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Review: The River ‘Harrows On The Down’ EP

13th May 202413th May 2024 Reza Mills Acoustic, The River, Underlin Music

Harrows On The Down is not the first time The River have ventured down an acoustic path, as the Violet

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Review: The Human Condition / The River – Split EP

8th January 20248th January 2024 Reza Mills Cavernous Records, Doom, Shoegaze, The Human Condition, The River

Hot on the heels of The River‘s fourth full-length A Hollow Full Of Hope, came this split release with The

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Review: The River ‘A Hollow Full Of Hope’

5th July 20235th July 2023 Reza Mills Cavernous Records, Shoegaze, The River

Four years ago The River released the incredible Vessels Into White Tides which was followed by both the lockdown recorded

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The River ‘Different Dirges 03-05’
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Review: The River ‘Different Dirges 03-05’

7th August 202014th September 2020 Reza Mills Different Dirges 03-05, Doom, Pariah Child Records, The River

Within this discography you get the Oneric Dirges In Mono and Different Ways To Be Haunted demos, the first and

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The River ‘Violet Violent Sine Waves’
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Review: The River ‘Violet Violent Sine Waves’

5th June 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Acoustic, Doom, Independent, The River, Violet Violent Sine Waves

Beckingham, London outfit The River are not an unfamiliar band to me having reviewed and enjoyed last year’s Vessels Into

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The River ‘Vessels Into White Tides’
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Review: The River ‘Vessels Into White Tides’

4th December 201911th December 2019 Reza Mills Doom, Nine Records, The River, Vessels Into White Tides

The River are a fourpiece who hail from the South London suburb of Beckingham which is located to the west

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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