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Brummie post-punks Mutes detail new album, announce UK tour

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Luke Charnley Album, Guided by Voices, Mutes, My Bloody Valentine, The Sunflower Lounge, Tour

The enigmatic Mutes return from the studio with a new full length LP, ‘Pareidolia’, and a tour to go with it.

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releases reviews 

Review: Sam Hollis ponders If Ever, Could You Imagine? on great new LP

January 24, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Album, artist, Birmingham, Bojack Horseman, local, Sam Hollis, singer-songwriter

Second City troubadour Sam Hollis continues his prolific – and peerless – run of form with an eclectic debut album. Sam Lambeth reviews.

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Review: The Specials return with enchanting new single ‘Vote For Me’

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Rhiannon Davies Album, Birmingham, Encore, Horace Painter, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, single, ska, terry hall, The Specials, Torp Larsen, two-tone

Ska and 2 Tone legends The Specials return with brand new single ‘Vote for Me’, ahead of the release of their brand new album Encore in February 2019.

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

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

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

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Samuel Lambeth Album, Arctic Monkeys, Bill Ryder-Jones, Birmingham, Domino Records, Hooton Tennis Club, Our Girl, Review, The Coral, The Wytches, 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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Riscas Birmingham band
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Review: Riscas mix summer and winter on engaging ‘Calypso’ EP

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Samuel Lambeth Album, Birmingham, Gleam, release, Riscas, Sunflower Lounge, Two Door Cinema Club

Riscas, one of Birmingham’s brightest and biggest bands, serve up a cracking cocktail of contemplative melodies and sun-drenched choruses.

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