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The Lead Review: Mike Diver On Teeth Of The Sea’s Highly Deadly Black Tarantula

Mike Diver explores the lingering effect of Teeth Of The Sea's fourth full length album, released on Rocket Recordings today

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LISTEN: Belbury Circle & John Foxx

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Black Sky Thinking

Sam Herlihy Of The Northwestern: Memories Of A Closet Fat Kid

In this month's column, Sam Herlihy explains why it's the rumblings of his gut that bring back the memories. Photograph by Barney Britton _www.photoinsensitive.com_

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