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Interview: Mumble Tide – “They say don’t mix relationships and bands, but it’s worked out pretty well”

Rob Hakimian·February 14, 2022

DIY duo and couple Mumble Tide weathered stresses of buckling relationships and the strain of lockdown by turning to each other and creating. They came out of this dark time with a support slot for Liz Lawrence on tour and an excellent new mini album in tow

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Track-By-Track: Mandy, Indiana usher us through their pulverising … EP

Rob Hakimian·December 1, 2021

It’s rare for a band to emerge with such clarity of purpose and sound as Mandy, Indiana did...

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Track-by-Track: Chloe Rodgers breaks down her diverse, emotive Back To The Quay EP

Chase McMullen·November 29, 2021

Chloe Rodgers deals in a strain of alt-pop so immediate that it can often feel she’s playing in...

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Track-by-Track: Bria tell us about their debut release, Cuntry Covers Vol. 1

Rob Hakimian·October 4, 2021

Bria is a new project comprising Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings, who are both in the band FRIGS...

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Vespertine at 20: Our guide to Björk’s romantic opus

Jeremy J. Fisette, Matthew Barton, JT Early, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston, Rob Hakimian, Jasper WIllems, John Amen and Harrison Suits Baer·August 27, 2021

She wanted to craft an album bound by domesticity, inspired by her newfound partnership with Matthew Barney, and delivered a record overflowing with wintry choirs and strings, icicle-delicate music box keyboards and beats...

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