On a related note, things are gradually getting busier for us in other areas – Liam works full-time and I’ve gone back to school – so the old two posts a day routine might not be maintained too often any more. That said, in an effort to keep things ticking over, we’re going to introduce a new ‘Flash Review’ feature where we cover albums in less words than we would otherwise use. It’s not ideal but a short piece is better than no piece. There’ll still be a good smattering of the usual style too.

Tracklisting:

1. Birthstone (Reprise) – Pet Cemetery
   2. Vice – Roundheels
   3. Forever – Boosegumps
   4. So Long – Heavy Boots
   5. Long Walk To All Sorts of Place – Fanpage
   6. Feathers & Leaves – Ocean Floor
   7. Down Predator Souvenirs – Lejsovka & Freund
   8. Vacation – Florist
   9. 2. – Old Earth
   10. Never Good Enough – Eerie Summer
   11. EZ River – Wilder Maker
   12. Thumbs – Claire Cottrill
   13. If I Were A Portal – Evening Hymns
   14. Jenny Come Home – Andy Shauf
   15. Only Friend – Valley Maker
   16. The Flood – Mike Pace & the Child Actors
   17. Close Call (Adderall Anxiety) – Shaky Shrines
   18. Nancy Kerrigan – Frog
   19. Kaleidoscope – Arbes
   20. The Book of Love – ARMS

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“The Late Night Music evenings showed that museums can be innovative, adaptable and welcoming to all, centres of the community rather than simple tourist novelties. All it takes are some determined people with imagination. Not only does it serve to interest the disinterested (the people who feel museums aren’t for them or else visit once in a blue moon and skip to the dinosaurs) it also gives a productive, progressive outlet for the energy that would otherwise be wasted gum-bumping and foot-stamping by those who already appreciate the value a museum can hold. What better way to ensure the survival of an institute than to make it central to the lives and well-being of the people it serves?”

Well, good news! The evenings must have been a success because another has been organised for late October. Again presented by Spillers Records, three more acts have been lined-up to capture your imaginations and get you into the museum. Doors open at 7pm, giving you a chance to explore the museum at night (the clocks will have gone back by then!) before the bands start at 7:30. You can read a little more about the artists invloved below:

Alex Dingley

Alex Dingley is a songwriter from Llansteffan, west Wales, who makes indie pop along the lines of the 00’s twee bands if they were polluted/purified by the weirdness of Cats in Paris or Connan Mockasin. Check out ‘One Size Fits All’ below to see what I mean:

Mike Dennis

Fresh from his successful set last time around, Mike Dennis returns with his unique brand of classically-trained hip-hop. Back in May we described how he “utilis[ed] loops and effects pedals to build a dense tangle of sound, and as he began to recite his verses a crowd gathered, drawn by lyrics covering everything from bad bosses to the insanity of firearms”, so goodness knows what is in store this time.

Roundheels

Roundheels is a shiny new collaboration between Cardiff’s Jemma Roper (formerly of Sammo Hung and Heck) and producer Charlie Francis. Using Roper’s voice, a Mini-Moog and an array of virtual instruments, they make what can only be described as intelligent dance music – a guitarless amalgamation of The Knife, Kate Bush and Fever Ray. There’s not much to go on in terms of online presence (this will be their live début!), but check out their first single below:

You can buy tickets in advance (£5) from Ticketline or Spillers Records or pay £7 on the door.

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