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Album Review: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 26, 2021

Since the release of her bare and devastating 2015 debut album Sprained Ankle, Julien Baker has risen step by step to higher points. Her 2017 follow up, Turn O...

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Chloe Foy’s “Left-Centred Weight” sweeps into view and brings brightness with every note

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 23, 2021

Ahead of a soon to be released debut album, Manchester-via-Gloucester songwriter Chloe Foy returns with a new single, "Left-Centred Weight". She says: "It’...

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Album Review: Indigo Sparke – Echo

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 23, 2021

"Everything is simple." That's the final line on Indigo Sparke's debut album, uttered almost like an afterthought; a spoken-word exhale. These words (from the ...

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Lindsay Munroe returns with the inward-looking and quietly furious “Need A Ride”

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 22, 2021

Returning after the release of her 2020 debut EP, Our Heaviness, Manchester-based musician Lindsay Munroe is back with a brand new single called "Need A Ride"....

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Album Review: Abbie Ozard – let’s play pretend EP

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 18, 2021

Escapism is important – not just in everyday life, but also (and perhaps especially so) in lockdown life. To have that channel in which you can blankly (or int...

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Album Review: Madeleine Mayi – 2/14

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 17, 2021

Releasing an album on Valentine's Day will always be a little cheesy and kitschy – especially when it falls on a day that new albums don't traditionally drop. ...

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Album Review: Speedboat – Split The Bill EP

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 16, 2021

Anyone who has brothers or sisters likely knows of sibling synergy. You might know a similar version of it when you meet a new friend and/or significant other ...

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Album Review: Taylor Swift – evermore

Ray FinlaysonDecember 15, 2020

On folklore: the long pond studio sessions, the Disney+ documentary film where Taylor Swift performs the songs from her surprise 2020 album folklore,...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'MalleyDecember 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and some blessed new blood, we were excited for what was to come. We ...

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