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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Country Is Dead’

9th November 20269th November 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Benjamin Tod, Country, Thirty Tigers

Fatherhood has not slowed Lost Dog Street Band frontman and acclaimed solo artist Benjamin Tod one iota. Tod and his

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Review: Bosco Sacro ‘Inhabit’

6th November 20266th November 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Bosco Sacro, Doomgaze, Supernatural Cat

Following Gem in 2023, Italian quartet Bosco Sacro return with Inhabit, an album that takes the musical and emotional coordinates

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Review: Bhajan Bhoy ‘Electrisol’

26th October 202626th October 2026 Matthew Williams Bhajan Bhoy, Cardinal Fuzz, Dub, Feeding Tube Records, Psych

On the press releases I receive, there is often a lot of ego-boosting and blowing smoke up the artists’ backsides;

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Review: Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree ‘In Between Strides’

8th October 20268th October 2026 Lee Beamish Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree, Magnetic Eye Records, Shoegaze

Sometimes a band never truly finds themselves until well into their career. Starting out as one thing and evolving along

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Review: Beans ‘Less Louder’

6th October 20266th October 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Beans, Dream Pop, Fuzz Club Records, Rock

Sometimes, when reading the press releases accompanying new albums, one has to be careful not to be swayed by the

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Review: Brad Frye ‘Reverberations From The American Southwest’

25th September 202625th September 2026 Martin Williams Ambient, Brad Frye, Desert Records, Drone, Soundscapes

Now, here we have a record crafted in my very own backyard. Brad Frye – founder and owner of Desert

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Review: Bosko Baker ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

11th September 202611th September 2026 Martin Williams Anti-Corp Music, Bluegrass, Country, The Magnolia Sessions

Here at The Sleeping Shaman nerve center, we collectively have been longtime fans and supporters of Dan Emery, the head

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Review: BIG|BRAVE ‘in grief or in hope’

8th July 20268th July 2026 Lee Beamish BIG|BRAVE, Drone, Thrill Jockey Records

OK, so here we are, it’s 2026, and BIG|BRAVE have just released another trailblazing opus for their already impressive catalogue.

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Review: BEAR ‘Anhedonia’ EP

3rd June 20263rd June 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bear, Hardcore Metal, Pelagic Records

Belgian mathcore heavyweights BEAR align more with tech-heavy acts like Hippotraktor on the post-metal roster of Pelagic Records than the

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Review: Burned Up Bled Dry ‘Next Stop… Dead Stop…’

21st May 202621st May 2026 Tom Hanno Burned Up Bled Dry, Grindcore, Hardcore, Power Violence, Prank Records

On one hand, the bursts of high intensity, unbridled fury that await those brave enough to engage with the new

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Review: Black Lung ‘Forever Beyond’

19th May 202619th May 2026 David J McLaren Black Lung, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records

So, here’s a quick summary of everything you may or may not have read in the past about Baltimore’s Black

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