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As Birmingham-based band, Bonfire Radicals, prepare to release their second album, 'The Space Between', Alex Hurr tells us which tracks to look out for.
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Six Static Scenes, the new album from Jacken Elswyth, is all about attention to the details most of us choose to skip over.
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The Shackleton Trio, Mousehold – a review

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