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Folk Rock

The Pilgrim '…From The Earth To The Sky And Back'
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Review: The Pilgrim ‘…From The Earth To The Sky And Back’

1st October 202030th October 2020 Lee Beamish Country, Folk Rock, From The Earth To The Sky And Back, Heavy Psych Sounds, The Pilgrim

Upon first listen to the new album by duo The Pilgrim, it’s incredibly hard to believe that the homeland for

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The Pilgrim
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Track Premiere: The Pilgrim ‘Obsessed By The West Part I, II, III, IV’

10th September 20209th October 2020 Lee Edwards Country, Folk Rock, From The Earth To The Sky And Back, Heavy Psych Sounds, The Pilgrim

Gabriele Fiori must be one of the busiest people in our fabled underground. It’s a name you should recognise as

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Moura ‘Moura’
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Review: Moura ‘Moura’

14th April 20201st May 2020 Reza Mills Folk Rock, Moura, Prog Rock, Spinda Records

Spanish five-piece Moura are from La Coruna in the north west tip of Spain and are comprised of Diego Veiga

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Taarkus 'Stones'
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Taarkus ‘Stones’ 7″ 2016

28th February 20161st November 2019 Seán O’Connor 2016, 7", Doom, Folk Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, Seán O’Connor, Stones, Taarkus

Here we have Taarkus… from Los Angeles, California. A relatively new band cited as a doom metal outfit with addition

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Hexvessel 'When We Are Death'
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Hexvessel ‘When We Are Death’ CD/LP/DD 2016

2nd January 20161st November 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2016, CD, Century Media, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Experimental, Folk Rock, Hexvessel, LP, Mat McNerney, Psychedelic, Review, When We Are Death

Hexvessel have always been capricious spirits, dwelling in a particularly darkling glade of the psych-folk forest. Yet it is with

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Galley Beggar ‘Silence & Tears’ CD/LP/DD 2015

7th June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Folk, Folk Rock, Galley Beggar, LP, Review, Rise Above Records, Silence & Tears

LOVE LOVE LOVE this fucking thing!  Galley Beggar’s new release, Silence & Tears is good, real good. Now, for you

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Old Testament – S/T – 2014 CD/LP/DD 2014

8th December 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Americana, Cardinal Fuzz Records, CD, Digital, Evil Hoodoo, Folk Rock, Jason Simon, Jeremy Moore, LP, Old Testament, Psych, Review, Self Titled

It’s been a long and successful road for Jason Simon, and as the longstanding leader of hazy retro rockers Dead

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Molly Bloom ‘All Pressure’ CD 2014

25th May 20143rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2014, All Pressure, CD, Folk Rock, Metal, Michael Collins, Molly Bloom, Punk, Review, Self Released

Describing something as ‘unique,’ in this foul age of superficial nothingness, should provoke at best, dismissive shirking and accusations of

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Seremonia ‘ihminen’ CD/LP 2013

17th October 20133rd September 2019 Jorge Miguel 2013, CD, Folk Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, ihminen, Jorge Miguel, LP, Psych, Review, Seremonia, Svart Records

Seremonia are a heavy psychedelic rock band from Finland, who actually sing in their native language. Their history is still

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Golden Void – S/T – LP/CD/DD 2012

30th October 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Folk Rock, Golden Void, Isaiah Mitchell, LP, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Titled, Thrill Jockey Records

Sometimes, and when I say ‘sometimes’, I mean on an odd, rare and beautiful occasion, you put on a record

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Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’
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Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’

9th April 202110th April 2021 Lee Edwards

Introducing Sheverb, a band I became aware of through Brad at Desert Records when we recently premiered Mescaline Prayer Song

Premiere: Howling Giant ‘Luring Alluring Rings’ – New EP ‘Alteration’ Drops 4/20
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Premiere: Howling Giant ‘Luring Alluring Rings’ – New EP ‘Alteration’ Drops 4/20

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Premiere: Angela Autumn ‘Lonesome Traveler’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today
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Premiere: Angela Autumn ‘Lonesome Traveler’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today

2nd April 20212nd April 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’
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Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’

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