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After spending their lockdowns hard at work, guitar bands The Dead Freights and Little Thief speak out on Adam Levine’s opinion on the...
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Listen to This! Xqui new album travels back 100 years!

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As the record crackles into life, sounds begin to melt and warp in a visceral transgression of time. Uncompromisingly immersive / startling / melancholic / confusing / beautiful, Twenties is the rebirth of a fading spirit song of ages.

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché – film review

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Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Dir. Celeste Bell and Paul Sng Modern Films Release Date: 27...
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“What An Idiot!” Guitar Bands Call Out Maroon 5 Front Man. Again.

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LTW : 21 new bands and acts for 2021 – our emerging artists list for the new year!

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There is trad rock. There is punk rock. There is pop music embracing all the sounds and new cultures of the 21st century cities. There is introspective. There is expressive. Pop culture comes in all shapes and sizes and forms in the new decade and exists despite the pandemic.
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LTW writers tracks of the year 2020: Spotify playlist

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What a strange year we've all had with this Covid business destroying our normal life. No gigs, donning masks, lockdowns, tiers and tears, yet...
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Louder Than War: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 – Top 50

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Louder Than War Albums of The Year 2020 - Top 50 An unforgettable year, and some magnificent music. 30 odd LTW writers agree on these...
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LTW Albums of the Year 2020: Numbers 51 – 250

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LTW Albums of the Year 2020 - Numbers 51- 250 Each chosen by just one of our writers, the Top 50 have multiple nominations. These...
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Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché – film review

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Dir. Celeste Bell and...
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“What An Idiot!” Guitar Bands Call Out Maroon 5 Front Man. Again.

After spending their lockdowns hard at work, guitar...
Ambient Electronica News

Listen to This! Xqui new album travels back 100 years!

As the record crackles into life, sounds begin to melt and warp in a visceral transgression of time. Uncompromisingly immersive / startling / melancholic / confusing / beautiful, Twenties is the rebirth of a fading spirit song of ages.
Album Reviews

The J.B.’s – Food For Thought – album review

The J.B.'s - Food For Thought Robinsongs 2CD/DL Released 12 March 2021 Reissue...
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Watch this! Pop misfits Du Blonde and Ezra Furman release new video

It was probably only a matter of time before...
EP Reviews

Zero Again: Revert to Nothing​.​.​. – EP review

Zero Again: Revert to Nothing​.​.​. (Kibou +3) 7"/DL Pre-orders from 5th...
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Rudimentary Peni announce new album

It's been 13 years since their but then Rudimentary...
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Jamie Holmes: From the Boots – single review

Jamie Holmes: From the Boots (Out Now) Freedom fighter, green warrior,...
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Inner Terrestrials: Heart of The Free – album review

Inner Terrestrials - Heart of The Free (Maloka/MassProd/Blind Destruction/Fire...
Blogs

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) – Leave the Door Open (Single Review)

Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak have joined forces to...

ALBUM REVIEWS

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The J.B.’s – Food For Thought – album review

The J.B.'s - Food For Thought Robinsongs 2CD/DL Released 12 March 2021 Reissue of three early 70s albums...
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Inner Terrestrials: Heart of The Free – album review

Inner Terrestrials - Heart of The Free (Maloka/MassProd/Blind Destruction/Fire and Flames/PDV/Warrior Charge) LP/CD/DL Out Now After a...
Album Reviews

William The Conqueror: Maverick Thinker – album review

William The Conqueror: Maverick Thinker (Chysillis) LP | CD | DL Out 5th March 2021   Ruarri Joseph returns...
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The Crystalites: The Undertaker – album review

The Crystalites: The Undertaker (Doctor Bird) 2CD | DL Released 12 March 2021 Reissue of the 1970 instrumental...
Album Reviews

BirdPen: All Function One – album review

BirdPen: All Function One (JAR Records) CD | LP | DL Out now BirdPen bring us their sixth...
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Various Artists: And In The End… – album review

Various Artists: And In The End... DL Bandcamp Out now Louder Than War's own Simon Tucker curates a...
Album Reviews

The Trudy: Dear Sancho: reviewed – Great, lost pop band re-emerge

Single Review The Trudy : Dear Sancho (Miron Records) Download only Out 5 March 2021 The Trudy...
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The Wylde Tryfles: Fuzzed And Confused – album review

THE WYLDE TRYFLES Fuzzed And Confused Soundflat LP | DL Out 12th March 2021 France's Wylde Tryfles return with...

FESTIVALS

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Standon Calling 2021 – festival preview

Standon Calling have announced the first wave of bands for this year’s three-day event in the fields of Lordship Standon in Hertfordshire. Keith Goldhanger...
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Six Of The Best Sets At Loftas Fest 2020

From toe-tapping rock n’ roll to darkly ethereal modular synthpop - discover highlights from the vibrant Loftas Fest in Vilnius, Lithuania... It’s predominantly local acts...

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Stereophonics: Manchester Arena – live photo review

Stereophonics Manchester Arena March 13th 2019 Louder Than War photographer Michael Bond, captured Stereophonics on the Manchester leg of their European tour, promoting their 11th studio album...
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Nasty Cherry: Manchester Academy 3 – live review

Nasty Cherry | Noisy MancesterAcademy 29th February 2020 Cazz Blase and Melanie Smith witness Nasty Cherry’s turbocharged Manchester debut. A far cry from the howling wind and...

