The Bemsha Swing – BOP! (EP)
8/10

“…Produced to have wonderful grit akin to –it must be said- local legends Die! Die! Die!, it seems TBS has the nous to do even better than our successful exports… BOP! is a top notch release from local lads with power and passion in their songs…” – Sarah

 

 The Veils- Sun Gangs
7/10

“…It seems that Finn Andrews has been listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen, with his moody dramatic sentiments shining through in the harrowing and heartbroken languor of his voice and his destructively emotive piano/guitar strum marriage… Punchy, aggressive and individual, Sun Gangs is a perfect musical representation of Andrews and the perfect vehicle for expressing his recent emotional endeavours…The Veils has always exuded a kind of old-time sophistication, and this shines through resolutely in the more aggressive approach of Sun Gangs.” – Sarah

 

 A Dead Forest Index- Empty and Dark I Shall Raise My Lantern (EP)
9/10

 “…Reverb-heavy drums and gently droning guitar wash throughout the EP. With heart-wrenched vocals outpouring poetic lyrics in pained delivery…His songs are beset with emotions, most notably anguish, and the songs are made with an ancient quality that seems to stem from a possible fascination with ancient folklore and storytelling. It has a hint of gypsy curse and impoverished traveler about it, as bells jangle softly and backing vocals sigh and organs howl faintly…” – Sarah

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The Bemsha Swing- Spitting Spite: MP3

The Veils- Killed By The Boom: MP3

 A Dead Forest Index- Dust Caught In Light: MP3

 

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