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NEW Matt Berry Announces New Album ‘Heard Noises’ | Clash Magazine
Matt Berry has announced plans for new album ‘Heard Noises’. The multi-faceted figure is rightly hailed for his skills as a comedic actor, but Matt Berry has also sculpted a fine solo catalogue as a songwriter.
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NEW Ghais Guevara Shares Plans For Debut Album ‘Goyard Ibn Said’ | Clash Magazine
Philadelphia activist and rapper Ghais Guevara has shared plans for debut album ‘Goyard Ibn Said’. An artist deeply embedded in his community, Ghais’ work speaks of Blackness in all its forms, look at the broader capitalist systems that confine us.
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NEW Matt Berry – Heard Noises | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 29, 2025, 11:53 a.m.
Matt Berry’s mirror career as a songwriter and musician has become one of the more curious examples of a double creative life in British arts. ... ‘Heard Noises’ is dubbed an album proper, a vinyl listening experience split across two halves. Opening with the zesty ‘Why On Fire?’ and the ringing, Byrds-ian guitars of ‘Silver Rings ...
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NEW Mogwai – The Bad Fire | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 24, 2025, 9:11 a.m.
Four years on and ‘The Bad Fire’ is the Glasgow band’s eleventh studio album. Recorded in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, at Chem19 studios with Grammy-Award winning producer John Congleton, their latest keeps things on brand by offering another highly emotive masterclass of (mainly) instrumental post rock.
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Newcastle’s lots of hands Share New Song ‘game of zeroes’ | Clash Magazine
Freshly signed to Fire Talk, lots of hands will released new album ‘into a pretty room’ on January 17th. The 12 songs on the record were built from the ground up, their hazy methodologies favouring feeling and emotion, over any longing for perfection.
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In Conversation: lots of hands | Features | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 20, 2025, 11:54 a.m.
It makes it a lot easier for me to have a starting point, because he’s very writing-focused and melody-focused. So, your new record ‘into a pretty room’ is due for release soon, and you’ve shared a few great singles. The most recent, ‘backseat 30’ feels like a strong highlight.
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Victoria Canal Announces Debut Album ‘Slowly, It Dawns’ | Clash Magazine
Victoria Canal will release her debut album ‘Slowly, It Dawns’ this winter. The songwriter caught our attention with her wonderful opening releases, blending emotive, open lyricism with some absorbing melodies.
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Victoria Canal – Slowly, It Dawns | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 17, 2025, 11:01 a.m.
A debut album that spotlights the breadth and depth of her abilities, ‘Slowly, It Dawns’ it lit up by Victoria Canal’s lyrical flair – insightful, often painfully honest, she makes the intensely personal sound universal, continually inviting you into her world. ‘swan song’ is driven by an urge to communication, and it’s hushed ...
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Qrion Announces New Album ‘We Are Always Under The Same Sky’ | Clash Magazine
Austin-based producer and DJ Qrion (real name Momiji Tsukada) has announced the release of her second album, ‘We Are Always Under The Sky’, out January 17th via Anjunadeep. The ten-track album follows 2021 debut full-length, ‘ I Hope It La sts Forever ‘, and is teased with new single ‘Hush My Heart’, co-created with Joseph Ashworth.
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David Gray - Dear Life | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 16, 2025, 5:14 p.m.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter David Gray is in an introspective mood, pondering life and all the complex matters that pertain to our existence. From the highs of love to the contemplation of mortality, his 13th studio album ‘Dear Life’ is a collection of 13 tracks that encompasses everything that has been in David’s sphere for several years.
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zzzahara Introduces New Album ‘Spiral Your Way Out’ | Clash Magazine
LA-based artist zzzahara will release their new album ‘Spiral Your Way Out’ on January 10th. The Mexican-Filipino artist made a deep impression with their debut album ‘Tender’, released last year.
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Moonchild Sanelly Announces New Album ‘Full Moon’ | Clash Magazine
Moonchild Sanelly will release new album ‘Full Moon’ January 10th. A colourful creator, Moonchild Sanelly’s cross-genre pollination has resulted in some remarkable sounds. A songwriter who pours every aspect of her being into her music, the South African artist recently signalled her return.
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Say Lou Lou Share ‘Blue Ruin’ Short Film - clashmusic.com | Clash Magazine
Say Lou Lou have shared a new short film, titled ‘Blue Ruin’. The sisterly duo made their long-awaited return this Autumn, sharing new album ‘Dust’ to huge acclaim. Effervescent pop with a real sense of depth, Say Lou Lou challenged themselves on the record, pushing their music into fresh areas.
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Moonchild Sanelly - Full Moon | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 10, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
Returning with her highly anticipated album ‘Full Moon’, Sanelly continues in her already strong footsteps, following up the likes of ‘Rabulapha!’ and ‘Phases’ with a body of work that is sure to propel Moonchild Sanelly even further into the stratosphere of South African greats who have broken into the wider world of music.
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Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music ... | Clash Magazine | Jan. 7, 2025, 4:58 p.m.
As raw and energetic as ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ is, it’s over after a breathless half-hour. There’s enough variety to keep attention firmly on this exciting duo, who might just be one of the best up-and-coming British bands. 9/10. Words: Adam England Inset Photo Credit: Harv Frost. Related: CLASH Goes Lambrini Tasting With Lambrini Girls —
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Wizkid – Morayo | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Nov. 22, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Working to honour his mother, ‘Morayo’ is packed with life’s truths – ‘Lose’ finds Wizkid at his most honest, while soaring finale ‘Pray’ take his message to the world. A work of maturity and quiet meaning, ‘Morayo’ stands alongside some of the defining moments in Wizkid’s work.