Buzzin Music Blog

Wild Beasts are to release the follow up to last year’s critically acclaimed debut Limbo, Panto debut album on 3rd August 2009. Two Dancers will follow the release of the single, Hooting & Howling on 20th July 2009.
Hooting & Howling is equal parts statement of intent and the celebration of a state of mind. A [...]

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Sleepy Sun – Embrace – album review
There are a few things that will put you off Sleepy Sun. One, you might think they were Embrace. But they aren’t, they just named their record that, so that’s quite good. Two, they cite one of their influences as Black Sabbath. Luckily, this seems to be more about [...]

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A Hawk And A Hacksaw – Délivrance
Having relocated permanently to Budapest to prepare for a UK tour with Hungarian folk group Hun Hangár, A Hawk And A Hacksaw felt the need to document all that they had learnt from the region, the end product become their fourth album Délivrance following an EP recorded with Hun [...]

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OK – Tell The World is released on Sound Of Monkey – single review

OK are from Wales and play upbeat, happy summer, perfectly British guitar-driven pop music, reminiscent of The Housemartins and Morrissey.
OK manage to capture the spirit of being young and carefree.  This isn’t shoegazing depression.  This is music to make you smile on [...]

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Frankie Stubbs and Davie Burdon (Leatherface) at the Museum Vaults, Sunderland, 9th May 2009
So a message comes through on Facebook inviting you to go and see an acoustic set of the greatest North East punk group ever. Even though your girlfriend is heavily pregnant, she reluctantly agrees to drive as long as she gets a [...]

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