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Polyphonically perverse musician | member of Skylon | Deputy Editor & writer for Joyzine.org | artist & designer.
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"two tracks that demonstrate beautiful restraint and a compelling poetic tunefulness"
Paul F Cook reviews the "quiet tension" of iiis new double-A single 'Chairs'/'Arms'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "quiet tension" of iiis new double-A single 'Chairs'/'Arms'.
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SINGLE REVIEW: iiis – CHAIRS / ARMS - Joyzine
iiis (pronounced ‘eyes) are an Oxford-based 3-piece and their new double-A single is 'Chairs' and 'Arms' which demonstrate beautiful restraint and a compelling poetic tunefulness.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"two tracks that demonstrate beautiful restraint and a compelling poetic tunefulness"
Paul F Cook reviews the "quiet tension" of iiis new double-A single 'Chairs'/'Arms'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "quiet tension" of iiis new double-A single 'Chairs'/'Arms'.
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"It scores 100% on the Carey-o-meter, gets a solid 11 out of 10 for ‘sing-a-long-ability"
Paul F Cook reviews the "jingle and tinkle, major to minor" of Gasolina's new double-A release '‘This Time of Year’ & ‘Expensive’. A Christmas cracker on PNKSLM.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "jingle and tinkle, major to minor" of Gasolina's new double-A release '‘This Time of Year’ & ‘Expensive’. A Christmas cracker on PNKSLM.
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SINGLE REVIEW: GASOLINA – THIS TIME OF YEAR / EXPENSIVE - Joyzine
‘This Time of Year’ and ‘Expensive’ are festive tunes from Gasolina, out on the PNKSLM label.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"It scores 100% on the Carey-o-meter, gets a solid 11 out of 10 for ‘sing-a-long-ability"
Paul F Cook reviews the "jingle and tinkle, major to minor" of Gasolina's new double-A release '‘This Time of Year’ & ‘Expensive’. A Christmas cracker on PNKSLM.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "jingle and tinkle, major to minor" of Gasolina's new double-A release '‘This Time of Year’ & ‘Expensive’. A Christmas cracker on PNKSLM.
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"an evening that was uplifting, life affirming and joyous"
Paul F Cook reviews the "driving groove" of Blind Yeo with support from the "mellifluous and mental" Pictish Trail, live at The Jam Jar in Bristol.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "driving groove" of Blind Yeo with support from the "mellifluous and mental" Pictish Trail, live at The Jam Jar in Bristol.
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LIVE REVIEW: BLIND YEO + PICTISH TRAIL – THE JAM JAR, BRISTOL, 21/11/25 - Joyzine
Paul F Cook reviews the uplifting, life affirming and joyous gig by Pictish Trail and Blind Yeo at The Jam Jar, Bristol on 21 November 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"an evening that was uplifting, life affirming and joyous"
Paul F Cook reviews the "driving groove" of Blind Yeo with support from the "mellifluous and mental" Pictish Trail, live at The Jam Jar in Bristol.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "driving groove" of Blind Yeo with support from the "mellifluous and mental" Pictish Trail, live at The Jam Jar in Bristol.
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"this album folds folk and dub into a perfectly crafted whole"
Paul F Cook reviews the "folk dipped in reggae colours" of Elijah Minnelli's outstanding new album 'Clams As A Main Meal'
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Paul F Cook reviews the "folk dipped in reggae colours" of Elijah Minnelli's outstanding new album 'Clams As A Main Meal'
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ALBUM REVIEW: ELIJAH MINNELLI – CLAMS AS A MAIN MEAL - Joyzine
Ever wondered what folk songs would be like re-worked as dub plates then Elijah Minnelli has you covered on his new album 'Clams As A Main Meal'.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"this album folds folk and dub into a perfectly crafted whole"
Paul F Cook reviews the "folk dipped in reggae colours" of Elijah Minnelli's outstanding new album 'Clams As A Main Meal'
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Paul F Cook reviews the "folk dipped in reggae colours" of Elijah Minnelli's outstanding new album 'Clams As A Main Meal'
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"a wonderful beginning to a new chapter in Lindsey Troy’s musical life"
Paul F Cook reviews the "powerful and tender" ballad '‘I’ve Seen The Willow Trees’ the new solo single from Lindsey Troy.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "powerful and tender" ballad '‘I’ve Seen The Willow Trees’ the new solo single from Lindsey Troy.
