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Tag: Music
New band: The Broken Vinyl Club
Yesterday, I reviewed the new Hipsters 2 compilation on Acid Jazz, with a track by The Broken Vinyl Club being one of the highlights. So we’re highlighting this very band, who might well be big news later this year.
Miles Kane – full album stream
We featured Miles Kane in our new bands section a while back, mentioning that he had a debut album coming out in May called Colour of the Trap. Well, it’s available to hear right now online.
New band: The Shook-Ups
Nice to discover an interesting new band by accident, as I just did with The Shook-Ups (with a little help of a gig I was sent to plug!)
Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
Strangely, this had passed me by, despite me owning a single by the man himself some years back (a great version of Beggin’). I’m talking about Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet.
New band: Houdini Dax
Wales seems to be the place to look for new bands right now, in particular the See Monkey Do Monkey label. That label was responsible for The Method’s Dissidents and Dancers album and is also the place where you’ll find Houdini Dax.
The Wicked Whispers – Amanda Lavender
Mark McNulty is a long-term friend of this site – if you dig deep enough, you might some music reviews going back to 2001! Anyway, the Liverpool-based photographer has shot his first music video, with The Wicked Whispers and Amanda Lavender.
Various Artists – Double Cookin’ (Kent)
Northern soul instrumentals have been around as long as the northern soul scene itself, but rarely are those tracks celebrated in their own right.