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Review: 'The Demon' by Hubert Selby Jr
Selby's The Demon is a disturbingly raw account of how difficult it is for some to escape their inner urges and destructive tendencies
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Live Review: Wolf Alice - Reading Festival 2018
Wolf Alice smash their Reading and Leeds Festival performance out of the park with a thrilling career-spanning set
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Album Review: Slaves - Acts Of Fear And Love
Slaves return with an impressive third album, binning the meaningless skits of the previous LP whilst demonstrating the lyrical and vocal power of frontman Isaac Holman
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Album Review: The Vaccines - Combat Sports
The Vaccines manage to rise from the rubble with a fourth album that harks back to the good old days, and may be their strongest release to date
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Live Review: The Wombats
The Wombats bring their relentless energy to the Academy for a second sold out show
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Interview: The Wombats
Tord Knudsen from The Wombats sits down with Jake Oliver for a chat about karaoke, inspirations and how the band have changed over the last decade
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Album: The Neighbourhood - The Neighbourhood
California's moody monochromatic musicians drop an extremely average third album.
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Preview: The Wombats
Jake Oliver expresses his excitement for the two huge shows that The Wombats are planning in Manchester later this year
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Live Review: Pale Waves
Goth-pop heroes Pale Waves bring their 80s inspired heartbreak to Gorilla
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Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Beautiful people will ruin your life. Well, something ruined this album alright
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Live Review: No Hot Ashes
Stockport saviours take on their biggest show to date at the Manchester Club Academy, Jake Oliver reports
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Record Reappraisal: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Before Arctic Monkeys return from their long hiatus, Jake Oliver goes back in time to look at where it all began