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SINGLE REVIEW: LINDSEY TROY – I’VE SEEN THE WILLOW TREES - Joyzine
'I've Seen The Willow Trees' is the new song from Lindsey Troy and her first solo material since her duo Deap Vally split.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"a wonderful beginning to a new chapter in Lindsey Troy’s musical life"
Paul F Cook reviews the "powerful and tender" ballad '‘I’ve Seen The Willow Trees’ the new solo single from Lindsey Troy.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "powerful and tender" ballad '‘I’ve Seen The Willow Trees’ the new solo single from Lindsey Troy.
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"This is a Tiki bar run by Tom Waits in the basement of One-Eyed Jacks from Twin Peaks"
Paul F Cook reviews the "Hawaiian fever dream" of Le Grand Couturier's eponymous album, released on the wonderfully eclectic UJNSQ label.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "Hawaiian fever dream" of Le Grand Couturier's eponymous album, released on the wonderfully eclectic UJNSQ label.
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ALBUM REVIEW: LE GRAND COUTURIER – LE GRAND COUTURIER - Joyzine
'Le Grand Couturier' is the self-titled second album from Jean-François Riffaud, Rachel Langlais, and Clément Vercelletto, a trio who know their way round the French experimental scene and have taken ...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"This is a Tiki bar run by Tom Waits in the basement of One-Eyed Jacks from Twin Peaks"
Paul F Cook reviews the "Hawaiian fever dream" of Le Grand Couturier's eponymous album, released on the wonderfully eclectic UJNSQ label.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "Hawaiian fever dream" of Le Grand Couturier's eponymous album, released on the wonderfully eclectic UJNSQ label.
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"as effortlessly cool as any Brazilian album from the golden age"
Paul F Cook reviews the lush sounds and laid back beauty of Sessa's new album 'Pequena Vertigem De Amor'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the lush sounds and laid back beauty of Sessa's new album 'Pequena Vertigem De Amor'.
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ALBUM REVIEW: SESSA – PEQUENA VERTIGEM DE AMOR - Joyzine
Sessa is the recording name of São Paulo-based singer, guitarist and instrumentalist Sergio Sayeg and his new album Pequena Vertigem De Amor (roughly translates as ‘the vertigo of love’) harks back to...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"as effortlessly cool as any Brazilian album from the golden age"
Paul F Cook reviews the lush sounds and laid back beauty of Sessa's new album 'Pequena Vertigem De Amor'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the lush sounds and laid back beauty of Sessa's new album 'Pequena Vertigem De Amor'.
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"a woozy, tape-warped, scuffed up universe that had me hooked from the opening track"
Paul F Cook reviews the "gritty beauty" of 'Brutamonte', the new release from Das Kope.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "gritty beauty" of 'Brutamonte', the new release from Das Kope.
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ALBUM REVIEW: DAS KOPE – BRUTAMONTE - Joyzine
Das Kope is Brazilian-born, Los Angeles-based psych-pop artist who draws from his love of psychedelia, krautrock, bossa nova and post-punk who describes his music as "The Beach Boys trapped in a Black...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"a woozy, tape-warped, scuffed up universe that had me hooked from the opening track"
Paul F Cook reviews the "gritty beauty" of 'Brutamonte', the new release from Das Kope.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "gritty beauty" of 'Brutamonte', the new release from Das Kope.
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"Like the best watercolourists or oil painters, he captures a sense of landscape beautifully"
Paul F Cook reviews the "somnambulistic poetry" of The Flower Press' new album 'Slowdance'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "somnambulistic poetry" of The Flower Press' new album 'Slowdance'.
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ALBUM REVIEW: THE FLOWER PRESS – SLOWDANCE - Joyzine
The Flower Press is a most fitting name as the new album 'Slowdance' feels more rooted in the country than the city and, like the music it contains, manages to capture the essence of being outdoors wh...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"Like the best watercolourists or oil painters, he captures a sense of landscape beautifully"
Paul F Cook reviews the "somnambulistic poetry" of The Flower Press' new album 'Slowdance'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "somnambulistic poetry" of The Flower Press' new album 'Slowdance'.
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"a sonic forcefield against the outside world"
Paul F Cook reviews the "understated power of soundscapes" on ff8282's new album 'a thin membrane between her hands'. Released by 4000 Records.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "understated power of soundscapes" on ff8282's new album 'a thin membrane between her hands'. Released by 4000 Records.
