The Things – ‘Coloured Heaven’ (Expanded Deluxe Edition) (2024)
For those old enough to remember, the mid-1980s experienced a complete deluge of records by groups from all across the USA, with many infatuated, fixated, obsessed — take...
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The Unclaimed – ‘Creature Of The Maui Loon’ (2024)
For the benefit of those who may not know already, the first thing to say that pertains to the story surrounding this newest, long anticipated effort by Californian...
Plasticland | Interview | New Album, ‘Spree’
'Spree,' the latest album by Plasticland, heralds a bold departure from the band's previous psychedelic soundscapes, offering a fresh exploration into heavier post-psych-rock realms. Well, I’ve just received...
BMX Bandits – Music For The Film “Dreaded Light” (2023)
For some it will probably come as a huge surprise to learn that this remarkable piece of work has been made by BMX Bandits, the Glasgow-based group who...
Swell Maps C21 – ‘Polar Regions’ (2023)
Since original Swell Maps multi-instrumentalist Jowe Head began to re-establish his old late seventies group’s name (now accessorised with the added C21 adjunct to distinguish them from the...
The Poppermost – ‘Hits To Spare’ (2021)
In the weird and wacky world of Beatles pastiche and in the continuing trend of in-demand tribute aggregations, the name of Joe Kane deserves to loom large. Just...
Milky Edwards & the Chamberlings – ‘Moonage Daydream / Starman’ | Yet an unidentified group
Okay, so who on earth are Milky Edwards & The Chamberlings? Well, those that keep their ear close to the ground will doubtlessly have heard, some years ago,...
Lenny Helsing introduces a new 7” vinyl series from London’s Precious label
This constitutes the first four record releases from a new London-based label, Precious, whose aim is to bring together a wealth of rare BBC Radio One session tracks...
The Only Ones – ‘Live In Chicago 1979’ (2019)
Here’s one that’s been kicking around now for a few months and it’s fairly safe to say that I’ve been slowly and surely letting myself become utterly absorbed...
The Breadmakers – ‘The Breadmakers’ (2020)
It’s been a mighty long time since anything has been heard from Australian R&B merchants the Breadmakers so it was a very special moment indeed when the news...