Tag: music album
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Chappaqua Wrestling: “Plus Ultra” Album Review – an adventurous debut
“I remember Jake turning around to me once, being like‘have you heard of Foals?’” smiles Charlie. “From there we just started bonding teaching each other drums and guitar.” The nomadic duo-turned-four-piece take a leap of faith on their debut offering, Plus Ultra. Formed in Manchester nearing the end of 2017, Chappaqua Wrestling is a fervent…
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WACO: “ROCK SPIRIT ABSOLUTE JOY” album review – redefining ‘cosmic punk’
This album is like WACO themselves. It dodges descriptions. It cannot be categorised. This is a band who have lost everything before, and have nothing left to prove or fear. Recorded at Monolith Studios, ROCK SPIRIT ABSOLUTE JOY is the next eclectic chapter in the story of cosmic punk-escapists and cathartic rockers WACO. Preaching their…
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Making GRAMMYs History: Jon Batiste and the Importance of Celebrating Black Culture
//As someone who holds themselves in high regard with the know-hows and the who-haws of the music industry, I have to say, I was quite ashamed of myself not knowing or truly understanding the work of Jon Batiste. I was vaguely familiar with his work-ethic when it came to the composing of Pixar’s jazz-epic Soul…
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