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ALBUM REVIEW: FF8282 – A THIN MEMBRANE BETWEEN HER HANDS - Joyzine
April Emily, recording under the name ff8282, has released their new album 'a thin membrane between her hands', a wonderful soundscape that swims in ambient waters and soothes as much as it treats the...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"a sonic forcefield against the outside world"
Paul F Cook reviews the "understated power of soundscapes" on ff8282's new album 'a thin membrane between her hands'. Released by 4000 Records.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "understated power of soundscapes" on ff8282's new album 'a thin membrane between her hands'. Released by 4000 Records.
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"a three-and-a-half-minute slice of perfect pop"
Paul F Cook reviews the "magic-hour warmth" of Adam Ross's new single ‘Drink The First Light’, out on Fika Recordings.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "magic-hour warmth" of Adam Ross's new single ‘Drink The First Light’, out on Fika Recordings.
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SINGLE REVIEW: DRINK THE FIRST LIGHT – ADAM ROSS (FEAT C DUNCAN) - Joyzine
'Drink The First Light' is the new standalone single from Adam Ross and features fellow Scot C Duncan and three-and-a-half-minute slice of perfect pop.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"a three-and-a-half-minute slice of perfect pop"
Paul F Cook reviews the "magic-hour warmth" of Adam Ross's new single ‘Drink The First Light’, out on Fika Recordings.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "magic-hour warmth" of Adam Ross's new single ‘Drink The First Light’, out on Fika Recordings.
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"You can hide but you can’t run"
Paul F Cook reviews the 1938 French classic film 'Le Quai des Brumes' ('Port of Shadows') now available as a 4K restoration.
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Paul F Cook reviews the 1938 French classic film 'Le Quai des Brumes' ('Port of Shadows') now available as a 4K restoration.
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FILM/DVD REVIEW: LE QUAI DES BRUMES (PORT OF SHADOWS, 1938) 4K RESTORATION - Joyzine
Le Quai Des Brumes (Port Of Shadows, 1938), directed by Marcel Carné is a film that foreshadows film noir and the French New Wave as much as it was made at a time of great apprehension for a second gr...
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October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"You can hide but you can’t run"
Paul F Cook reviews the 1938 French classic film 'Le Quai des Brumes' ('Port of Shadows') now available as a 4K restoration.
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Paul F Cook reviews the 1938 French classic film 'Le Quai des Brumes' ('Port of Shadows') now available as a 4K restoration.
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"as satisfying as a murmuration at dusk in summer"
Paul F Cook reviews the mellifluous vocals and soaring strings of Annie Gardiner's new single 'Hero's Hem', taken from the forthcoming album 'Sleeping Dogs'. Released on her own Crystal Fuzz label
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Paul F Cook reviews the mellifluous vocals and soaring strings of Annie Gardiner's new single 'Hero's Hem', taken from the forthcoming album 'Sleeping Dogs'. Released on her own Crystal Fuzz label
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SINGLE REVIEW: ANNIE GARDINER – HERO’S HEM - Joyzine
Annie Gardiner's new single ‘Hero’s Hem’ is a return to a more folk-inspired sound, underpinned by the quick pulse of plucked guitar chords and some lush strings.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"as satisfying as a murmuration at dusk in summer"
Paul F Cook reviews the mellifluous vocals and soaring strings of Annie Gardiner's new single 'Hero's Hem', taken from the forthcoming album 'Sleeping Dogs'. Released on her own Crystal Fuzz label
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Paul F Cook reviews the mellifluous vocals and soaring strings of Annie Gardiner's new single 'Hero's Hem', taken from the forthcoming album 'Sleeping Dogs'. Released on her own Crystal Fuzz label
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"Orchestra Gold harness the energy of their sound to focus everything into a hugely uplifting and joyous whole"
Paul F Cook reviews the "rhythmic bounce of African traditional music & riff-heavy punch of psychedelic rock" on Orchestra Gold's new album 'Dakan'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "rhythmic bounce of African traditional music & riff-heavy punch of psychedelic rock" on Orchestra Gold's new album 'Dakan'.
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ALBUM REVIEW: ORCHESTRA GOLD – DAKAN - Joyzine
Orchestra Gold was a band formed in 2015 by guitarist and arranger Erich Huffaker with singer and percussionist Mariam Diakite and 'Dakan' is their new album fusing the rhythmic bounce of African trad...
