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Oceanwires Imagine a Union of Television, Savages on "Beware the Heartless" (premiere)

Combining talents from Head Like a Kite, Gibraltar, Long Dark Moon and Princess, Oceanwires readies new album, There Never Was a Was, for early 2019.

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Yesterday's Jukebox: The Durutti Column's 'Without Mercy'

The Durutti Column's hesitant and beguiling foray into the realm of modern classical gets the thorough revisit that it deserves.

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UNSAFE EUROPEAN HOME: NEW SLEAFORD MODS EP

Sleaford Mods offer another tirade-and-beat-filled testament on their not so safe, soon to be ex-European home.

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Exploded View Evolve Without Forgetting Their Roots on 'Obey'

On Obey, experimental post-punk act Exploded View retreat from their raw and primitive quality in order to expand their scope.

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Brits in Hot Weather #6: Fröst, Peter Ibbetson, Vulgarians, Dahlia Sleeps, Freddie Frampton

In this edition we have Krautrock infused pop from Fröst, warm, ambient techno from Peter Ibbetson, shadowy post-punk from Vulgarians, spacious dream-pop from Dahlia Sleeps, and finally some kicking house from the returning Freddie Frampton.

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The Durutti Column's 'Without Mercy' Gets the Expansive Reissue Treatment

A forgotten classic or a pretentious misstep? Durutti Column's Vini Reilly doesn't like Without Mercy, but he just might be wrong.

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Younger Then Celebrates Salvation Through Music Via "Bad Life" (premiere)

Buffalo, New York band Younger Then delivers a powerful slice of the positive via the title track from their upcoming sophomore album.

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Idles' 'Joy As an Act of Resistance' Extols the Virtues of Inclusion, Community, and Love

While many punk albums look to encourage a wider, smash the system uprising, Idles focus on the revolution that comes from within on Joy As an Act of Resistance.

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Del Judas Gets Gothic, Romantic and Intense Via "Of Love and Death" (premiere)

Heavy metal drummer turned country goth, Del Judas brings the sounds of Bauhaus and the Cure down American back roads to emerge with sounds that are hair-raising and heart-stirring.

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Kaelan Mikla - "Litil Dyr" / "Manadans" / "Reykjavik til stader" (track review)

Kaelan Mikla have captured the musical essence of Iceland, and the resulting sound is unique and mesmerizing.

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Ebony Bones Kicks Her Music Into High Gear on 'Nephilim'

Ebony Bones performs a deep exploration of her complex sound, resulting in a magnificent collage of different genres and approaches producing a poignant, multifaceted work.

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Take a Dive Into the Flaming Lips' Salad Days with 'Seeing the Unseeable'

As part of Rhino's series of reissues and compilations dedicated to the Flaming Lips, Seeing the Unseeable is a look at the band's early full-length albums.

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Bodega Take on the 'Endless Scroll' of Modern Life

Brooklyn punk band Bodega's debut album, Endless Scroll, has high aspirations of presenting screeds on the awful aspects of our content-driven society.

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Midge Ure's 'Orchestrated' Is a Career-defining Performance

In the end, the most impressive feature of these new recordings of Midge Ure is Ure's voice.

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Wire's 'Pink Flag', 'Chairs Missing', and '154' Resonate Decades Later

The first three albums from groundbreaking punk/post-punk band Wire still serve as a benchmark for what punk rock could be at its best as well as where underground music would go in the decades that followed.

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Post-punk Band Siamese Release Eerie "Tarrare" Video Ahead of New Album (premiere + interview)

Detroit post-punk quartet Siamese is heralding their first full-length with a new song "Tarrare" and accompanying video paying eerie homage to classic horror films.

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