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Jeff Hemmings looks into Mirrors

Brighton band Mirrors have been making a big impression in the last year or so; their mesmerising fusion of mid-late ’70s krautrock and late ’70s/early ’80s new wave synthpop has caught the imagination.

“Me and Tate were in a band previously,” says James, who, along with Tate, Ali, and drummer Joseph, make up the band. “We lived in Bexhill and fancied a change. Then we met Ali, found we had common interests, and it developed from there.”
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Jeff Hemmings gets to know James Yorkston

Quietly, Fife’s James Yorkston has established himself as an artist of substantial pedigree, releasing a stream of highly praised albums – all thoughtful and inspired works – since his 2002 debut, Moving Up Country.
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Jeff Hemmings talks to Ian Parton of The Go Team!

Having created a unique and thrilling sound template back in 2004 with their debut album Thunder, Lightning, Strike, Brighton’s The Go! Team haven’t let go of a good thing. Instead, they are expanding and fine-tuning this mash-up of sounds that have been loosely described as psychedelic hip-hop.
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Jeff Hemmings talks to folk artist Emily Barker

As I have tirelessly (or is that tiresomely?) waffled on about over the years, the DIY movement is a good thing – something to be encouraged, benefitting artists and the public alike, and, ironically, providing work and lots of little cottage industries here, there and everywhere. The world of folk has known and practised this for some time, and Emily Barker is another in a long line of exceptional DIY folk artists who just get on with it. They are brave artistic souls with something to say and plenty of people to hear it…
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