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18 songs that display Mimi Parker as the beating heart of Low Todd Dedman·November 8, 2022The music world was quietly rocked this weekend when news broke that Mimi Parker – drummer, vocalist and founding member of Low – had passed away. FeaturesLists
Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loneliest Time Todd Dedman·October 27, 2022In a pop landscape awash with bland simulacrum of authenticity, instant earworms for TikTok attention spans, banal hooks...Album ReviewsReviews
Out of the Darkness: 20 years of Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights Todd Dedman·October 3, 2022The towers fell, and America was covered in dust. Within this twilight, four young men headed to a studio, to restart the recording of their debut album as Interpol.FeaturesTrack-by-Track
Album Review: PETBRICK – Liminal Todd Dedman·September 29, 2022As PETBRICK, Wayne Adams and Iggor Cavalera create visceral slabs of noise interweaved with gloriously wonky electronica and...Album ReviewsReviews
25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997 Todd Dedman·September 9, 2022In our Turning 25 feature last week, we heard from dozens of bands about some of the records...FeaturesLists
Album Review: Blacklab – In A Bizarre Dream Todd Dedman·August 25, 2022Sometimes, you get the feeling that a band have been steadily cranking themselves up to a creative zenith...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Sun’s Signature – Sun’s Signature Todd Dedman·August 3, 2022Sun’s Signature are Elizabeth Fraser and Damon Reece, and together they create serene, wistful and mesmeric music. Fraser...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Chat Pile – God’s Country Todd Dedman·August 2, 2022It’s fair to say that if you aren’t angry about the state of things then you aren’t paying...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Festival Review: Leisure Festival, Margate, June 24, 2022 Todd Dedman·July 4, 2022Margate is the quintessential seaside town that they forgot to close down. Kent’s former carbuncle has been getting...Festival ReviewLive ReviewsReviews
8 must see acts at this year’s Supersonic Festival in Birmingham Todd Dedman·June 27, 2022The birthplace of heavy metal (that’s Birmingham in the UK for those that didn’t know) hosts the 16th...FeaturesLists