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Cold Ocean Lies

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Review: Gleam bring Christmas to Birmingham with headline show

December 17, 2016December 19, 2016 Samuel Lambeth Cold Ocean Lies, Gleam, HANKKS, The Sunflower Lounge

If Birmingham music is what you’re into, The Sunflower Lounge had something of a wet dream of a line-up.

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Pigeon Detectives
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Review: The Pigeon Detectives deliver chaotic set at The Sunflower Lounge

October 13, 2016October 29, 2016 Counteract Reporter Cold Ocean Lies, The Pigeon Detectives, The Sunflower Lounge

‘These have been the best two weeks of our lives’ – claimed frontman Matt Bowman midway through his band’s killer set at The Sunflower Lounge on Wednesday night.

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Cold Ocean Lies
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Cold Ocean Lies to headline The Rainbow Courtyard this Friday (Nov 13)

November 11, 2015 Counteract Reporter Cold Ocean Lies

Cold Ocean Lies are a group of long-haired, black clothing clad noiseniks who play distorted beyond recognition guitar music.

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Darlia at the O2 Institute in Birmingham
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Review: Darlia rock grunge undertones at the O2 Institute

November 7, 2015November 9, 2015 Counteract Reporter Cold Ocean Lies, Darlia, O2 Institute Birmingham, The Family Rain

Darlia, The Family Rain and Cold Ocean Lies put on a fantastic show and were clearly popular amongst the crowd of edgy teenage girls.

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