What is there to say about Ava Valianti that I haven’t already said? Quite a lot, it turns out, now that I’ve had a listen to her second EP, Sophomore Slump.
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I wasn’t at last years Slam Dunk Festival, but according to the security guard I was chatting to, it got so wet and muddy that some people gave up wearing their saturated shoes. What a contrast it is this year, with the heatwave setting the day up for a glorious summer party out at Temple Newsam Park.
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The joy of an album is its ability to deliver a linear experience – a story that starts deliberately and continues with a journey in mind.
Continue reading “An Emotional Journey With Unexpected Genre Hopping, Let’s Trip Release their Second Album”
“I believe the guitar can sing,” says Luigi Chiappini, the person behind Decadent Heroes. In his new album, Climax, he feels he has finally made the guitar sing the way he wants it to.
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What do you get when you combine the everyday weirdness of neurodiversity and the inspirational atmosphere of a Welsh cottage overlooking a medieval castle?
Continue reading “Amateur Ornithologist’s Haunting New Album Provides A Fresh Perspective”
Tom Tikka is an artist to which we keep returning. He and his Missing Hubcaps prove quite the combination, offering up classic rock tinged with heartbreak.
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Gabrielle Ornate has graced our pages with a steady stream of captivating singles over the past few years. She’s an artist to which we are always returning.
Continue reading “Take The The Stars With Timeless ’90s Rock and Gabrielle Ornate’s New Single Sun And Moon”
Downtown Mystic, aka Robert Allen, landed on my radar earlier this year thanks to an On The E Street remix of his single Hard Enough. I found myself in the depths of a story that I wanted to know more about.
Continue reading “A Rock Time Capsule, On The E Street (Remix) By Downtown Mystic Is A True Rarity”
Shaky’s Kinda Wild II is the soundtrack for the morning after the night before.
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