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Under The Influence with Haggard Cat

Haggard Cat are a critically acclaimed British post hardcore/alt-rock duo composed of drummer/backing vocalist Tom Marsh and vocalist/guitarist Matt Reynolds. We thought it about time we got a “feline” for what makes Haggard Cat purr, so we asked Matt and Tom to share four records that have been huge influences on their song writing.

Echoes of the Past: Tangerine Dream – Rubycon (50th Anniversary Edition)

The power of those three individuals, it is one of those albums that stays with you, becoming the soundtrack of your life, and is the masterpiece of all of the electronic sound Tangerine Dream has given to us.

Album Premiere: Haunted Lives (A Retrospective) – Grey Malkin

Haunted Lives provides the first retrospective for enigmatic Scottish artist Grey Malkin – a “gathering of works” from 2009–2025.

Under the Influence with Bellbird

Montreal-based quartet Bellbird play modern jazz, incorporating stylistic influences including atonal counterpoint, rock grooves, folk melodies, Minimalism, and a reigning (post)punk spirit.

Video Premiere: OREYEON – Dead Puppet Eyes

A slow, surreal descent through emptiness and decay. Built on suffocating tension and bleak atmospheres, the song evokes a world where life has become mechanical – a theatre of dead marionettes staring with hollow eyes. . .  a reflection on numbness, loss, and the quiet horror of simply existing.

Video Premiere: This Lonesome Paradise – Death Motels • Episode 2 – Changelings

This Lonesome Paradise Unveils Death Motels: A Gothic Desert Odyssey of music and cinema.

Under the Influence with The Scars

The Scars is a new musical collaboration between Swedish musicians Daniel Badeie and Martin Sandström, and they recently released their debut single Home. Found out mroe about their main musical influences.

Exclusive Track Premiere: Belonging – The Dog

Fresh from their successful vinyl release, Hollow Cells, in the summer, February sees Belonging teaming up with fellow Portlanders, Inny, for a split EP entitled The Dog. Today we premiere the title track.

Under the Influence with Nick Schlesinger from Human Crushing Machine

London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Nick Schlesinger, released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick about his main musical influences.

Echoes of the Past: King Crimson – In The Wake of Poseidon / Lizard

All in all, it is great to see these two Crimson albums come back with vengeance, and come back with more fury and more vibrant imaginations to see what other adventures will lay ahead in the Crimson catalog in 2026.

Video Premiere: The Heads – ‘Socially Awkward’

At last, a brand new album from the legendary The Heads. yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell is their first new material for 20 years. It will be released almost 30 years on from their seminal debut Relaxing With, this will be their fifth studio album proper.

Echoes of the Past: Nektar – Journey to the Centre of the Eye / A Tab in the Ocean

Journey to the Centre of the Eye and A Tab in the Ocean are worth exploring if you’re stepping in to the band’s music for the first time.

Under the Influence with Magnetic Morning

Originally self-released in 2008, A.M. by Magnetic Morning quickly became a sought-after collectible among fans of both Swervedriver and Interpol. As the album is scheduled for a re-release through Outer Battery Records we asked the band form some of their influences.

Exclusive Video Premiere: Songe – ‘Éveil’

Based in Brighton, Songe is a British/French ambient duo formed in 2023 upon stumbling on a lonely church piano. The band’s songs weave through ambient soundscapes, touches of darker noise and haunting folk.

Exclusive Video Album Premiere: Ringhold – Single Takes

Formed in 2015 in the Baltics, avant-blues duo Ringhold consists of Estonian guitarist Kalle Tikas and Latvian vocalist Eleonora Kampe. Single Takes is a live studio album capturing five distinct tracks recorded in the summer of 2025.

Exclusive Video Premiere: GIÖBIA – The Death of The Crows

The mystical day 60s rock met neo-psychedelic rock mixing up to the point of losing consciousness of their own essence, that’s when Giöbia’s acid psychedelic rock was born, in an overwhelming and incessant soundtrack with an unmistakable Italian taste. …

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