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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.
50 years on, it is an incredible debut and the beginning of Larry Fast’s journey. Ahead of its time, rewarding, and one of those albums that’ll be with you for the rest of time and into the future.
With the aptly named single ‘Distant Ghosts’ out for Halloween, we thought it was about time we found out more about what makes Oh Doom! tick to such an irresistibly slow pulse, so we asked them to pick the three albums that have proved major influences on their music.
To the spaceman, thank you for one hell of a ride you brought us, and thank you for an incredible ride you gave.
Echoes of the Past: Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
This album is definitely getting the recognition it truly deserves. It is here; it is finally ours!
If you are very new to the world of Crimson’s music, then Red is the introduction to get you on this magic carpet ride that Robert himself has endured listeners, the roller-coaster ride they’ll never forget.
Danish psychedelic stoner/doom blues band Bogwife will release their 3rd album ‘From Ashes’ next month. We asked the band about some of their musocal influences.
Vexations create frenetic and off-kilter post-psych, with dissonant layered guitars, unorthodox song structures, and vocals that oscillate between spoken word and emphatic screams, to give a punchy yet unearthly sonic experience.
True to its power, form, and incredible music that’s weighed upon their sound, White Willow have reached a homecoming with their reissue catalog from Karisma.
Progressive composer, Luigi Porto, known for his cinematic soundscapes and idiosyncratic art-rock duo Manicburg, brings his signature blend of rawness and elegance to ‘Gabor ’25’. Having been a favourite of Porto’s live shows, performed in several form …
LA-based psychedelic rock project, CADET A releases new single ‘Christine Shine On’ today, and we asked the band about their main musical influences.
On their second album Pure, Copenhagen based band Poptones draws from prog, hardcore, noise rock, post-metal, and avant-garde traditions. We asked the band about their main musical influences.
Guelph, Ontario hell-raisers Bonnie Trash are currently in the UK, in support of their recently released new album, Mourning You. We asked the band about their main musical influences.
Part Chimp are some of the best to ever have done it. Legends of what was maybe the last geographically focused, pre-social media scenes in London spanning the mid to late 00s to the early teens, they laid waste to packed, hot, sweaty rooms with their awesome racket. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second album ‘I Am Come’, Tony Jones, a lifelong fan, explores the noise
Australia’s contemporary music ensemble Hand To Earth will release their new album Ŋurru Wäŋa later this week. We asked the band about their musical influences.





