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This noir-like debut album from Polly Scattergood and James Chapman (Maps) finds a beautifully haunting use for their unified talents...
Four years on from his last release, the second album from the Californian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter is worth the wait...
This debut LP is a rich and immersive experience, despite being built on the stark foundations of Adam Sherry’s detached...
This record is full of contradictions, but Ben Pritchard’s manic songwriting ability is jaw-droppingly good throughout this truly brilliant re-release...
Against a backdrop of roots, Americana and folk, this Chicago band have delivered a second album of well-crafted country songs...
If soulfully-inclined pop with real, not ersatz emotion sounds like your cup of tea, then look out for this woman…...
Classically trained trio show their time away has been well-spent, returning with more maturity and with bigger sounds and concepts...
Another timeless release from Sub Pop, as Portland songwriter Kyle Craft brings uplifting melodies to this weirdly exciting break-up record...
A near-perfect marriage of country and soul lends this record a classic sound and makes it a wonderful refreshing antidote...
We meet the genre-blending rock band’s main songwriters, singer Kelvin Swaby and guitarist Dan Taylor, from our neighbouring city, Bath...
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