Into the Sky is the realisation of a project six years in the making. With the need to keep active during lockdown, former Late of the Pier singer Sam Eastgate – aka LA Priest – made a dance record entirely from sampled material, devising his own form of house music in the process. Yet the finished product sat in the studio while Eastgate completed his guitar-based third album Fase Luna in 2023.
More recently, however, Eastgate revisited his work in the company of producer friend Alex Ridha, aka Boys Noize. Their challenge was to wring as much emotion as possible from the voice and just two accompanying instruments. These are a drum machine – a Gene built by Eastgate himself around a decade ago – and a synthesizer,…
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The discourse surrounding the Linda Lindas is more telling about the state of the music industry than of the band’s actual music.
Forty years on, The Jayhawks remain true to their trusted sound. Their lush and patented three-part harmonies and thoughtful, imagery-filled lyrics never go out of style. Their 12th studio album, Sanctuary Park, is a balm for these times. They capture the innocence of teenage years, reflecting from the perspective of adulthood. The opening track, “Keeping Our Heads Above Water,” begins with the line, “under the football lights,” immediately putting the listener in a nostalgic frame of mind. Yet, the upbeat music obscures the theme of resignation heard at the end, “taking all that you have to believe again.” The album’s most riveting track, “Hands on the Wheel,” begins this way in a cappella harmonies, ‘We’ll steal your daddy’s car/Roll down the window…
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During the first wave of post-punk, the bulk of its practitioners lived in nations with undeniably agit-worthy issues. But they weren’t faced with anything like the existential chaos that’s been a day-to-day reality for generations in Lebanon. In other words, Beirut bands like 
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…5CD box set anthology of B-Sides, rarities and archive material from Toyah’s recording history for the Safari label (1979-1983).
When an artist breaks away from the path they know best, there are two expected directions they can take: either they’ll continue to make the same kinds of music they’ve always made, or they’ll sprint in the opposite direction. When the robots known as 
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…features a compelling remix package, alongside original demos of the album tracks, including new single, “Together (Demo)”.
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When the Blood Brothers returned in 2024, Johnny Whitney was so energized by the run of shows that he never wanted it to end. He expected his bandmates to feel the same. They played to their largest crowds, including headlining the Best Friends Forever Festival. When it became clear that the Blood Brothers were not going to become an ongoing concern again, Whitney and fellow Blood Brother Cody Votolato began work on the songs that would become 
Formed in 2018, the Bristol quartet emerge some eight years later with their first full-length. The record succeeds three EPs released between 2021 to 2025, ranging from the fierce and raw, grungy and economical post-punk of their self-titled debut release to ‘Anything for You’, a five-track collection highlighting increasingly expansive production and instrumental depth.