Bearded Magazine - News http://www.beardedmagazine.co.uk/news Latest news on independent artists and labels. en-gb Bearded Magazine Copyright 2024 2024-02-28T22:39:09+00:00 Albums: Strange Boy: Love Remains (Groenland Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/strange-boy-love-remains-groenland-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/strange-boy-love-remains-groenland-records#When:23:39:09Z Debut album by classy London duo tackles the deep stuff and comes out victorious 2024-02-28T23:39:09+00:00 Live Reviews: Slowdive @ O2 Academy, Liverpool, 21.02.24 http://bearded.local/live/article/slowdive-o2-academy-liverpool-21.02.24 http://bearded.local/live/article/slowdive-o2-academy-liverpool-21.02.24#When:23:24:05Z Dream pop pioneers on glorious form at a capacity show, London texturalists Whitelands supply excellent support 2024-02-22T23:24:05+00:00 Albums: SANAM: Aykathani Malakon (Mais Um) http://bearded.local/albums/article/sanam-aykathani-malakon-mais-um1 http://bearded.local/albums/article/sanam-aykathani-malakon-mais-um1#When:00:39:15Z Genre mashing Beirut outfit deliver outstanding debut set 2024-02-12T00:39:15+00:00 Live Reviews: Wednesday @ Band On The Wall, Manchester, 06.11.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/wednesday-band-on-the-wall-manchester-06.11.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/wednesday-band-on-the-wall-manchester-06.11.23#When:00:40:36Z US alt. rock ensemble continue their breakthrough year with a stunning set in rain-lashed Manchester 2023-11-10T00:40:36+00:00 Live Reviews: Mildred Maude @ Moor Beer Vaults, London, 27.10.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/mildred-maude-moor-beer-vaults-london-27.10.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/mildred-maude-moor-beer-vaults-london-27.10.23#When:04:25:54Z A double hit of shoegazing excellence, the Falmouth noise rock maximalists are joined by Three Quarter Skies as support 2023-11-09T04:25:54+00:00 Live Reviews: The Boo Radleys / Cud @ O2 Academy Islington, London 04.11.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/the-boo-radleys-cud-o2-academy-islington-london-04.11.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/the-boo-radleys-cud-o2-academy-islington-london-04.11.23#When:23:36:46Z Recently reunited, often underappreciated Wirral melodicists do their masterpiece Giant Steps proud in inspired double-header nostalgia-fest 2023-11-05T23:36:46+00:00 Albums: bdrmm: I Don’t Know (Rock Action Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/bdrmm-i-dont-know-rock-action-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/bdrmm-i-dont-know-rock-action-records#When:01:55:29Z Imperial Bedroom: Lauded shoegazers ring the changes with slowburning second album 2023-10-06T01:55:29+00:00 Albums: Arthur Russell: Picture of Bunny Rabbit (Audika Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/arthur-russell-picture-of-bunny-rabbit-audika-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/arthur-russell-picture-of-bunny-rabbit-audika-records#When:00:37:01Z Late, lamented avant-disco legend makes deeply introspective, one-of-a-kind music for himself alone…if we keep quiet, we may be permitted to eavesdrop… 2023-09-16T00:37:01+00:00 Albums: Seas of Mirth: Kriller (Eelshock / Sentient Rash / Post Music) http://bearded.local/albums/article/seas-of-mirth-kriller-eelshock-sentient-rash-post-music http://bearded.local/albums/article/seas-of-mirth-kriller-eelshock-sentient-rash-post-music#When:23:50:24Z Underwater-themed party fiends return with more wonky, funky jams 2023-09-13T23:50:24+00:00 Albums: Juan Wauters: Wandering Rebel (Captured Tracks) http://bearded.local/albums/article/juan-wauters-wandering-rebel-captured-tracks http://bearded.local/albums/article/juan-wauters-wandering-rebel-captured-tracks#When:22:09:13Z Emigre singer-songwriter strikes gold with witty and playful acoustic-based collection 2023-09-11T22:09:13+00:00 Albums: Baxter Dury: I Thought I Was Better Than You (PIAS Le Label / Heavenly) http://bearded.local/albums/article/baxter-dury-i-thought-i-was-better-than-you-pias-le-label-heavenly http://bearded.local/albums/article/baxter-dury-i-thought-i-was-better-than-you-pias-le-label-heavenly#When:15:07:46Z Seventh time around Dury creates his own masterpiece, a perfectly realised mix of gleaming nocturnal grooves and next-level wordplay 2023-09-08T15:07:46+00:00 Albums: Robert Rotifer: Holding Hands In Petropolis (Gare du Nord Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/robert-rotifer-holding-hands-in-petropolis-gare-du-nord-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/robert-rotifer-holding-hands-in-petropolis-gare-du-nord-records#When:13:35:24Z Classy set from multi-hyphenate Austrian broadcaster and musician features lyrics to die for 2023-09-07T13:35:24+00:00 