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SHORE THINGS – Cold Water Swimmers’ Frontman Chris Bridgett On The Manchester Band’s Debut Album ‘Holiday At The Secret Lake’

May 25, 2021

They celebrated their first anniversary with a gig in a boxing ring, now pugnacious Manchester trio Cold Water Swimmers are celebrating their third with the…

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WISH YOU WERE HERE – London’s One Eyed Wayne Spread Their Wings On New Album ‘Saucy Postcards Super Creeps’

April 9, 2019

Hornsey’s favourite monocularly monikered new wavers One Eyed Wayne are back with the follow up to their well received debut Attack of the Luxury Flats. But, while…

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STIR OF ECHOES – ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society’ Evokes An Arcadian Vision Of A Vanishing England

December 10, 2018

One the few bright spots In an Autumn dominated by knife crime, lousy weather and the endless, wearying, machinations of Brexit, was the news that The Kinks had finally gone gold with The Village Green Preservation Society.

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WHAT YOU NEED – Brix And The Extricated Lay The Ghost Of Mark E Smith On New Album ‘Breaking State’

September 24, 2018

Following hot on the heels of its predecessor Part 2, Breaking State shows Brix and the Extricated staying true to their post-punk roots, while expanding their…

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JUST DESSERTS – Blancmange Frontman Neil Arthur On Striving For Simplicity In His Songwriting

October 11, 2017

Though frontman Neil Arthur is disarmingly modest about their achievements, Blancmange were one of the most successful bands to emerge from the experimental electronic…

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DIVINE INTERVENTION – The G-O-D Follow Up Stone Roses Support Slot With New Double-A-Side Single

July 18, 2017

Fresh from opening for The Stone Roses at Wembley Stadium, EP favourites The G-O-D are back with a new double-A-side single. The band, fronted…

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NEW THRILLS – The Primitives Release Four-Track 10″ Single Follow-Up To 2014’s Spin-O-Rama Album

May 14, 2017

The Primitives are back with their first new music since 2014 album Spin-O-Rama. Now signed to Madrid-based Elefant Records, the band have been riding a wave…

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STATE OF THE NATION – One Eyed Wayne Target Modern Britain On Promising Debut Album

March 1, 2017

I must confess to knowing very little about One Eyed Wayne, but a title like Attack of the Luxury Flats was always bound to get my…

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LET THE G-O-D PROVIDE – Punk Trio Tease Tracks Ahead Of Debut Album

September 30, 2016

Manchester power trio The G-O-D have given essentiallypop a sneak preview of four tracks ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album. The band, fronted by Dub…

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HOLY TRINITY – New Punk Trio, The G-O-D, features members of Dub Sex, The Fall and Ian Brown’s band

February 2, 2016

Three of the leading lights of the Manchester indie music scene have got together to form a spanking new power punk trio, modesty entitled The G-O-D.

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