On EP debut, PANIC SHACK make being in a band sound fun, fresh & accessible
Panic Shack's enjoyment of being in a band is captured in every note of debut EP Baby Shack: catchy and fun, full and satisfying.
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The hotly-tipped SEA GIRLS’ third album is packed with youthful anthems
Hailed as 'ones to watch' by the UK music establishment for the last couple of years, Sea Girls release their second studio album, Homesick, full of anthemic indie-pop.
“Band-based spaces can be very male, white, straight and cis” – the Cardiff music workshop platforming inclusivity
Launching this month, Pitch In Cardiff is a music workshop scheme centered around making more room in the "stale male" band scene for marginalised people.
A gift-free Christmas?: why some are doing away with presents this year
With some of us pondering the idea of Christmas minus the presents this year, Izzy Grace Thomas weighs the pros and cons of gift-giving
RAISE THE ROOF reunites ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS for more country magic
After 14 years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for Raise The Roof, delivering more irresistibly-blended harmonies.
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Including pioneers of Detroit techno, 2-tone and progressive rock - those'd be Kevin Saunderson, The Specials and Yes - plus newcomers to the trip-hop and gothic metal subgenres, namely Tirzah and Unto Others.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Bank holiday bangers (and things less appropriately described) by The Bug, Chubby & The Gang, Marisa Anderson & William Tyler, Voces8 and Yann Tiersen.
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EXPERIENCE: THE LUDOVICO EINAUDI STORY | PODCAST REVIEW
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THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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