Watch This! Dead Pioneers new single Never Alone (feat. Aimee Interrupter) Dead Pioneers release third single and video ahead of the imminent album Wagon Burner.

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Bhajan Bhoy - Meditations Another healing release from Bhajan Bhoy containing four deep cuts that travel far into the psychedelic hinterlands...

Bhajan Bhoy: Meditations - Album Review 'Another healing release from Bhajan Bhoy: four deep cuts that travel far into the psychedelic hinterlands.' louderthanwar.com/bhajan-bhoy-... via @louderthanwar

The Anchoress: I Had A Baby Not A Lobotomy – Single Review .."slivers of electronica skitter across the mix like insects, layered subtly, almost Krautrock, defiantly motorik"

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Lester Square: Sin - Album Review Lester Square: Sin (Bandcamp) Released: 17 April, 2026 Lester Square sets his poetry to music and takes us on a journey from the crack in his ceiling to On his new album, Sin, Lester Square sets his p...

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In Conversation... Tony Kinsella Iain is joined by the industrious Tony Kinsella, a Salford born author, musician and comedian to talk about his new book, Statues of Levity and a number of his plays based on bands and artists

My 'In Conversation' with Tony Kinsella for @louderthanwar.bsky.social is now available on Mixcloud...

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Shapes Like People: Under The Rainbow Shapes Like People, husband and wife duo, Carl and Kat Mann return with their second album, Under The Rainbow, following 2025's Ticking Haze.

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Shapes Like People, husband and wife duo, Carl and Kat Mann return with their second album, Under The Rainbow

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The History of The Velvet Underground by Richie Unterberger Explore our review of Do What You Fear Most by Richie Unterberger, exploring the myths, music and influence of The Velvet Underground.

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"..a substantial, deeply researched history that manages to feel both authoritative and refreshingly grounded."

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Robert Jon & The Wreck: Manchester Academy 2 - Live Review Robert Jon & The Wreck | Sam Morrow Manchester Academy 2 16th April 2026 Robert Jon & The Wreck evoke the sounds of the South at Manchester Robert Jon & The Wreck resurrect the sounds of the American ...

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“…a night to enjoy and perhaps relive sounds from more than half a century ago.”

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Polypores: Wrigglers - Album Review The artist always known as Stephen James Buckley releases his next opus as Polypores, a rich sounding beast of ambient techno that sets...

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Malcolm McIntyre: Every Bullet Hit Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm McIntyre releases career spanning debut album Every Bullet Hit. Iain Key reviews/interviews for LTW

Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm McIntyre releases career spanning debut album Every Bullet Hit.

@iainkey.bsky.social reviews and interviews the artist for LTW

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The Prodigy - Co-op Live, Manchester: Live Review The Prodigy show Manchester that they are a unit interested in erecting fortresses of noise as well as encouraging their eventual toppling.

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“…like all good bands that have made it this far on their own terms, refuse to just play the predictable.“

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This weekends LTW Editor's Choice Playlist... handpicked by Ged Babey, Wayne Carey, Nathan Whittle, Robert Plummer and Iain Key

Wu L:yf: A Wave That Will Never Break - Album Review Wu Lyf: A Wave That Will Never Break (LYF Recordings) Vinyl | CD available at Piccadilly Records After fifteen years since their standout debut album Go

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Pyncher: One Day - Single Review Pyncher cast their spell again with new single, One Day. Robin Boardman listens captivated for Louder Than War.

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Bomba X: Cero Coma - Album Review Mallorcan punk rockers Bomba X follow up to their debutwith more punchy melodic anthemic punk with a social message. FFO The Clash, Toxic Reasons and HDQ.

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Dogviolet | Daisy Crowns | Single review Purveyors of ethereal grunge Dogviolet release new single Daisy Crowns which is imbued with poignant lyricism and a haunting beauty

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Neurosis: An Undying Love For A Burning World – Album Review .."The howls of despair that coalesce into a song somehow become a positive force; the release becomes a lifeline. A hell of an opener."

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Big Special announce new ten track EP. O'Joy! After releasing a surprise album last year, the Midlands genre defying fast rising duo Big Special treat us to a ten track EP before they hit

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M M Mouth Ulcers announce new single

Mouth Ulcers announce new single and it's a thrillingly dark slice of post punk noir louderthanwar.com/mouth-ulcers... via @louderthanwar

M M Massive Attack and Tom Waits intrigue with teased track

Massive Attack tease new track/collaboration with Tom Waits louderthanwar.com/massive-atta... via @louderthanwar

Failure Is Always an Option: By Steve Mason Failure Is Always an Option: Glorious Adventures on The Beta Band Front Line and Other Tales by Steve Mason Published 23 April by New Modern Buy Here Beta Beta Band head honcho Steve Mason’s reflectio...

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“.reflections on a wild musical life make for a heartwarming, honest and entertaining read.“

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The Strokes' new single Going Shopping Is the new single by The Strokes, Going Shopping, a reinvention or the sound of a band trying to keep up with the times?

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Stornoway announce autumn 2026 UK tour Stornoway announce a UK tour this coming autumn in support of a brand new album Beyonder which will be released on the 25th September 2026.

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FM Experiment: Fly - Single Review Jazz-tronica trio FM Experiment share the sprawling new single Fly. A striking and inventive blend of swirling electronics, inventive live...

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Happy Mondays The Farm  Manchester Victoria Warehouse Live Review Happy Mondays bring the thrills back to Manc

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Stop Making Sense Live: Albert Hall, Manchester - Live Review More than forty years later, that blueprint returns to life as part of a UK tour............................

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“Stop Making Sense Live is a loving revival that proves Talking Heads still hit just as hard today. What a night.“

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Holy Coves: Lion’s Den, Manchester Holy Coves return to Manchester to launch their new single, Hole, taken from forthcoming album Hiraeth with friends in tow

@holycovesband.bsky.social return to Manchester to launch their new single, Hole, taken from forthcoming album Hiraeth with friends in tow..

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Lost In The Time Tunnel #7 - Klaus Flouride : Because I Say So Martin Gray takes a journey back to 1988 and revisits the debut full length solo album Because I Say So by influential Dead Kennedys bassist Klaus Martin Gray takes a journey back to 1988 and revisits...

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Interrobang‽: Rethink Everything - Album Review Agitate, advocate, amplify, articulate our anger at the world, shout Interrobang‽ And they do it to a danceable soundtrack of loops, echoes and repetitive beats

Agitate, advocate, amplify, articulate our anger at the world, shout Interrobang‽ And they do it to a danceable soundtrack of loops, echoes and beats

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Brian & The Onions Debut single from Brian & The Onions is a light yet caustic political punk tune with a pro immigration message from the start. A sort of...

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