Jacaranda Records presents an intimate DJ set with Ezra Collective in celebration of their new album ‘Here Because of Hope.’ Thursday 17th September 2026 This takes place at the Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool, from 7:00pm til 9:00pm (Performance starts 8:00pm) This is a 18+ event. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult (1:1 ratio) Albums can be…
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You can imagine the scene. Teenagers Glenn Tillbrook and Chris Gifford are riffling through an old cardboard box in the attic. Nothing much here… but what’s this? Glenn brushes a few decade’s worth of dust off a cassette, snaps it into the player, presses PLAY… and the years melt away. The two are transported back…
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Magnetic Skies’ vinyl album launch for their first album Empire Falling, took place at venue 229 London, based at Great Portland Street. With synth-rich anthemic tracks that radiate an emotional landscape from euphoria to darkness, the band’s tracks are enhanced by powerful synths and Simon Kent’s vocal prowess. The band opened with Fading Lights, following…
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The women-led collective Snowapple has been on creative overdrive this year, now releasing an album and film project called A Moonless Night. International in members and in outlook, Snowapple has been together since 2013, with a prolific output that has seen them involved with a multitude of projects: movement, theatre, mime, puppetry, music, singing, poetry,…
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Beans on Toast has just released a track called The Golden Lion from his upcoming studio album The Toothpaste and The Tube, due for release on December 1st. I’m sure you don’t want to start thinking about Christmas during this late summer heatwave but this could be the perfect present for some lucky soul on…
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Singer and actress Anna Demetriou launches her debut album More To This on 12th May. A handful of singles are out already, highlighting the distinctive and expressive voice behind the compositions. Anna unveiled I Can’t Wait in 2021 followed by Twice The Breath, with accompanying video. She followed with the album’s title track More To…
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The Mark Harrison Band have just launched their sixth album called The Road to Liberty. I met Mark at Ealing Blues Festival a few years ago where I talked to him after his set. He was charming and patiently chatted to a few of us for quite some time, discussing the beautiful National Resonator guitar…
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The Besnard Lakes don’t make things easy for themselves, publicity wise. The new album which launched on January 2021, The Besnard Lakes are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings isn’t a title that fits neatly into social media posts, as I’m sure they know. But the Canadian outfit don’t particularly care – nothing is…
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Kinbote – otherwise known as found-sound sampling glitch-pop producer Matt Gibb – released a quirky and intriguing single called Hiemalis in the summer, reviewed on Gourmet Gigs. And on 4th December he launched his album called Shifting Distance. The cover of Shifting Distance features slices of scenery, tantalising but unable to be grasped and experienced in…
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