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Review: AAA Gripper ‘We Invented Work For The Common Good’

29th May 202529th May 2025 Harry Holmes AAA Gripper, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

For a record that brings ‘work’ into the frame from the title, there is a surprising amount of play and

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Review: The Breedling ‘Detritus’

18th September 202418th September 2024 George Green Electronic, Industrial, The Breedling, Wrong Speed Records

The East Anglian Fens have a tendency to divide people. There are those who admire the landscape for its eco-diversity

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Review: POHL ‘Mysteries’

6th August 20247th August 2024 Reza Mills Noise-Rock, Pohl, Psych, Wrong Speed Records

Hailing from Sheffield, home to steel, actor Sean Bean, and er, Def Leppard (the latter being nothing to be proud

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Review: Young James Long ‘Orogeny’

11th October 202311th October 2023 Reza Mills Blues, Country, Learning Curve Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Wrong Speed Records, Young James Long

Preston Wright Long III‘s musical career stretches back to the late ‘80s/early ‘90s when he was part of industrial crew

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Review: Hey Colossus ‘In Blood’

1st September 202329th September 2023 Nessie Spencer Alternative, Hey Colossus, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

After the release and subsequent success of their album Dances/Curses in November 2020, the London-based band Hey Colossus are now

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Review: Gum Takes Tooth ‘Recovery Position’

14th June 202314th June 2023 Todd Robinson Electronic, Experimental, Gum Takes Tooth, Wrong Speed Records

Gum Takes Tooth have been on my musical radar for years now, from the first time I encountered them playing

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Review: Enablers ‘Some Gift’

25th August 202230th September 2022 Simon Brotherton Enablers, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

As the press release accompanying this latest long-player from Enablers stresses, there’s no ‘The’ in their name, something which I

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Video Premiere: Enablers ‘Phone Blows Up’ – New Album ‘Some Gift’ Releases 2nd September

18th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Edwards Enablers, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

Enablers are a band that, rightly so, are difficult to pigeonhole. Fronted by the enigma that is poet and lyricist

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Premiere: Thee Alcoholics ‘She’s The Man’ – New 7″ EP Drops St. David’s Day, 1st March

28th February 202228th March 2022 Lee Edwards Noise-Rock, Thee Alcoholics, Wrong Speed Records

Wrong Speed Records, the label run by Joe Thompson, who also happens to play low-end rumbles in the mammoth Hey

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Review: The Web Of Lies ‘Nude With Demon’

23rd February 202228th March 2022 Reza Mills The Web Of Lies, Wrong Speed Records

‘Ostrich tuned and chronically distressed’ reads the opening line of Nude With Demon‘s promo notes and I haven’t the foggiest

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Review: The Mute Servants – EP

11th February 202228th March 2022 Reza Mills Garage Rock, Noise-Rock, The Mute Servants, Wrong Speed Records

I’m a music nerd, especially when it comes to record labels, in recent years Disorder Recordings, Nefarious Industries, Anti-Corporate Music,

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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