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There is a proto-New Order sensibility at work in the genes of Optic Sink on their third long form outing, it’s a practiced formula that has served them well. This assembly of tracks is no different, ...

North-East songwriter Daniel Maple ’s latest single, Scariest Thoughts, is a haunting dive into childhood fears and shadowy ...

The award-winning folk duo tell us what their perfect show would look like ahead of their gig at The Cumberland Arms on ...

Happy Yet? is an atmospheric, dreamy offering, built around sumptuous guitar tones and an expansive, melodious vocal that ...

Neil Ainger exhibition interpreting the notion of ‘witch’ in many thought provoking ways comes to Washington Arts Centre ...

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