Beam Weapons - Potlatch Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us checking out a new album from Beam Weapons released through Miracle Pond Records

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#electronic #experimental #atari2600 #noise #musicreview

Tony Hadley Live @ The AEC Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore There is a particular kind of anticipation reserved for voices that have already outlived their era. Not nostalgia, not quite reverence either, but something closer to curiosity. What remains when tim...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/tony-ha...

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#TonyHadley #GeorgiaLines #SpandauBallet #AdelaideEntertainmentCentre #DestroyAllLines #LiveMusic #MusicReview #Adelaide

Chateau De Val Festival 2026 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 04/04/26 Buffo’s Wake With several festivals falling by the wayside in recent years, most notably and relevant in this case Chaos and the Sark Folk Festival, it was great to head up to the Vale Castle…

My review of the inaugural Chateau De Val Festival which took place at the Vale Castle on Saturday: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/c...

#newmusic #music #musicreview #livemusic #livemusicreview #gigreview #musicfestival #chateaudevalfestival #folkmusic #medievalfestival #renfaire #guernsey

Alex Amen’s “Diamonds” Glows With Dusty Warmth and Quiet Heartbreak Diamonds — Alex Amen There’s something instantly disarming about “Diamonds.” Not because it tries to grab you—but because it doesn’t. Alex Amen leans into stillness here. The kind of songwriting that doesn’t rush, doesn’t force meaning, doesn’t try to prove anything. It just exists—and somehow that makes it hit harder. “Diamonds” unfolds slowly, like a memory you [...]

Alex Amen’s “Diamonds” Glows With Dusty Warmth and Quiet Heartbreak: Diamonds — Alex Amen There’s something instantly disarming about “Diamonds.” Not because it tries to grab you—but because it doesn’t. Alex Amen leans into stillness here. The kind of songwriting… #AlexAmen #Diamonds #MusicReview

Cassette Review // <b>Van Goth</b> "<i>Is It?</i>" https://vangothrocks.bandcamp.com/album/is-it Van Goth is the duo of Sydney Salk and Simon Schadler.  They trade off on vocals during thes...

Cassette Review //

Van Goth
"Is It?"

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#cassette #cassettetape #cassettetapes #cassettereview #physicalmedia #retro #throwback #nostalgia #tapes #music #musicreview

Music Review // <b>Leyden Jars</b> "<i>Illusory Truths</i>" (Mascarpone Discos) https://mascarponediscos.bandcamp.com/album/illusory-truths This opens with a loop that sounds like a video game glitch.  A wavy type of...

Music Review //

Leyden Jars
"Illusory Truths"
via Mascarpone Discos

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#music #musicreview #album #newalbum #albumreview

The Sky Moves Sideways by Porcupine Tree Review of "The Sky Moves Sideways" by Porcupine Tree. CD, Digipack, 2 x CD, Remaster 2021 (1995). Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock. Steven Wilson, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland, Richard Barbieri.

#MusicReview #MusicSky #CD

1995. Porcupine Tree turns more into a band. Psychedelic Prog wich can not deny its relation to Pink Floyd. This is the Reissue, Remaster 2021.

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Electric Supply Station - Constellation of Scars EP Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us looking at a new album from Electric Supply Station released on @seeblueaudio.bsky.social

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#electronic #ambient #musicreview #cosmic #experimental

Music Review // <b>Sparkle Blood</b> "<i>In Real Life</i>" Not to get too deep into anything off topic here, but right away I enjoy this song "In Real Life" for its lyrics because we seem headed ...

Music Review //

Sparkle Blood
"In Real Life"

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#music #musicreview #single #newsingle #singlereview

#MusicReview Affinity Quartet and ANAM turned Haydn’s *Seven Last Words* into a moving, deeply felt performance at Abbotsford’s Good Shepherd Chapel—rich in warmth, drama and empathy from first note to final “earthquake.” Worth discussing. #ClassicalMusic #Melbourne

A Good Year’s “Back of a Car” Feels Like a Late-Night Memory You Can’t Fully Place Back of a Car — A Good Year There’s something oddly specific about “Back of a Car.” It doesn’t hit like a single—it drifts like a memory. The kind where you remember the feeling more than the details. The Copenhagen duo A Good Year have always operated somewhere between music and visual art, and you can hear [...]

A Good Year’s “Back of a Car” Feels Like a Late-Night Memory You Can’t Fully Place: Back of a Car — A Good Year There’s something oddly specific about “Back of a Car.” It doesn’t hit like a single—it drifts like a memory. The kind where you remember the feeling… #AGoodYear #BackOfACar #MusicReview

Various Artists - Celebrating The Bat Chapter 1: Darkness Falls Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us looking at a new compilation release on @dustopianfreqs.bsky.social

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#ambient #darkambient #musicreview #experimental #electronic

New episode dropped. This and all the others can be found at the link below or in the bio!

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#redlorryyellowlorry #talkabouttheweather #musicreview #albumreview #musicpodcast

Ungrateful Little String Band "Tired of Being Relevant" Album Review — Melodic Noise If anyone asked me what I’ve been listening to most lately, I’d excitedly tell them about Ungrateful Little String Band’s Tired of Being Relevant. There’s so much going on in this folk-punk powerhou...

