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Interview | Songe
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Γlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
Echoes of the Past | King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon / Lizard by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations."
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Review | Burning Death - Burning Death by Martyn Coppack
"That a new generation of bands is now rediscovering and reinterpreting for their own is a beautiful thing, and for us who were there first time around it's like the last 40 years never existed."
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Video Premiere | The Heads β Socially Awkward
Don't be fooled by the title, the 20-year hiatus has made these wise old Heads and far more socially aware than socially awkward. Raw, hard-hitting psych from the forthcoming yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell.
bit.ly/The_Heads
Interview | Agnes Alder and Guy deNuit of Cwfen
David Bowes caught up with Glasgow doomgaze pioneers Cwfen to discuss their remarkable 2025 and what comes next.
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Review | Raphael Weinrorth-Borne - Lifeblood by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Intense, classical, and post-apocalyptic, Lifeblood fills the heaviness into the void of unknown parallel universes."
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Review | Vanbur - Of Becoming by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"In a way, Of Becoming presents what Vanbur have already achieved musically elsewhere, but also gives a sense of what could be expected from the duo from now on."
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Review | Kakihara - Love Songs Part 2 by @garydavidson.bsky.social
"One of the hardest working metallic hardcore bands in the UK add to their flawless catalogue with this intensive and immense EP."
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Review | dΓ€lek and Charles Hayward - HAYWARDxDΓLEK by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"In terms of atmospherics and sonic experimentation, this album is a startling and inventive collaboration from two creative forces."
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Interview | Stefan De Graef from Psychonaut
Gavin Brown caught up with Stefan De Graef from Belgian psychedelic post-metal trio Psychonaut to get an insight into their new record as well as discussing the band recent live shows, and much more.
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Review | The Pineapple Thief - Retracing Our Steps (2007-2014) by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Retracing Our Steps represents an incredible chapter combining the wonders and mystery behind The Pineapple Thiefβs music."
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Review | Ailise Blake - Soave by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Blake manages to conjure that ethereal atmosphere that can be connected to all things dealing with magic, whether you see light or dark things through it, making this album reach its goal."
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Review | Vandampire - Hope Scars by @garydavidson.bsky.social
"Hope Scars is an incredible triumph and another sensational UK post-metal debut album."
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To celebrate the 1st of December we have compiled a 'Best of 2025' playlist of tracks taken from all our Rocket's releases from this year.
It is not really a 'Best Of', just a selection of tracks we have picked - one track per release.
Listen here:
Qobuz:
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Pre-order this now!
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Echoes of the Past | Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye / A Tab in the Ocean by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Journey to the Centre of the Eye and A Tab in the Ocean are worth exploring if youβre stepping in to the bandβs music for the first time."
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Live Review | Black Country, New Road at O2 Academy Brixton
"Itβs difficult to accurately describe the sound of BC,NR to the uninitiated. . . All I can say is it should be in your ears, because as fast as it is in your ears, it is in your heart." By Elise Price
bit.ly/4rpR9bP
Under the Influence with Magnetic Morning
A.M. by Magnetic Morning became a sought-after collectible among fans of both Swervedriver & Interpol. As it's scheduled for a re-release through Outer Battery Records we asked the band form some of their influences.
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Review | Monoxide Brothers - Manic Pixie Dream Pop by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social
"I feel like I might not be playing it loud enough to get the full impact of the thumping beats but it clearly points to greater things to come."
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Live Review | Igorrr β’ @masterbootrecord.bsky.social β’ Imperial Triumphant at Shepherd's Bush Empire
"Igorrr arenβt the first band to really mess with genre. . . But no one does it quite like this. . . " By Joe Norman π· Diana Revell bit.ly/G3rbil
Review | Gabriel Zucker - Confession by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"No wonder it took Zucker six years not only to come up with music like this but to make it actually work, and yes, it surely does."
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Review | The Damn Truth - The Damn Truth by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"You got yourself this awesome power that is waiting for you, landing on your lap by turning up this mo-fo at its maximum."
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Interview | Vindsval from Blut Aus Nord
David Bowes spoke to the elusive Vindsval about Blut Aus Nord's continuing evolution.
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Review | Fabiano Do Nascimento - Cavejaz by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"It all flows in a truly natural way, sounding like something ECMβs Manfred Eischer would pay anything to have recorded for his label."
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Review | Ferkaad - A Different Kind of Animosity by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Yes, they are incredible musicians, this is not the way to start off their first album out for this year."
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Interview | Bryan Martinez from Pile Of Knives
Gavin Brown caught up with Pile Of Knives vocalist Bryan Martinez to hear all about their new EP Driven By The Blade, and a whole host of brutal and horrorific subjects.
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Review | Hélène Barbier - Panorama by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The effect is some imaginative and utterly fresh music, with Barbier coming up with one of the better musical surprises this year."
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Review | Split Enz - ENZyclopedia: Volumes One and Two by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The box set is a perfect introduction to the wonders and madness that is Split Enz if youβre very new to the bandβs music."
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Exclusive Video Premiere |Songe - 'Γveil' Born at a lonely church piano, Songe awakens through ambient soundscapes shaded with darker noise and haunting folk. Music for lost souls, lovers, and wood sprites. Taken from forthcoming LP Daughters via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SongeEveil
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Interview | Sandy Wilson, Ian McCall and Greg Armstrong from Beneath A Steel Sky
"David Bowes caught up with Glasgow's post-metal sextet Beneath A Steel Sky to talk about naming, gaming, and everything in between."
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