Category: News & Reviews
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“Sitting in admissions with a bag of my stuff” – Fears and a song about living
The lyrics of Constance Keane, the voice of Fears, speak about her experience with the edge. ‘Two_’ is a song that draws a picture of being on the edge of a fragile boundary between reality and unreality. But there is a sense of hope within the music and lyrics. The self-produced single was commissioned by…
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Kids in the Sky video from Das Kope: a psych vision for our summer in isolation
It was unlikely that Los Angeles-via-Brazil artist Das Kope envisaged that his video premiere for ‘Kids in the Sky’, a song about kids escaping from Earth because the world is ending, would coincide with such an appropriate reality. Two weeks ago the video premiered on PAPER Magazine following the release of Das Kope’s album, Where…
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New single ‘Carpet Grave’ by Easy Tide
The discography of Meath trio Easy Tide feels to me like a selection of moments from a person’s life represented in a song, with garage rock storytelling that makes me think about The Cramps or an Oh Sees memory from 2011. The latest single from Aaron Dunphy, Steven Rafferty and Mark Carolan, ‘Carpet Grave’ is…
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Self Love Songs compilation will donate all earnings to support women survivors
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. Over the past few weeks, Venus Ex Machina has been gathering the music of female:pressure members in order to create a compilation of sounds called Self Love Songs. The aim of Self Love Songs is to raise awareness of the continued struggle that women face in every corner of…
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Junk Drawer’s album debut Ready For The House
Ready For The House is the latest contribution from Belfast post-punk four piece Junk Drawer, released on Art For Blind Records in April 2020. It follows on from the success of their single ‘Year of the Sofa’ (the album’s second track) last year and overall, it’s an excellent debut album which would appeal to psych…
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Watch Dead Horse Jive perform at home
Hard rock outfit Dead Horse Jive have sweated on stages and bar floors across the country. This time, they’re sweating from the comfort of their own home and invite you to join them in a series of five intimate gigs, each hosted by a member of the band and featuring special guests. You can join…
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Stuff we like: music and poetry from yer mates
All this time, so much art. Here are a few things that have been licking our love pump. In a completely appropriate way. MUSIC Gaolbyrd It’s been cool bliss listening to Gaolbyrd experimenting with demos for a future EP. He’s asking for listener’s opinions as to which ones should be selected for recording. You can…
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Support in Self Isolation #4: gender, feminism and queer studies e-books (massive folder)
Gender research is one of those things that gets me excited, and having access to a large folder of resources really, really gets me going. Here is a link to an open access Google Drive folder of e-books that cover a very broad range of topics under the banners of gender, feminism, and queer studies.…
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Support in Self Isolation #3: #Stayathome sessions w/ WOB!
Serbian/Irish electronic music producer WOB! launched a series of live streams when Ireland went into near total lockdown in March 2020. He began by interviewing people from Ireland’s music industry, and in session #6 he interviewed Lazer Guided Reporter, A.K.A Yvonne Kiely. I chatted with WOB! about feminism in music, and my own research about…
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Support in Self Isolation #2: FACTS 2020 Report
On Sunday March 8, FACTS 2020 was published and launched worldwide. FACTS is an independent piece of research carried out every two years by female:pressure, a global music network for people working in electronic music. FACTS quantifies the gender of performers on the line ups of electronic music festivals worldwide, and the 2020 edition highlighted…
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