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October 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Orchestra Gold harness the energy of their sound to focus everything into a hugely uplifting and joyous whole"
Paul F Cook reviews the "rhythmic bounce of African traditional music & riff-heavy punch of psychedelic rock" on Orchestra Gold's new album 'Dakan'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "rhythmic bounce of African traditional music & riff-heavy punch of psychedelic rock" on Orchestra Gold's new album 'Dakan'.
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"garage rock with the anger of 80’s post-punk"
Paul F Cook reviews the "splashy growl" of Clutter's new single 'Superstar'. Out on the always amazing PNKSLM label.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "splashy growl" of Clutter's new single 'Superstar'. Out on the always amazing PNKSLM label.
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SINGLE/VIDEO REVIEW: CLUTTER – SUPERSTAR - Joyzine
Clutter are one of the rising stars on the PNKSLM label and 'Superstar' is their new single.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"garage rock with the anger of 80’s post-punk"
Paul F Cook reviews the "splashy growl" of Clutter's new single 'Superstar'. Out on the always amazing PNKSLM label.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "splashy growl" of Clutter's new single 'Superstar'. Out on the always amazing PNKSLM label.
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We've just let loose a new ep!
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4 brand new songs for anyone who would like them...
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4 brand new songs for anyone who would like them...
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EL ELU KU (ep), by The Happy Somethings
4 track album
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October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We've just let loose a new ep!
thehappysomethings.bandcamp.com/album/el-elu...
4 brand new songs for anyone who would like them...
😃😍😎
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4 brand new songs for anyone who would like them...
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"a perfect accompaniment to the time of year as it provides the same warmth and golden glow as an open fire"
Paul F Cook reviews the "rotational and hypnotic" delight of Julie Odell's new EP 'Disappearing Act'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "rotational and hypnotic" delight of Julie Odell's new EP 'Disappearing Act'.
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EP REVIEW: JULIE ODELL – DISAPPEARING ACT - Joyzine
As falling leaves herald the start of Autumn, and scarves, gloves, hats and waterproofs being dug out of cupboards, Julie Odell’s new EP 'Disappearing Act' is a perfect accompaniment to the time of ye...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"a perfect accompaniment to the time of year as it provides the same warmth and golden glow as an open fire"
Paul F Cook reviews the "rotational and hypnotic" delight of Julie Odell's new EP 'Disappearing Act'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "rotational and hypnotic" delight of Julie Odell's new EP 'Disappearing Act'.
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"another tiny, but perfect, vignette from With Sun, a study on life and how to make it a little more palatable"
Paul F Cook reviews the "unforced strength" of With Sun's new single 'Shoebox'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "unforced strength" of With Sun's new single 'Shoebox'.
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SINGLE REVIEW: WITH SUN – SHOEBOX - Joyzine
With Sun's new single 'Shoebox' came from linking a childhood memory of repurposing a Clark’s shoebox as a doll’s bed with watching her own daughter doing the same thing, while also symbolic of a home...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"another tiny, but perfect, vignette from With Sun, a study on life and how to make it a little more palatable"
Paul F Cook reviews the "unforced strength" of With Sun's new single 'Shoebox'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the "unforced strength" of With Sun's new single 'Shoebox'.
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"a confessional ballad that channels the unease of late-night solitude"
So says Pictish Trail of his new single 'Torch Song'. Paul F Cook reviews and also sets out Oct/Nov tour dates.
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So says Pictish Trail of his new single 'Torch Song'. Paul F Cook reviews and also sets out Oct/Nov tour dates.
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SINGLE REVIEW: PICTISH TRAIL – TORCH SONG - Joyzine
The third single from Pictish Trail's forthcoming album 'Life Slime'.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"a confessional ballad that channels the unease of late-night solitude"
So says Pictish Trail of his new single 'Torch Song'. Paul F Cook reviews and also sets out Oct/Nov tour dates.
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So says Pictish Trail of his new single 'Torch Song'. Paul F Cook reviews and also sets out Oct/Nov tour dates.
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"stone molecules and earth vibrated by subterranean sound systems"
Paul F Cook reviews Llyn Y Cwn's "monolithic, tectonic" dub re-working of his album 'Megaliths'. Out on the Cold Spring label.
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Paul F Cook reviews Llyn Y Cwn's "monolithic, tectonic" dub re-working of his album 'Megaliths'. Out on the Cold Spring label.
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ALBUM REVIEW: LLYN Y CWN – MEGALITHS IN DUB - Joyzine
Dark ambient artist Llyn Y Cwn has re-worked his album 'Megaliths' into a darker dub album that is monolithic and tectonic.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"stone molecules and earth vibrated by subterranean sound systems"
Paul F Cook reviews Llyn Y Cwn's "monolithic, tectonic" dub re-working of his album 'Megaliths'. Out on the Cold Spring label.
