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THIS WEEK'S ALBUMS
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TIGERCUB
From Wikipedia:
Tigercub are a three-piece rock band from Brighton, UK. The band are Jamie Stephen Hall (vocals and lead guitar), James Allix (drums) and Jimi Wheelwright (bass). Tigercub have released three EPs, the Hands EP (2013), Repressed Semantics (2015) and Evolve or Die (2017), and three full-length albums, Abstract Figures in the Dark (2016), As Blue as Indigo (2021) and The Perfume Of Decay (2023).
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE
Cruel World
From Wikipedia:
Holly Ffion Humberstone (born 17 December 1999) is an English singer-songwriter from Grantham. She released her debut extended play (EP) Falling Asleep at the Wheel in 2020, and then signed a recording contract with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the signings, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November 2021. She subsequently won the Brit Award for Rising Star at the 2022 Brit Awards.
Nets to Catch The Wind
GRETEL
From Wikipedia:
Maddy Haenlein, better known by her stage name, Gretel, is an English singer-songwriter from West London.
Haenlein released her debut single Slugeye in September 2021. Haenlin's debut EP, Slugeye, was released in May 2022. Haenlein released her second EP, Head of the Love Club, in March 2023.
In 2023, Haenlein was on a list put out by the Recording Academy as one of "6 Female-Fronted Acts Reviving Rock". Haenlein was also named as one of the "musical artists set to be big in 2023" by Metro.
In January 2026, Haenlein announced the release of her debut album, Squish, in April 2026 via Breadcrumb Records / AWAL.
THE ITCH
It's the Hope That Kills You
From Rough Trade:
London alt-pop duo The Itch understand that euphoria and discontent can share the same sonic space. Simon Tyrie and Georgia Hardy met in Luton as teenagers, influenced and bonded by their local scene - a single alternative bar and its LCD Soundsystem obsessed host. Not long after, the nightlife that once served as their petri dish of inspiration dried up, prompting the pair to take matters into their own hands.
Squish
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
180 - Palma Violets
From Wikipedia:
180 is the first studio album by London indie rock group Palma Violets. It was released on 25 February 2013 and follows their debut single "Best of Friends" the previous year, which was selected as 'Best Track Of 2012' by NME magazine.
The album title is taken from the studio in Lambeth, London in which the band often performs. Palma Violets signed to Rough Trade Records in May 2012, a label that features The Libertines, The Strokes and The Smiths as signed artists.
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