New #AlbumReview of “Tired of Being Relevant” out now! #folkpunk #MusicReview #Minnesota #folkmusic
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The Psychomodo – The Saddest Thing The Psychmodo, the alias of a man who may be more familiar from his work behind the drum kit with the likes of WACO, Dribbler, Top Buzzer and others, is a musical project that seemed to be birthed …

ICYMI my review of The Saddest Song, the new single from The Psychomodo… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/t...

#music #newmusic #thepsychomodo #thesaddestsong #musicreview

Music Review // <b>Youth Novel</b> "<i>I Went Through This Experience Smiling</i>" https://youthnovel.bandcamp.com/album/i-went-through-this-experience-smiling Every time I feel like there is a certain sound, a specific...

Music Review //

Youth Novel
"I Went Through This Experience Smiling"

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#music #musicreview #album #newalbum #albumreview

History of House: Greatest Hits @ The Fantail at Gluttony, Rymill Park, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore At a certain point in life, music ceases to be mere entertainment and begins to function as a time machine. Not the polite sort that invites reflection from a distance, but the volatile kind that hurl...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/history...

#GrooveTerminator #AdelaideFringe #SowetoGospelChoir #HouseMusic #HouseClassics #LiveMusic #MusicReview #GospelHouse #Gluttony

Josh Groban: Gems World Tour Live @ Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore The return of Josh Groban, the Tony, Emmy and five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, to Adelaide for one night only at the sold-out Thebarton Theatre carried a ...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/josh-gr...

@joshgroban.bsky.social @frontiertouring.bsky.social

#JoshGroban #GemsWorldTour #ThebartonTheatre #Adelaide #TarrynStokes #FrontierTouring #LiveMusic #MusicReview

Paul Simon by Paul Simon album review #paulsimon #folkpop #folkrock #musicreview #newyork #newjersey

Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite https://thever.ge/rmEq #Entertainment #MusicReview #Column #Music

The Psychomodo – The Saddest Thing The Psychmodo, the alias of a man who may be more familiar from his work behind the drum kit with the likes of WACO, Dribbler, Top Buzzer and others, is a musical project that seemed to be birthed …

My review of The Saddest Thing, the new single from The Psychomodo: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/t...

#newmusic #recordreview #music #musicreview #singlereview #thepsychomodo #thesaddestthing #poppunk #punkrock #metal #poprock

An Introvert's Guide to K-Pop (Week of Month 30) 2026

Another week where I pulled together a full-on, all‑the‑frills rundown of the week’s key drops and the details that define them. It’s an easy way to catch up on what each artist delivered and how it landed for me. diaryofakpopintrovert.substack.com/p/an-introve... #Kpop #NewMusic #MusicReview

Ed Sheeran: The Loop World Tour Live @ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore When over fifty thousand people made their way into Adelaide Oval on a warm evening, expectation became its own atmosphere. The air gently hummed with anticipation long before the star himself arrived...

Can't believe that this was a month ago.

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/ed-shee...

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#EdSheeran #TheLoopWorldTour #AdelaideOval #MiaWray #VanceJoy #LiveMusic #FrontierTouring #MusicReview #Adelaide

Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Channel Islands: Heat 1 – The Pit St James Guernsey – 28/03/26 A week later than originally expected, thanks to what I’ll generously describe as some confusion between organisers, bands and (in particular) the venue for what was supposed to be the Jersey &#821…

ICYMI my review of Metal 2 The Masses - Channel Islands heat 1 at The Pit with APOTHIS, All Eyes On You, Taillights and Sleep Thief… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/b...

#music #livemusic #metal2themasses #metal2themasseschannelislands #musicreview

This ten-song cycle has a jaunty lilt to the rhythms that ebb & flow in thrall to his unfurling imagination... a classy esoteric selection that finds the group in excellent form and still adding quality to The Monochrome Set legacy @tapeterecords.bsky.social #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/the-...

The Monochrome Set - Lotus Bridge

The Monochrome Set – Lotus Bridge permalink% ...a classy esoteric selection that finds the group in excellent form and still adding quality to The Monochrome Set legacy. #indie #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/the-monochrome-s...

...for its springtime produce @precrecs.bsky.social has switched supply channels to parachuting in a batch of new releases.. two distinctive new albums arrive ..which lean heavily into the reconstituted veterans wing of the enterprise. @cultfigures.bsky.social #indie #musicreview t.ly/9L9eE

Precious Recordings April 2026

Cult Figures - Reports Of People

The Pillars Of Creation - Be Careful What You Wish For

Cult Figures – Reports Of People / The Pillars Of Creation – Be Careful What You Wish For https://freq.org.uk/reviews/precious-april-26/ ...for its springtime produce Precious Recordings has switched supply channels to parachuting in a batch of new releases […]

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"The interplay between Rachel and David's vocals is an enjoyable thing, very much rooted in the kind of shambling #indie sound of the '80s but updated to reflect the passing of time" Comet Gain's City Fallen Leaves re-released by @tapeterecords.bsky.social #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/come...

Comet Gain - City Fallen Leaves

Comet Gain – City Fallen Leavesfreq.org.uk/reviews/comet-gain-city-... Although the band had bedded in by now, the songs and direction were very much David's responsibility and across the sixteen delightfully ramshackle tracks collected […]

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