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

The Twenty Seven Club by Lucy Nichol – book review

There’s been loads of book about the impact of punk, but not many about grunge, which was a similarly pivotal moment for a...
Book Reviews

The Lyrics of Syd Barrett – book review

The Lyrics of Syd Barrett By Syd Barrett and Rob Chapman Omnibus Press 18 February 2021 £14.99 Strange, beautiful, spectral, fanciful, lonely, and mythic. But of course, words alone...

LIVE REVIEWS

Band Of Holy Joy: Gallery 46, London – live stream review

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Band Of Holy Joy London, Gallery 46 24 -27 February Band Of Holy Joy stage an event with a sense of occasion that emerges out of the...

A Celebration Of The Musical Life Of Sylvain Sylvain – live stream

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A Celebration Of The Musical Life Of Sylvain Sylvain 14 February 2021 The sad and untimely death on 13 January 2021 of Sylvain Sylvain, the very...

Bush Tetras: Live Stream from (Le) Poisson Rouge – live review

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Bush Tetras  Live Stream at LPR.tv  January 23, 2021 Stop what you’re doing and turn on your screen: Bush Tetras are playing again in New York City!...

Peter Hook And The Light: Mexico City – live stream

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Peter Hook & The Light Mexico City January 15, 2021 Sure, it’s strange to be seeing live shows solely from the spaces of our own living rooms,...

Mike Garsons – A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day

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A Bowie Celebration - Just For One Day Jan 10th 2021 (UK) Live Stream It's Five years to the day since the greatest singer/ songwriter of our...

Buck & Evans: Ratio Studios, Merthyr Tydfil – live stream review

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Buck & Evans Ratio Studios, Merthyr Tydfil 12th December 2020 Buck & Evans crank up the amps for the first time in months to join in with...
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INTERVIEWS

Music Interviews

Interview: Kawabata Makoto (Mainliner/Acid Mothers Temple)

Dan Volohov interviews Kawabata Makoto about the reformation of Mainliner, rock-music, concepts and words, Acid Mothers Temple...
Music Interviews

Lucy Spraggan interviewed: Choices, getting sober and taking on the trolls

The Lucy Spraggan Louder Than War Interview In a wide-ranging and revealing interview, Paul Clarke talks to Lucy Spraggan about her intensely personal new album,...
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Interview: Jane Weaver talks about her new album, Flock + album review

Jane Weaver returns today with her new album Flock (Fire Records). She talks to Amy Britton about crafting her latest record, luscious and full...
Music Interviews

Interview: Maximo Park guitarist Duncan Lloyd talks about their new album Nature Always Wins.

Since their first album was Mercury Prize nominated, Maximo Park have continued to be one of our most popular indie bands and they are...
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NEW ARTISTS

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Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) – Leave the Door Open (Single Review)

Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak have joined forces to create duo ‘Silk Sonic’. On Friday 5 March, the duo released 'Silk Sonic Intro' and...
Music Reviews

Sarakiniko: Hello – single review

Sarakiniko: Hello (La Maison des Corbeaux) DL | Steaming Released 12th March 2021 Sarakiniko, the side project led by Yann Canevet, bassist/singer of the popular French post-punk...
Blogs

Things we didn’t know a month ago: February 2021

Keith Goldhanger provides a few highlights from some recent new releases that arrived during February 2021. The second month of the year kicks off and...
New Artist

Watch this! French post-punk band Unschooling release new video

Hailing from Rouen in Northern France, post-punk band Unschooling trade in weird-pop post-punk on new song Social Chameleon. The last couple of years has seen...
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Film Reviews

Film

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché – film review

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Dir. Celeste Bell and Paul Sng Modern Films Release Date: 27 February 2021 Runtime: 89 minutes A dazzling documentary that will renew your...
Film

White Riot: film review

White Riot  Dir. Rubika Shah Modern Films Runtime: 80 min Format: Streaming, Blu-Ray, and DVD Now Available The past is present. White Riot illuminates how the Rock Against Racism movement...
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SINGLE REVIEWS

Music Reviews

Jamie Holmes: From the Boots – single review

Jamie Holmes: From the Boots (Out Now) Freedom fighter, green warrior, great songwriter – Jamie Holmes is the full package. From the Boots, his new single,...
Music Reviews

New Machines: Four – single review

New Machines: Four (Bandcamp) CD | Vinyl | DL | Stream Out Now New Machines release first single in 15 years. Hailing from Loveland, Ohio, New...
Single Review

Dr Orange: Chinatown – single review

DR ORANGE Chinatown DL | Streaming Merseyside-based singer Dr Orange releases new single Chinatown, fuzzing with lo-fi indie vibes. Dr Orange's new single, Chinatown, opens up slowly, brimming...
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The Broken Orchestra: Tomorrow (feat. Lyn Acton) – single review

The Broken Orchestra Tomorrow (feat. Lyn Acton) Ltd. Edition 7"| DL Out 26th February 2021 Pre-order from Bandcamp   With impeccable timing, The Broken Orchestra return with a transcendent hymn...
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