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Sweet Like Candy: Peppermint Heaven Release Eponymous New Album Today

October 29, 2021

Released through Megahit Records, ‘Peppermint Heaven’ is the much-awaited long player from the Los Angeles based duo of the same name.

Nicki Nicole Releases ‘Parte De Mi’, An Album That Will Make You Rethink The Way You Consume Music

October 29, 2021

One of my favourite artists is Zucchero and I understand virtually no Italian but love the songs. To stop listening to the words is like losing one of our senses in that it heightens the others; suddenly we are not listening to the words but to the emotion, the tone of the voice, the way the words are delivered. This could not be more apparent than in today’s release from Latin sensation Nicki Nicole.

Mild Horses – ‘Ignorance to Enlightenment and Back Again’

October 1, 2021

Mild Horses, the newish incarnation of Matthew Leuw (Crest, Coin-op, 2 Hot 2 Sweat), blends dream pop guitar, synths and electronics to create his brand new 8 track album ‘Ignorance to Enlightenment and Back Again’.

Hans Zimmer Proves That For The Bond Soundtrack Genre This Is ‘No Time To Die’

September 27, 2021

There are few movie franchises that have created a whole music genre by themselves but this is exactly what the Bond movies have achieved.

‘Progress’ Is The New Album From Genre-Fluid Project MASS!VE DYNAM!C

September 23, 2021

No matter what style of music you’re into, ‘Progress’, the new album from UK artist MASS!VE DYNAM!C has something for you.

CRAZY DIAMONDS – Inca Babies’ Harry Stafford Covers Pink Floyd On New ‘Bone Architecture’ Album Collaboration With Marco Butcher

September 20, 2021

Cut from the same jagged cloth as The Birthday Party and trash rockers The Cramps – Bone Architecture is a rambunctious new collaboration between…

Magnum Dopus Drops New LP ‘Suburbanova’

September 16, 2021

Released on August 20, ‘Suburbanova’ is the new album from Memphis Tennessee-based quintet, Magnum Dopus.

Album Review: NEEDTOBREETHE Dig Deep With ‘Into The Mystery’

August 2, 2021

NEEDTOBREATHE returns with their eighth studio album, ‘Into The Mystery’, following up on 2020’s ‘Out of Body.’ Covid restrictions have put their tour on hold over the past year, so the band took refuge at an old historic house near Columbia, Tennessee. In the autumn of 2020, they lived, ate, joked, and recorded together for three weeks. The outcome is an electrifying album that captures the band’s South Carolina heritage.

Tunes For The Summertime: D:Ream returns with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS

July 28, 2021

Our favourite cheeky chaps are back with their first new music in over a decade. That’s right, UK House Music legends D:Ream return with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, just in time for the openings scheduled for this summer.

Aliette Goodman Releases Latest Album ‘Do The Needful’

June 29, 2021

Brighton-based artist Aliette Goodman has dropped her second album, ‘Do The Needful’, the first to be released on her new label, Goodman Records.

J Releases Latest Album ‘Lord J (The Lord of Anonymity)’

June 23, 2021

J is a songwriter, published author, and the planet’s first and only mystic to become an international pop-star. Keeping his identity a secret, he was given the nickname, “The Lord of Anonymity” by a fan in LA. It seemed to be a very fitting title for his new album, which is out now.

Alberto Tarin Releases Latest Album, ‘Lovers Room’

June 10, 2021

Alberto Tarin is a Spanish guitarist whose soulful music is warm and bright, and the perfect showcase for his immense talent. His new album, ‘Lovers Room’, comprises 12 gorgeous tracks, giving the Valencian artist the opportunity to also show off his skill as a vocalist; it also features a range of guest artists, including Fred Reiter, Frankie McCoy, Diana de Ramón, and Payoh Soul Rebel.