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Gary Lucas, the legendary guitarist who played with Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band in the 1980s, and whose fretwork characterises Jeff Buckley classics like Mojo Pin, has written a book about his time with Jeff, called Touched by Grace – My Time with Jeff Buckley, which is out via Jawbone Press on October 25th. To coincide…
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Much-loved duo Wet Nuns will be releasing their eponymous debut album, recorded with Ross Orton, on October 7th through their own Throng of Nobs imprint. I’m told that “after many weeks of negotiating and brainstorming, the following album titles were shelved; ‘In Da House’, Nashville Nostalgia, Happy Girthday, Flatcap Lumberjack and the Catflap Flapjacks, Huangpu…
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A busy news day! Veteran Pennsylvania songsmith Denison Witmer has released a video for “Keep Moving Brother, Keep Moving Sister”, from Denison Witmer, out now on Asthmatic Kitty. Franco-Scottish-Bolivian group Jacques Carmac & The Sweet Generation release their new single “Snowballs” – a ‘snowball’ coloured 7” on Everyday Life Recordings/ Rocket Girl on 5th August,…
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Following up from 2010’s “Heart of my Own”, Basia Bulat’s third album “Tall Tall Shadow” is due to be released on 30th September via Secret City Records. I’m told the album will be somewhat more electronic than we might be used to, and is primarily written on piano rather than autoharp or guitar. As a…
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Southampton-based Pale Seas have unveiled their 7-minute “anti-single” Evil Is Always One Step Behind from their forthcoming debut album, and it’s well worth a listen. They’re playing at Hoxton Hall in London on Wednesday, but apparently it’s sold out.
New music that has come our way so far this week: New York based Wilsen, who have just finished a North America tour supporting Daughter (do please read the review on Chromewaves) release their second single Dusk, from their self-released mini-album Sirens. Take a listen Hey Anna are an energetic NY combo fronted by three…
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2013 marks the thirteenth anniversary of The Dandy Warhols’ third album, Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. To celebrate the occasion, the band has overseen a newly remastered and expanded 13th Anniversary Edition of the album, to be released June 11 in 2CD and digital audio packages by Capitol/UMe. The new edition adds ‘Thirteen Tales’ session…
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Darren Hayman releases an LP of seventeenth century songs, ‘Bugbears’ on Fika Records on July 15th. Bugbears will be come encased in deluxe packaging and accompanied by a massive booklet of Darren’s notes, lyrics along with artwork by various artists; the 13 songs are illustrated by 13 artists, including Ant Harding of Hefner, Jonny Helm…
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To celebrate 25 years since they made their debut, a box set of Public Enemy‘s seminal output on vinyl is due on IDJ on April 15th (but not in the US and Canada, sorry folks). The box set contains 9 x 12” LPs: 6 original albums on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl 1. YO! BUM RUSH THE…
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Energetic Welsh rockers Beard of Wolves release a self-titled EP on March 18th, and follow it up with a UK tour The dates are 20th Mar – LONDON – The Macbeth 22nd Mar – NOTTINGHAM – Jam Cafe 23rd Mar – NOTTINGHAM – The Maze 28th Mar – PRESTON – The Ark 30th Mar –…
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