Review: In The Ponds ‘Chthonic Layer’
With three EPs out in quick succession – 2022’s Polar Night alongside Fever Canyon and The Last Stop Ranch, both
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Post-Rock
Review: The Fierce And The Dead ‘Regional Theatre’
Way back in May 2024, while attending the last of the annual Portals Festival, one of the bands I came
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Review: Din Of Celestial Birds ‘Takeoffs & Landings’
Way back in May 2024, while attending the much-loved (and now lost) Portals Festival, two acts caught my attention that
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Review: Coyote Man ‘Prosthetic Memories’
Having first materialised in the early 2000s, it wouldn’t be until 2015 that the Chicago-based three-piece Coyote Man officially became
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Review: Russian Circles ‘Nine’
Chicago-based instrumental pioneers Russian Circles have long been synonymous with complex songwriting, powerful emotional narratives, and bridging the gap between
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Review: Morrison Graves ‘Under The Weight Of Gravity’ EP
Having sprung to life during the 2020 pandemic, Morrison Graves entered the musical ring during a particularly turbulent time. The
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Review: Sleepbomb ‘Songs In The Key Of Conan’
San Franciscans Sleepbomb are favourites here at The Shaman, with myself especially having reviewed 2025’s The Sleeping Dead and 2023’s
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Review: Hanry ‘What Came From Silence’
The last time I put pen to paper (or fingertip to keyboard, if you crave accuracy) about French instrumental rockers
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Review: Lost In Kyiv ‘We’re All Going To Be Fine’
A couple of years ago, while attending the annual Portals Festival in London, amongst all the acts I got to
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Review: Million Moons ‘You Be Good, I Love You’
If you like your post-rock full of sweeping soundscapes, textured guitars and glittering keys, and you also like music that
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Review: MONO ‘Snowdrop’
It’s been a couple of years now since the passing of the legendary Steve Albini, and for MONO, the new
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