Interview with Palace on new album, 'Ox'
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Sam Tompkins live @ KOKO pictures & review
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GIFT talk 'uninhibited' third album, 'Frenzy For The Thrill'
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The Amazons: Gig Gallery
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Interview with Palace on new album, 'Ox' | Sam Tompkins live @ KOKO pictures & review | GIFT talk 'uninhibited' third album, 'Frenzy For The Thrill' | The Amazons: Gig Gallery |
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GIFT’s third studio album, set for release in January 2027, is a toss up between control and abandon in the search for success, led by recent single ‘Hand To The Flame’ — a retelling of the Greek myth of Icarus. Read our chat with frontman TJ Freda ahead of the NYC band’s headline London show at The Lexington.
14/10/26
Hosted by Banquet Records, Circuit marked the first of a series of intimate gigs from the British indie legends; Stockport’s finest Blossoms, in celebration of their freshly released and recently crowned (fifth!) number one album, ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’. Read the review from the Kingston show.
12/10/26
The Amazons have eschewed most major cities on their 21st Century Fiction: Epilogue tour, instead preferring to bring their spirited indie rock to regional cities across the country… so we went to see them at The Old Fire Station in Bournemouth. Find the gig review and photos here.
09/10/26
Sam Tompkins delivered a heartwarming set on his sold-out London stop on the ‘ARE WE GONNA SING?’ tour in KOKO; a night that was unexpectedly uplifting in the context of its subject matter. Find the full review plus photos here.
08/10/26
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.
28/09/26
FLETCHR FLETCHR’s gig at Chats Palace was so hot the fire brigade turned up. In truth, that may not be because of the band, though it is accurate to say that from the get-go, theirs was a properly sweaty gig. Photos and review here.
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