Interview with Palace on new album, 'Ox'
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TOPNOTE's post-gig debrief with Swim School and Sandhouse
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corto.alto Kingston in-store: Gig Gallery
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FLETCHR FLETCHR @ Chats' Palace: Gig Gallery
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Interview with Palace on new album, 'Ox' | TOPNOTE's post-gig debrief with Swim School and Sandhouse | corto.alto Kingston in-store: Gig Gallery | FLETCHR FLETCHR @ Chats' Palace: Gig Gallery |
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The first full-length studio record released on the band’s label, Palace Presents, and a shift away from their darker sonic past, TOPNOTE spoke to 2/3 of PALACE about the new-chapter nature of ‘Ox’, the band’s fifth album.
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Palace performed to a reverential audience in St. John’s Church, Kingston last night courtesy of Banquet Records, celebrating the release of fifth studio album, ‘Ox’. Find the gig gallery and review below.
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