JOURNEY TAKERS
SONGBIRDSLOWSONG
The corridors and offices of Shonk Towers are empty and dark. The causation, a global pandemic that has led to the extermination of most of our staff, with nothing more than an intern popping in […]
Articles by dukeofearl
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ALBUM REVIEWS
DARQUE TIMES UPON US
Alas, a component of my life I have missed this year is the ability to walk into a gig ‘ear-blind’ – It’s an amazing way to install new music into one’s mind. Clearly the solution […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
IT’LL BE WINTERREISE ON THE NIGHT
Since I saw him opening for Black Midi at Rough Trade in a Bristol a couple years ago I have been awestruck by Jerskin Fendrix. I remember watching the show bewildered and excited by what […]
New Releases!
ANALOGUE ASSESSMENT
From sunny and exciting Brighton, the town I talk about visiting but never do comes a three-piece who has peaked my aural appeal with their latest single Digital Depression. The band is MI-HI and within a […]
Great Venues
The Old England
Tucked away in Montpelier amidst a venous of narrow roads that climb steep hills, hidden in plain sight aside a surgery carpark is the magical haven that is The Old England. Akin to the shop […]
New Releases!
BAND BREAKS OUT WHILST STAYING IN
On the 12th of this month history was made when up and coming quartet Sub Cultures released their second single Alone. Despite these tense and trying times, unchartered by many and quite possibly the most unsettling […]
New Releases!
200,000 GALLONS OF SYNTHS!
Aberdare, Mountain Ash, the welsh valleys, places known for trapping genres like metal, rock and punk, a timeless inescapable region where leather jackets, black T-shirts and down tuned guitars have roamed free and easy, occasionally […]
JOURNEY TAKERS
TWIN STRANGERS TODAY MAY RELEASE
I was recently informed that much of my music collection conjures up the notion of a melancholy summer and perhaps the most melancholisest of the summers we can expect is the one in this, the […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
A GOOD DOSE OF TWANG!
Every now and again you come across a musician who not only leaves you in awe but also makes your blood boil due their incredible talent. James Oliver is one such person, it’s almost impossible […]