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Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' Artwork
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Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’

29th December 202529th December 2025 Reza Mills Country, Folk, Ideologic Organ, Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Southern Lord

Following the dissolution of short-lived band Hominy, which Jesse played in with then husband Jim, she teamed up with Whiskeytown’s

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Review: Julie’s Haircut ‘Radiance Opposition’

22nd December 202522nd December 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Alternative, Experimental, Psych, Superlove, Weird Beard Records

There is an unparalleled therapeutic quality to truly losing oneself in music, a deeply personal estrangement that offers perfect relaxation

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Review: Jo Quail ‘Notan’

12th September 202512th September 2025 Lee Beamish Adderstone Records, Jo Quail, Neo Classical

If ever there were an artist who defines modern cello playing in the 21st century, an artist who not only

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Review: Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders ‘Synchronous Orbit’

24th June 202524th June 2025 Renzo Cardinal Fuzz Records, Jeffrey Alexander, The Heavy Lidders

From the first notes of Synchronous Orbit, it’s impossible not to recognise the flavour of the Grateful Dead – especially

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Review: Jaye Jayle ‘After Alter’

3rd March 20253rd March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Art Rock, Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle, Pelagic Records

Three years ago I had the chance to review the magnificent Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing, the third album

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Review: Järnbörd ‘Filmer För Blinda’

21st January 202521st January 2025 Will J 7 Degrees Records, De:Nihil Records, Esagoya Records, Grind, Hecatombe Records, Järnbörd

Although death metal is often the heavy genre people most associate with Sweden, the nation’s contribution to grindcore should never

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Review: Joyce ‘Voyce’

18th September 202418th September 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Human Worth, Joyce, Post-Punk

Joyce‘s Voyce has a lot going for it. First, there’s the band’s star-studded line-up featuring; ex-Olympic athlete/former Future Of The

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Review: Julie Christmas ‘Ridiculous And Full Of Blood’

1st July 20241st July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Julie Christmas, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

I first became aware of the unique talent that is Julie Christmas through her collaboration with Cult Of Luna on

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Review: Peter Wolff & Jens Borgaard ‘Destroyer’

26th March 202424th November 2024 Sandy Williamson Jens Borgaard, Kai Lietzke, My Proud Mountain, Peter Wolff, Soundscapes

The third solo record from Downfall Of Gaia‘s Peter Wolff, Destroyer sees him collaborate with Dutch folk singer Jens Borgaard

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Review: JuJu ‘Apocalypse Is God’s Spoiler’

20th March 202420th March 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Dream Pop, JuJu, Shoegaze, Sister 9 Recordings

After the release of his 2021 fourth album La Que Sabe under the moniker of JuJu, Palermo, Sicily’s most honourable

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Review: Jo Quail ‘Invocation/Supplication’

9th November 202310th November 2023 Lee Beamish By Norse Music, Jo Quail, Neo Classical

Over the last few years, not many musical artists have moved me in the way Jo Quail does. From my

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