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SHYYNE release their new single ‘Song For The Broken Hearted’ on 15th Feb on WDFD Records.

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The Hu // Fire From The Gods // Live Review // The Limelight // Belfast

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Hands Off Gretel // Scathed // Live Review // Voodoo // Belfast

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Heart to Heart’s ‘Heartbreaker’ Out Now

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Adult Mom Announces New Single Ahead of Tour with Palehound

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2020 Queensland Music Awards Album Of The Year & People’s Choice Awards finalists announced

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THE HOMELESS GOSPEL CHOIR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘THIS LAND IS YOUR LANDFILL’

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Live Well’s 2 Song ‘Winter Jawn’ EP Out Now!

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SILVERSTEIN ‘A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DROWN’ UNFD 6 March 2020

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Toundra premiere third single/video from their upcoming new album ‘Das Cabinet Der Dr. Caligari’

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SYTERIA (feat. Girlschool’s Jackie Chambers) release their fab fun new video for ‘Gossips’

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Personality Cult Unveil Full Album Stream of Their Jeff Burke-Produced LP

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Marjana Semkina premiere’s new video for ‘Still Life’ / Debut album ‘Sleepwalking’ Out Now

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Lisa Mills releases new single “I’m In Love” from upcoming album “The Triangle”

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The Hellfreaks // New Album // ‘God On The Run’

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BRAND NEW FRIEND – Release ‘A Cure For Living’ EP Today || Send message to Gary Lightbody

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