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So I decided to check out SAMM’s inaugural original music night this week and, boy, am I glad I did. Chilling out in the basement, sipping from the interestingly-named customer-created cocktails, I could almost forget it was the middle of the week and set aside all thoughts of to-do lists and impending deadlines. Friday night vibes were provided on a Tuesday. What more could anyone ask for? We sat in the main bar for our first couple of drinks, whilst everyone was still soundchecking from downstairs. There were a few ominous sounds emanating from the basement and we genuinely almost …

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Goldblume’s latest album Husk just released a couple of weeks ago and has quickly become the current soundtrack to my daily commute. It’s a fantastic fusion of almost every niche sound you’d find labelled ‘alternative’, heard through an audial kaleidoscope to create something extremely unique. It serves up acerbic wit on a bed of frenetic power-pop with a side-dish of grit. With this sonic concoction ringing in my ears, I was excited to check out the band live for the first time. They’ve been around since 2015 and I’ve been aware of them for a while but just not been …

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Our choice to spotlight this month, October 2018, is Secret Traffic by Mesh-29. Released 10 years ago, in October 2008, this carefully considered, powerful collection of songs is worth revisiting for those of us blessed to have caught it at the time and equally worth checking out for those discovering them for the first time. Personally, Mesh-29’s music instantly transports me back over a decade and fills my senses with memories of dim candle-lit Thursday evenings at The Met Lounge in Peterborough, sitting on cold faux-leather sofas strewn across the uncharacteristically docile dance floor, sipping lemon Fanta, as I enjoyed …

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