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Karl Blakesley is a freelance music writer for music publications HeadStuff and Gigwise, as well as his own Tumblr website New Music Weekly.
You can follow him on Twitter (@NewMusicKarl) for weekly album and song recommendations, which cater for all tastes with picks from a wide variety of genres.

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On Dream Big, Soda Blonde Set A New Standard For Themselves

Karl Blakesley Oct 16, 2023 0

Returning repackaged and with a fresh sound, Soda Blonde’s incredible debut Small Talk emerged back in 2021 out of the ashes of much-loved Irish indie rock outfit, Little Green Cars. Built on the experience of their previous outfit,…

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Album Review | Nation Of Language’s Strange DiscipleIs Evidence That Great Music Always Pulls…

Karl Blakesley Sep 15, 2023 0

If you needed evidence that great music will always pull through and find a way to be heard, Nation of Language are that evidence. Releasing their first two albums (2020 debut Introduction, Presence and 2021 follow-up A Way Forward) at…

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Album Review | Grian Chatten Delivers An Instant Classic On His Solo Debut

Karl Blakesley Jun 29, 2023 0

After just six years, Grian Chatten is already well on his way to completing music. As the frontman and chief lyricist for Irish post-punk outfit Fontaines D.C., he’s already achieved success and accolades that some artists work decades…

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Album Review | Arborist Crafts A Gorgeous Fever Dream On His Third Album

Karl Blakesley May 3, 2023 0

Nearly ten years and now three albums into his career, Belfast-based musician Mark McCambridge has made quite the impression thus far under his Arborist alias. First came his breakout debut Home Burial in 2016, which was then followed by a…

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Album Review | EBM Is Possibly Editors Best Record Yet

Karl Blakesley Sep 27, 2022 0

Editors are no strangers to reinvention. Having initially burst onto the scene during the mid-00s wave of indie rock with their highly acclaimed and much-loved debut The Back Room, the Birmingham outfit didn’t take long to expand their…