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Dax Riggs '7 Songs For Spiders' Artwork
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Review: Dax Riggs ‘7 Songs For Spiders’

13th February 202513th February 2025 Martin Williams Blues, Dax Riggs, Fat Possum Records, Folk Rock

Now, here is a record I can honestly say I was beginning to think I might never see released. Dax

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Mars Red Sky & Queen Of The Meadow
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Review: Mars Red Sky & Queen Of The Meadow EP

10th May 202310th May 2023 Lee Beamish Folk Rock, Mars Red Sky, Mrs Red Sound, Psych, Queen Of The Meadow

Having formed in 2007, and now with almost half a dozen releases under their belt, you would have thought that

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A.J. Kaufmann 'Fairyport Convent'
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Review: A.J. Kaufmann ‘Fairyport Convent’

8th March 20224th May 2022 Reza Mills A.J. Kaufmann, Folk Rock, The Swamp Records

There are some artists in the world who are so prolific that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of their

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

10th September 20208th February 2022 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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