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Author: Matt Catchpole

Full time journalist, music lover (obvs) and truly terrible guitarist. You can find Matt on twitter @matcatch
SURF'S UP - Kristin Hersh's 50FOOTWAVE Make A Splash With Bath White

SURF’S UP – 50FOOTWAVE Make A Splash With New Bath White EP

June 28, 2016

Throwing Muses offshoot 50FOOTWAVE are back with their first release in four years and it’s a real humdinger.

Louder, faster and heavier than you might expect, the Bath White EP packs more of a punch into its six-tracks than most artists manage on a double album.

Indie band Khartomb return with their first new music in more than 30 years

ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT – ’80s Indie band Khartomb Resurface After More Than 30 Years Away

June 19, 2016

There are plenty of artists who’ve had long gaps between releases – Kate Bush, David Bowie and ABC to name but a few.

But indie groovers Khartomb are in a class of their own, having just reemerged with their first new release since – wait for it – 1983.

New Salient Braves EP - They Must Have Seen Me Coming

NORTHERN SOULS – Barnsley’s Salient Braves Kick Up The ’80s On New Five-Track EP

June 4, 2016

Salient Braves’ shambling sound is shot through with nostalgia, reviving the spirit of the ’80s for the social media generation.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Return with new album

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Announce New Album

June 4, 2016

Nick Cave and The Band Seeds are to release their first material since the tragic death of Nick’s 15-year-old son Arthur last July.

NEVER MIND THE BALEARICS – Ex-Verve Man Blends Rock With Electronica On 4th Solo Album

May 25, 2016

I’ve always felt that there were two Richard Ashcrofts – the cocksure ‘Mad Richard’ you often see in his interviews – and the sensitive soul who gave us The Drugs Don’t Don’t Work, Lucky Man and A Song For the Lovers.

Both Richards are in evidence on These People, Ashcroft’s first album in six years, but the combination is not entirely successful.

Review of Hopelessness the debut album by Anohni

FLAME ON – Anohni’s Hopelessness Reignites the Counterculture for Whole New Generation

May 13, 2016

I always felt there was something a bit emperor’s new clothes about Antony and the Johnsons.

There was obvious merit in the music, but I could never quite understand why the likes of Lou Reed were so enamoured.

BLUES OR ILLUSION – Have Cheap Trick Still Got The Magic?

April 23, 2016

Neatly timed to coincide with their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bang Zoom Crazy…. Hello? is the Illinois veterans’ 17th album.

BACK ONCE AGAIN – Renegade Masters Smokey Joe & The Kid Return With ‘Please Come Home’

March 30, 2016

Bordeaux beatmakers Smokey Joe & The Kid are back with a new single Please Come Home ahead of a new album and tour, which will see them play Glastonbury in the summer.

POETRY IN MOTION – Chord strike the right note with ‘Ode to Scarlet’

March 13, 2016

Often music comes across my desk from bands I’ve never heard of before and am unlikely to hear of again, but occasionally, just occasionally, you hear something new that puts a smile on your face and a spring in your step.

REASONS TO BE TEARFUL – Iggy Pop Returns With Josh Homme Collaboration ‘Post Pop Depression’

February 29, 2016

Never one to do anything by halves Iggy Pop has hinted that Post Pop Depression may be his last ever long player.

SUITED AND REBOOTED – Reformed Suede Offer You Their ‘Night Thoughts’

February 21, 2016

After returning in 2013 with the excellent Bloodsports, Suede – minus Bernard Butler, of course – continue their revival with Night Thoughts. More expansive and ambitious…

SHINE ON – The Shimmer Band Unveil Debut Single ‘Shoot Me (Baby)’

February 13, 2016

Matt Catchpole introduces us to Bristolian band, The Shimmer, with their new song, ‘Shoot Me (Baby)’.

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