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Paul F Cook reviews Llyn Y Cwn's "monolithic, tectonic" dub re-working of his album 'Megaliths'. Out on the Cold Spring label.
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"fizzes and crackles with so many ideas that collide and explode into such exciting music"
Paul F Cook reviews "the wonderful collage of a relationship" captured on Pip Blom and Willem Smit's self-titled album under the name Long Fling.
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Paul F Cook reviews "the wonderful collage of a relationship" captured on Pip Blom and Willem Smit's self-titled album under the name Long Fling.
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ALBUM REVIEW: PIP BLOM AND WILLEM SMIT – LONG FLING - Joyzine
Willem Smit and Pip Blom are each in a band as well as being in a relationship and have now made one of the year's best indie albums together called 'Long Fling'.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"fizzes and crackles with so many ideas that collide and explode into such exciting music"
Paul F Cook reviews "the wonderful collage of a relationship" captured on Pip Blom and Willem Smit's self-titled album under the name Long Fling.
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Paul F Cook reviews "the wonderful collage of a relationship" captured on Pip Blom and Willem Smit's self-titled album under the name Long Fling.
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"luxuriate in the incredible mise en scène of this stylish romantic thriller with a phenomenal score"
Paul F Cook reviews the "Chain smoking coolness & effortless charm" of the 4K restoration of Jean-Jacques Beineix's classic 1981 film 'DIVA'. Released by @studiocanal.co.uk
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Paul F Cook reviews the "Chain smoking coolness & effortless charm" of the 4K restoration of Jean-Jacques Beineix's classic 1981 film 'DIVA'. Released by @studiocanal.co.uk
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FILM REVIEW: DIVA – 4K DVD RELEASE - Joyzine
The story of Jules (Andréi), an opera-obsessed courier whose bootleg recording of a rare concert by American diva Cynthia Hawkins is believed to be a tape connecting the chief of police with a Parisia...
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October 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"luxuriate in the incredible mise en scène of this stylish romantic thriller with a phenomenal score"
Paul F Cook reviews the "Chain smoking coolness & effortless charm" of the 4K restoration of Jean-Jacques Beineix's classic 1981 film 'DIVA'. Released by @studiocanal.co.uk
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Paul F Cook reviews the "Chain smoking coolness & effortless charm" of the 4K restoration of Jean-Jacques Beineix's classic 1981 film 'DIVA'. Released by @studiocanal.co.uk
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"exceptional music that is as enthralling live as it is on record"
Paul F Cook and Ani Collier review the "mellifluent beauty" of a "dwfn a hudol" night with Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana and double bass player Ursula Harrison at St. Georges in Bristol.
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Paul F Cook and Ani Collier review the "mellifluent beauty" of a "dwfn a hudol" night with Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana and double bass player Ursula Harrison at St. Georges in Bristol.
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LIVE REVIEW: CERYS HAFANA – ST. GEORGE’S, BRISTOL - Joyzine
Cerys Hafana’s show at St. George’s, Bristol was an enthralling experience with the Welsh triple harpist and double bass player Ursula Harrison holding the audience in their spell.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"exceptional music that is as enthralling live as it is on record"
Paul F Cook and Ani Collier review the "mellifluent beauty" of a "dwfn a hudol" night with Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana and double bass player Ursula Harrison at St. Georges in Bristol.
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Paul F Cook and Ani Collier review the "mellifluent beauty" of a "dwfn a hudol" night with Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana and double bass player Ursula Harrison at St. Georges in Bristol.
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"beguiling, emotive, poignant"
Paul F Cook reviews the 'gentle perfection' of EERA's new album 'I'll stop when I'm done'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the 'gentle perfection' of EERA's new album 'I'll stop when I'm done'.
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ALBUM REVIEW: EERA – I’LL STOP WHEN I’M DONE - Joyzine
For her new album EERA was inspired by the famous Marilyn Monroe quote: “I don’t stop when I’m tired, I only stop when I’m done”.
joyzine.org
October 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"beguiling, emotive, poignant"
Paul F Cook reviews the 'gentle perfection' of EERA's new album 'I'll stop when I'm done'.
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Paul F Cook reviews the 'gentle perfection' of EERA's new album 'I'll stop when I'm done'.
@paulfcook.bsky.social