By Sonic Cathedral, on February 21st, 2012%
‘Pre Language’ is the new album from Disappears and it comes out on March 5. That’s same day as Yeti Lane’s new one, so why not treat yourself to both? Come December, both will be contenders for album of the year.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 20th, 2012%
Next month we will be releasing a white vinyl 7″ single featuring two remixes by Team Ghost – M83′s ‘Midnight City’ and Fairewell’s ‘Wild Meadow/I’ve Been Locked Away’. It’s very limited, so pre-order now to avoid disappointment.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 13th, 2012%
Fairewell plays his third and possibly final live show at The Social, London W1 tonight (Monday, February 13). Special guests include Crushed Beaks and DJ Pete Gofton. You’d better buy your tickets while you still can.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 9th, 2012%
On February 9, 1992, Mark Goodier read out the Top 40 countdown on Radio 1. Unlike any other week, the Top 10 contained Ride’s classic ‘Leave Them All Behind’. Nipping at its heels was the Mary Chain’s ‘Reverence’.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 9th, 2012%
This week’s issue of NME features 100 great lost albums. I contributed a piece about Slowdive’s ‘Pygmalion’ which was cut down to 100 words, leaving no room for the story or my interviews with Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 8th, 2012%
Here’s the latest Broad Church mix, as broadcast on Strangeways Radio but minus the inane waffle at the start. It’s a little sonic celebration to mark 20 years – 20 years! – since the release of Ride’s ‘Leave Them All Behind’.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on February 1st, 2012%
According to a story in this week’s NME, Fairewell’s Johnny White is thinking of packing in live shows, which means you should get hold of your tickets for his ‘farewell’ gig at The Social on February 13 as soon as possible.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on January 31st, 2012%
There are lots of 20th anniversaries to celebrate this year: ‘Going Blank Again’, ‘Honey’s Dead’, the Rollercoaster tour. Today is also the 20th anniversary of bassist Phil King’s first ever gig with Lush, which he recalls here…
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By Sonic Cathedral, on January 30th, 2012%
The Early Years play their second show since reforming at KRAAK in Manchester tomorrow (January 31). Earlier in the evening the band can be heard playing a live radio session on Marc Riley’s BBC 6 Music show.
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By Sonic Cathedral, on January 24th, 2012%
The third album from Canadians Young Galaxy is another stand-out release from 2011 that would no doubt have made it onto my albums of the year list, had I not only got around to actually buying it in January 2012.
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