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Single review – Nobody’s Secret, Over Me

10/10/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
From there, it’s a full on blast of those guitars with a brilliant electronic organ riff chiming away underneath. The sonic wave subsides suddenly after that huge chorus, as the next verse unfolds…

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Album review – The Swinging Laurels, Return to the Future

25/09/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
A few months ago, I reviewed a song called Falling (read the review here), which forms a small part of an album released in May by legendary Leicester sax and synth pop band The Swinging Laurels.

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Single review – Kath Moskvina, Pirate State

11/09/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
The artist’s debut mixes elements of electronic music, medieval-sounding melodies and dystopian themes.

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Single review – The Swinging Laurels, Falling

12/06/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
Four decades ago, pioneering Leicester sax and synth pop band, The Swinging Laurels, signed a record deal with WEA Records. Numerous singles followed over the 10-year life of the band; they won Boy George as a fan

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Single review – Caroline McLavy, Disco Ego

27/02/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
Disco Ego does a good job of capturing something intangible in music.

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