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The cult of Amateur Hour: hidden, distorted sadness and fried guitars.

Welcome to the clandestine, spiritually nourishing cult of Amateur Hour. A 3 piece cloaked in mystery and static from Gothenburg, their music shimmers with an ethereal melancholy that seems ripped...

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Chunks of Mid-West Punk: A new Album Of The Month

Life is pain, IDIOT!? LIQUIDS, Life Is Pain Idiot But sometimes it’s just sweet and sour enough to keep you upright am I right? This week we’re looking at a...

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Thomas Leer & Robert Rental, The Bridge...

Photo by Andy Wishart, 1978 Thomas Leer and Robert Rental’s ‘The Bridge’ is re-issued on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1979, and on CD for...

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Welcome to the Jangle: The Umbrellas return

Write It In The Sky: Could this be, could this be the best yet from The Umbrellas? Well, when it rains it pours, just like the melodies and harmonies that...

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Chill out, Saint Etienne present Fell From The Sun

1989 had been a long hot summer, but 1990 felt longer and hotter. Since the house music explosion of 1987, Britain had had a whistle in its mouth, and it...

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Molly Nilsson's Extreme is our Album of the Month

Molly Nilsson playing Stereo, Glasgow, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou Molly Nilsson is a lifer. And, dear readers, let’s face it, so are we all, right? Molly Nilsson’s new album Extreme...

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Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai and Mispent Youth

We’re all incredibly excited about our friend of the shop, Stuart Braithwaite’s fantastic debut memoir. Both Deluxe and Standard editions come signed from Monorail, with exclusive mix CD compiled by...

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Daniel Johnston's Hi How Are You Is Back

Daniel Johnston Hi How Are You (Eternal Yip) 1x 12″ Vinyl Album 29th April 2022 Hi Monorailers! What a wonderful release to introduce myself with. I’m Lola, the new online...

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Les Rallizes Denudes: The Oz Tapes

2LP in a craft board jacket including a 12 page liner notes book with archival photos. Notes by Yosuke Kitazawa with an intro from OZ manager Minoru Tezuka. * Remastered...

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