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NOFX vs Frank Turner – ‘West Coast vs Wessex’ (Fat Wreck Chords)

NOFX vs Frank Turner – ‘West Coast vs Wessex’ (Fat Wreck Chords)

Posted by | Jul 30, 2020 | ,

NOFX have been up there with Jonny B’s favourite bands for years, with their short snappy songs and super relatable songs about generally just being a fucked-up waster, it was a soundtrack to his teens. Finding out they had some new tunes coming out got him all excited to get back into that frame of his mind, but it turns out this isn’t just another NOFX release. Instead this is a collaboration with Frank Turner, who isn’t the dude who has a band called The Rattlesnakes (he can’t be the only one to make that mistake, right?), where they cover each other’s songs and put their own unique twist on them…

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Seasick Steve – ‘Love & Peace’ (Self-Released)

Seasick Steve – ‘Love & Peace’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jul 28, 2020 | ,

If you were to type the term “force of nature” into a musical lexicon, one of the references which would immediately be flagged in the glossary undoubtedly would be the name of Seasick Steve. No matter the vagaries, contradictions or inaccuracies (or otherwise) of his storied biography, there is no doubt that, over the past decade and a half, he has undoubtedly established himself as one of the most distinctive, honest and respected – not to mention remarkable – voices in the modern blues, a point he emphasizes, with typical alacrity and authority on this, his tenth solo album.

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Avatar – ‘Hunter Gatherer’ (Century Media)

Avatar – ‘Hunter Gatherer’ (Century Media)

Posted by | Jul 27, 2020 | ,

For a band that are now on their eighth album, it doesn’t seem so long ago that Avatar actually started coming more into the more mainstream recognition that their releases have deserved. It was probably 2012’s ‘Black Waltz’ that first grabbed Astrocreep’s attention, with both the title track and ‘Let It Burn’ becoming staples in both the big lad’s DJ work and personal listening. Yet, they have turned the page again, heading in a different direction from their ‘Avatar Country’ era. Question is, which way would that be?

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