The 4‐skins The Albums 2018

"You don't like our music cuz it ain't up on the radio," Beak>'s Geoff Barrow sings on >>> with something approaching pride. This contrarian attitude defines the band's third album: Barrow and company could have easily made another album of sinister motorik-driven instrumentals like >>, but this time, they blow up their music. Since Beak> haven't released a full-length in six years and now include Moon Gangs' Will Young among their ranks, some evolution was inevitable. Even so, >>> reveals some drastic changes. The lock grooves that powered Beak>'s first two albums are almost entirely absent, freeing them to double down on their distinctively murky, eerie moods and express them in new ways.

"You don't like our music cuz it ain't up on the radio," Beak>'s Geoff Barrow sings on >>> with something approaching pride. This contrarian attitude defines the band's third album: Barrow and company could have easily made another album of sinister motorik-driven instrumentals like >>, but this time, they blow up their music. Since Beak> haven't released a full-length in six years and now include Moon Gangs' Will Young among their ranks, some evolution was inevitable. Even so, >>> reveals some drastic changes. The lock grooves that powered Beak>'s first two albums are almost entirely absent, freeing them to double down on their distinctively murky, eerie moods and express them in new ways.

It's Christmas time, by gosh and by golly, and here comes Santa, only the sleigh has been commandeered by Colin "Mad Yeti" Tench and is being pulled by thirteen granny prog tracks. In the back are several helpers, elves who are chucking digital copies of the new Colin Tench Project album "minor Masterpiece" to the crest of the new fallen snow below…

More than a million albums. Ever since “You Will Never Know” in 2011, a sign of what was to come,Imanyhas carved out her path, her groove, halfway between raspy soul and blues folk, and followed it to the top. More thanthan 600 shows in the span of two tours. The singer's incomparable and inimitable voice has become instantly recognizable. She topped several chartsand garnered many awards.For this Martigues native,the stage is where her style blossomed into something different, her own unique brand of breezy soul, with a hint of melancholy between the lines. This is where she built up her audience, her loyal following, brick by brick. "On stage, I want to tell a different story than what you find on the recordings. And every night, it's never really the same, because depending on the place, the mood, the public, the energy is different. It's always a challenge: getting through the audience, making them feel something."

Star percussionist’s onrushing wave of sound features vintage drum-skins, a musical saw and marbles rattling on a plate.

After Purtenance Avulsion released their demo in 1991, they changed their name by dropping the ‘Avulsion’. With this name change came their first official release, the ‘Crown Waits the Immortal’ 7” on Drowned Productions. This EP was a clear indicator that Purtenance intended on keeping the vile nature of their demo intact while making refinements at the same time…