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Our Rating: 9/10 From the forthcoming album People Are Mad (April 17th) There is a particular dignity in songs that do not try to impress you. Sean Griffin’s “Be My Girl” does not posture. It does not modernise itself for algorithmic approval. It does not chase nostalgia either. It simply stands there, scuffed boots planted, and tells…
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Our Rating 10/10 Let’s talk about Euro Country properly. First things first. This is not cosplay country. This is not Nashville dress up with a TikTok filter. This is Irish melodrama in cowboy boots and it absolutely knows what it is doing. Euro Country feels like someone fed classic country music through an Irish wedding…
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The UK grassroots music landscape is not just under strain — it’s structurally fragile. The Music Venue Trust’s 2025 Annual Report reveals troubling facts that should alarm anyone invested in the future of live music. The charity reports that over half (53%) of grassroots venues made no profit in 2025, with a shock 6,000 jobs…
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Our Rating: 7/10 Some artists chase reinvention. Olivia Dean chose refinement. The Art of Loving is not an album built on shock or spectacle. It is built on emotional steadiness. On craft. On the decision to explore love as something complex and negotiated rather than cinematic and chaotic. From the first track, the tone is…
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Our Rating: 10/10 There are albums that are technically good. There are albums that are culturally interesting. Then there are albums that feel necessary. Breath is necessary. Farnaz does something here that most artists spend a lifetime circling but never quite land. She does not “blend genres” in a superficial, festival brochure way. She inhabits…
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