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EP Review: Pshonka – Cities of Skin

17/11/202222/11/2022 Graeme Smith

Pshonka is a Ukrainian-born, Brisbane, Australia-based alternative pop artist who has just caught my attention thanks to her new EP. A feast of dark fantasy and ’80s synths, it’s called Cities of Skin.

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New Music: Sven Ross – Between You And Me

11/11/2022 Graeme Smith

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based singer songwriter first hit my radar last year thanks to his storytelling track Blue Birthday. We haven’t featured any more of his music since, so I was delighted when I heard his new one. It’s called between you and me.

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EP Review: Viscula – We Are One Body

28/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Viscula are a rock band who have featured a couple of times before on the blog. Formed in Lutsk, Ukraine twenty years ago, they are now globetrotters, spending time recording in places such as China, USA and here in Britain. Their EP We Are One Body was originally recorded in 2017 during their America phase, but has only found its way to release last month.

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Album Review: Widespread Haze – Move

18/10/2022 Graeme Smith

One of the few silver linings of the COVID pandemic was that it allowed many of us to take pause and think about our priorities. This was the case for Roseburg, USA-based blues rock outfit Widespread Haze. With studios shut and gigs off the menu due to the pandemic restrictions, the trio set about recording their debut album themselves. Move is the result.

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Album Review: Phoebe Katis – To Feel The Rain

10/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Phoebe Katis is a singer songwriter now based in New York City, USA, but she has a bit of a local connection too, having attended Leeds University. She has just released her fourth studio album, a collection of eight introspective, poetic tracks called To Feel The Rain.

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Discovery: Ailsha

03/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Ailsha (pronounced El-sha) is an Irish indie pop artist who has just hit my radar thanks to her moody ballad about love and hurt in the digital age. It’s called R.I.P. (Dead 2 Me).

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EP Review: Mood Organ – Iconic Bench Scenes

15/08/202217/08/2022 Graeme Smith

Mood Organ are a Leeds-based experimental rock group who first caught my attention around this time last year with their breath of fresh air EP Slightseeing. Now they’ve released its follow-up Iconic Bench Scenes and I was keen to find out if it held a similar kind of magic. Here’s my track by track rundown.

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New Music: Lupe Dragon – Your Charming Head

15/08/2022 Graeme Smith

Lupe Dragon is an American rocker who we’ve featured once before on the blog through her breakup track I Know What You Did. Now she’s back with another heart-breaking ballad. It’s called Your Charming Head.

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EP Review: Slow Down Sonic – Depths

07/07/202212/07/2022 Graeme Smith

Slow Down Sonic are a Launceston, Australia-based pop-punk trio consisting of Alex Wadley on bass and vocals, Alex Britton on guitar and Daim Shelton on drums. The two Alexes are life-long friends who later recruited Daim to form the sound you can hear on their new EP Depths.

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