Vinyl Chapters

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Jamie Parmenter

Taylor Swift breaks records with evermore vinyl release

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Taylor Swift lockdown record evermore breaks the record for biggest single week vinyl sales in the US within just three days. With Taylor Swift still on a high from the huge success of her two lockdown albums in 2020 - folklore and evermore - the latter has now broken a US vinyl sales record in 2021.  Evermore was released on vinyl for the first time on May 28th, 2021, … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift breaks records with evermore vinyl release

3D the Boss: Push It – Album Review

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3D the Boss create an energetic, uplifting sound to your workout day with the funky pop album, Push It. And now for something completely different with Atlanta-based health and fitness pop trio 3D the Boss! Stylistically combining pop, funk, soul, and RnB against a beat-driven core, their potent sound is designed to get you moving and sweating. Even though this is the case, … [Read more...] about 3D the Boss: Push It – Album Review

Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend – Review

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Wolf Alice return in fine form with the effortlessly cool and finely tuned new album, Blue Weekend. With songs that have a habit of getting stuck in your head for days, big things were expected from Wolf Alice’s third full-length, Blue Weekend. I’m happy to say it doesn’t disappoint. The band are in fine form here, lead singer and guitarist Ellie Rowsell once again able to … [Read more...] about Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend – Review

Wax Moon: Hello Morning – Review

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Wax Moon bring together a delightful and mature folk-laden sound that soothes the soul on new album Hello Morning.  Indie-folk duo Wax Moon (Paul Kimball and John Blatchford) really know how to write a well-structured song. Their debut album Hello Morning is a testament to this, drawing on their years of writing together to build a settled yet impactful sound held together … [Read more...] about Wax Moon: Hello Morning – Review

K4LT: Endgame – EP Review

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K4LT creates an ever-changing dark and atmospheric sound that builds and drops mercilessly on new EP, Endgame. Alt-desktop doom artist K4LT (spoken “Kalt", German for "cold") really knows how to live and die by the sword. Content to create an almost new genre out of the odds and ends of others, his new, moody EP Endgame really encapsulates his unique style. Drawing on … [Read more...] about K4LT: Endgame – EP Review