music on their ‘Covers’ EP, adding their well-known stylistic flair and charm

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Luke Charnley November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 A Familiar Feeling, American Football, Coffee Breath, DAME, Peach Pit, single, TTNG, TWIABP&IANLATD

Coffee Breath are back with sharp, anthemic new single ‘A Familiar Feeling’

Coffee Breath’s anthemic new single sees them expanding on the sonic pallet that they have made their name on with horns and earworm choruses

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Sophie Hack November 12, 2018November 19, 2018 alt, art, dream pop, fite, Liquid Cheeks, single, video

Watch: Liquid Cheeks debut brand new single and video for ‘Fite’

The Birmingham art pop duo show us their more aggressive side with new-wave inspired ‘Fite’, complete with new video.

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Declan Bowring November 19, 2018November 18, 2018 2018, Birmingham, Delta, Mumford & Sons, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, Tour

Mumford and Sons bring back the banjos and layer on the heartbreak on atmospheric ‘Delta’

Mumford and Sons’ fourth full-length returns them to their banjo-strumming halcyon days, with added atmospheric flare.

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Samuel Lambeth November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Album, Arctic Monkeys, Bill Ryder-Jones, Birmingham, Domino Records, Hooton Tennis Club, Our Girl, Review, The Coral, The Wytches, Yawn

Album Review: Bill Ryder-Jones is awake and energised on ‘Yawn’

Bill Ryder-Jones, indie producer and ex-Coral member, makes a welcome return with the quiet but charismatic lo-fi folk of Yawn.

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Richard Franks November 7, 2018November 8, 2018 The Prodigy

Review: The Prodigy reinvent their own wheel on new album, No Tourists

Essex rave veterans The Prodigy serve up another assault course of breakbeats and electro-punk on No Tourists, their seventh studio album.

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Luke Charnley November 5, 2018November 6, 2018 Birmingham, Fire Alarm, Hoopla Blue, James Murphy, single, Slug, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam

Hoopla Blue’s ‘Fire Alarm’ is a delightfully weird outing for the cult Brummies

Hoopla Blue deal up a slice of electro-funk that marks them out as one of Birmingham’s most unique young acts