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1st December 2021
Fightmilk / Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something / Nervous Twitch – Dubrek, Derby – live review

Fightmilk / Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something / Nervous Twitch – Dubrek, Derby – live review

Fightmilk conclude their UK tour for 2021 album Contender with a last-minute date at Derby’s Dubrek with Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something and Nervous Twitch. Line-up: Fightmilk with Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something and Nervous Twitch Venue: Dubrek, Derby Date: 28 November 2021 Derby; on a wintery Sunday night where the roads are …

16th November 2021
Indietracks: An epitaph

Indietracks: An epitaph

After 2 cancelled years due to the pandemic the beloved indiepop festival Indietracks has announced they are no more, and their 2019 festival has become their last. Popoptica editor Sarah Lay watches the festival depart.  You always think you have more time, until you don’t. The rhythmically comforting clacking on the annual trip along the railway …

11th October 2021
MALKA and Inge Thomson – The Bliss (Tantrum Records)

MALKA and Inge Thomson – The Bliss (Tantrum Records)

Electronic musician MALKA teams up with songwriter and composer Inge Thomson for this wonky electro-pop single ahead of a compilation amplifying the talent of female and non-binary songwriters and producers in Scotland. Artist: MALKA and Inge Thomson Track: The Bliss Label: Tantrum Records Released: 29 September 2021 Find it: Spotify | Soundcloud If you like …

8th October 2021
The Incomprehensible Static – Quarter Mile Burnout (Reckless Yes)

The Incomprehensible Static – Quarter Mile Burnout (Reckless Yes)

Surf-rock instrumental and musical hauntology is the order of the day on the first single from The Incomprehensible Static – solo project of Pete Darrington (Cable, GodNo!) out on Reckless Yes ahead of a debut album. Artist: The Incomprehensible Static Track: Quarter Mile Burnout Label: Reckless Yes Released: 8 October 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | …

7th October 2021
Night Palace – Into The Wake, Mystified (Park The Van Records)

Night Palace – Into The Wake, Mystified (Park The Van Records)

Ahead of a debut album slated for release in early 2022 ethereal indie pop band Night Palace share their first single from it, Into The Wake, Mystified, on Park the Van Records.  Artist: Night Palace Track: Into The Wake, Mystified Label: Park the Van Released: 29 September 2021 Find it: Spotify We are at the …

7th October 2021
Getting to know: 7 questions with Alice Hubble

Getting to know: 7 questions with Alice Hubble

Following the release of second album Hexentanzplatz last month Alice Hubble is set to play Nottingham this week – we got to know her a little better in just 7 questions.  Following on from her 2019 debut album Polarlichter Alice Hubble‘s second long player, Hexentanzplatz, is described as ‘one lady at home with her enormous collection of synthesisers’. …

3rd October 2021
Kat Five – Sylva 247 (self-released)

Kat Five – Sylva 247 (self-released)

Written for The Lone Women Wood in Flashes of Wilderness collaborative sound installation in Galloway Forest Kat Five’s Sylva247 is a meditation on the relationship with the forests. Artist: Kat Five Track: Sylva 247 Label: self released Released: 1 October 2021 Find it: Bandcamp In fairy tales the forest is a space of danger, but …

1st October 2021
Albums of the month: 7 albums you need to hear from September 2021

Albums of the month: 7 albums you need to hear from September 2021

An absolute avalanche of new releases hit us in September 2021 as the pandemic-postponed records finally surfaced. We’ve whittled our shortlist down to just seven you absolutely must hear right now so here’s our albums of the month picks.  After the drought, comes the flood. As albums have been delayed unintentionally or strategically as the …

26th September 2021
French For Rabbits – The Outsider (AAA Records / A Modest Proposal / Reckless Yes)

French For Rabbits – The Outsider (AAA Records / A Modest Proposal / Reckless Yes)

Ahead of the band’s third album The Overflow New Zealand dreampop outfit French For Rabbits release ‘introvert anthem’ The Outsider. Artist: French For Rabbits Track: The Outsider Label: AAA Records (NZ / Aus) / A Modest Proposal (Italy) / Reckless Yes (UK / RoW) Released: 24 September 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Being an …

26th September 2021
Japan Review – Kvetch Sounds (Reckless Yes)

Japan Review – Kvetch Sounds (Reckless Yes)

Ahead of their debut album Glasgow nu-gaze duo Japan Review release the title track from that long player with single Kvetch Sounds.  Artist: Japan Review Track: Kvetch Sounds Label: Reckless Yes Released: 21 September 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Not everything with impact has to come from a full force sucker punch. Sometimes it …

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