Albums: P.G. Six: Murmurs and Whispers (Drag City) http://bearded.local/albums/article/pg-six-murmurs-and-whispers-drag-city http://bearded.local/albums/article/pg-six-murmurs-and-whispers-drag-city#When:03:43:57Z Visionary US singer-songwriter combines intriguing range of influences to create magical, spacious post-folk 2023-09-07T03:43:57+00:00 Albums: The Boo Radleys: Giant Steps (Two-Piers) (Reissue) http://bearded.local/albums/article/the-boo-radleys-giant-steps-two-piers-reissue http://bearded.local/albums/article/the-boo-radleys-giant-steps-two-piers-reissue#When:15:07:23Z Indie rock melodicists update psychedelia for the 90s in their ambitious, genre-defying masterpiece 2023-08-23T15:07:23+00:00 Albums: Wye Oak: Every Day Like The Last: Collected Singles 2019–2023 (Merge) http://bearded.local/albums/article/wye-oak-every-day-like-the-last-collected-singles-20192023-merge http://bearded.local/albums/article/wye-oak-every-day-like-the-last-collected-singles-20192023-merge#When:01:58:55Z Stand alone singles and new material combined on US alt. rock notables latest 2023-08-16T01:58:55+00:00 Albums: Comet Gain: The Misfit Jukebox (Tapete Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/comet-gain-the-misfit-jukebox-tapete-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/comet-gain-the-misfit-jukebox-tapete-records#When:02:52:47Z Cult indie-pop troupe cover all the bases with eclectic, ramshackle odds-n'-sods compilation 2023-07-28T02:52:47+00:00 Albums: Jim O’Rourke: Hands That Bind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Drag City) http://bearded.local/albums/article/jim-orourke-hands-that-bind-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-drag-ci http://bearded.local/albums/article/jim-orourke-hands-that-bind-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-drag-ci#When:03:06:10Z Set of spooky ambient atmospherics will do a good job of freaking you out...if that's what you want 2023-07-27T03:06:10+00:00 Albums: Lorelle Meets The Obsolete: Datura (Sonic Cathedral) http://bearded.local/albums/article/lorelle-meets-the-obsolete-datura-sonic-cathedral1 http://bearded.local/albums/article/lorelle-meets-the-obsolete-datura-sonic-cathedral1#When:01:44:07Z Psych rock notables return with retooled sound on bracing sixth album 2023-07-13T01:44:07+00:00 Albums: Ulrika Spacek: Compact Trauma (Tough Love) http://bearded.local/albums/article/ulrika-spacek-compact-trauma-tough-love http://bearded.local/albums/article/ulrika-spacek-compact-trauma-tough-love#When:12:01:25Z Drawing inspiration from US alt. rock pioneers, the London quintet return with their first LP in six years 2023-06-22T12:01:25+00:00 Albums: Cory Hanson: Western Cum (Drag City) http://bearded.local/albums/article/cory-hanson-western-cum-drag-city http://bearded.local/albums/article/cory-hanson-western-cum-drag-city#When:02:20:18Z More guitars than you can shake a stick at, quirky production touches and moments of lovelorn beauty make Wand man's solo effort worth a listen 2023-06-16T02:20:18+00:00 Albums: Deer Tick: Emotional Contracts (ATO Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/deer-tick-emotional-contracts-ato-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/deer-tick-emotional-contracts-ato-records#When:18:09:05Z Storied US folk rock ensemble add another sterling entry to their ledger 2023-06-12T18:09:05+00:00 Live Reviews: The Primitives @ O2 Academy Islington, London, 26.05.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/the-primitives-o2-academy-islington-london-26.05.23 http://bearded.local/live/article/the-primitives-o2-academy-islington-london-26.05.23#When:14:11:07Z A set of indie pop heaven celebrating the anniversary of classic album Lovely 2023-06-01T14:11:07+00:00 Albums: Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko (Wagram Music) http://bearded.local/albums/article/fatoumata-diawara-london-ko-wagram-music http://bearded.local/albums/article/fatoumata-diawara-london-ko-wagram-music#When:17:54:49Z Malian superstar and famous friends collaborate to make eclectically original, beautiful, healing music 2023-05-30T17:54:49+00:00 Albums: Abracadabra: Shapes & Colors (Melodic) http://bearded.local/albums/article/abracadabra-shapes-colors-melodic http://bearded.local/albums/article/abracadabra-shapes-colors-melodic#When:00:01:20Z Ascendant Californian duo deliver intriguing set of off-beam synth pop on new disc 2023-04-27T00:01:20+00:00 Albums: Emmett Finley: Emmett Finley (Big Potato Records) http://bearded.local/albums/article/emmett-finley-emmett-finley-big-potato-records http://bearded.local/albums/article/emmett-finley-emmett-finley-big-potato-records#When:00:19:24Z The only album by rediscovered Golden Age singer-songwriter marks the death throes of the 60s in lovelorn, baroque balladry 2023-04-25T00:19:24+00:00