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Panopticon

Laurentian Blue / Songs of Hiraeth

Austin Lunn splits the folk and metal sides of his project into twin albums – with mixed results
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Holy Scum

All We Have is Never

Members of GNOD, Ghold and Dâlek assemble for a brutal broadside against 'fancy music'
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Mclusky

The world is still here and so are we

Two decades since their last album, the Welsh post-hardcore group return with jagged riffs and irreverent song titles still firmly in place, finds Oliver Cookson
Album of the Week

Let’s Do The Time Warp: Shell~Wave by Surgeon

Northamptonshire electronic music legend Anthony Child taps deep into the essence of techno to find a core of swirling psychedelia
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Alison Cotton

Engelchen

Anchored by organ drones and field recordings, the former Saloon violist / Left Outsides violist and singer tells a story of supreme bravery and compassion, finds Oliver Cookson
Album of the Week

Deeper And Deeper: Ministry of Tall Tales By Sote

On the latest album of digital wizardry from Tehran-based electronic producer Sote, nothing is quite what it seems, finds Oliver Cookson
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Meatraffle

Base and Superstructure

South London ultras go pop
Album of the Week

Rites & Wrong ‘Uns: In Blood By Hey Colossus

The English post-rock sextet explore the eldritch mysteries of the landscape on a record as bleak and sinister as all hell, finds Oliver Cookson
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Hey Colossus

Dances/Curses

Hey Colossus hammer it out once more – with a newfound nimbleness to their telepathic interplay
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Shit & Shine

Malibu Liquor Store

The latest from Shit and Shine evokes a "Steely Dan covers band made up of malfunctioning automatons", finds Oliver Cookson
Strange World Of...

To The Future Or To The Past: The Strange World Of… The Rebel

Oliver Cookson sits down with Country Teasers frontman Ben Wallers to discuss ten points of entry into his extensive discography. They also talk "shit production", Kool Keith, Pink Floyd, fear of nuclear annihilation and his infamous 'Spakenkreuz' symbol
News

LIVE REPORT: Snapped Ankles at Moth Club

Ecstasy in Hackney with the fantastic, feral Snapped Ankles

News

LIVE REPORT: Fluffer Pit Party

It’s a sad goodbye to The Coronet, another great London venue forced to close, but a big hello to Black Lips, Warmduscher, Madonnatron, Future Of The Left and general noisy debauchery

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