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  • Lost gems: The Pale Pacific – Rules are predictable

    It’s an interesting moment when The Pale Pacific‘s EP, Rules are predictable, stops. The thought of “what did I just listen to?” floats around in your head. Not because of them being overtly experimental guys with masks playing 5/4 signatures with lyrics about Picasso fighting Lavoisier, but because of the genres the band tackles.

  • Retribution Gospel Choir @ The Harley, Sheffield

    It was a strange, funny day when Retribution Gospel Choir came back to Sheffield. It snowed heavily in the morning (not a problem for the Duluth trio of rockers) and by the time their set ended, the snow was all but gone. There’s some possible witty remark/pun/fanboy musing about their music melting snow, but can’t think of any. Drenge opened…

  • The Letter – Unknown Failures

  • Stanley – Animals with Amazing Disguises

  • Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #13

    We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. Here’s El Encuentro, the end of the road, the end of a story. It ends in tears and ashes. 13. El Encuentro – Y en el año calendárico maya que representa el fin de un ciclo enorme, el COLOSO también cierra con…

  • Rough Shag presents: Mudcats Blues Trio, Falls and Drenge

    The problem with varied line-ups is not the lack of cohesiveness, but predicting the response from the public. It was a semi-cold Friday in Sheffield and Bungalows and Bears was teeming with people.

  • Polly and the Billets Doux – Hold Fast EP

    The happiest way of being sad. That’s what Hold Fast, the new EP by Polly and the Billets Doux. Sure, it starts with ‘Hold Fast’, a foot stomping, groovy song that begs for the moonshine to be quaffed and the Dodge Charger to be fired up, stetson hat comfortably tipped to the front and the…

  • Kellar – Smokescreen

  • I am Austin – Blood Lips E.P.

  • Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #12

    We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. Here’s El Iluminador, a song for all those backyard Mussolini’s trying to “fix” our lives… 12. El Iluminador – La segunda re-tomada del Fatalismo  E.P. El sencilo deconstruido. La iniciación en reversa. ¿A cuantos “iluminadores” les has abierto la puerta de tu entendimiento? ¿A…