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‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division

  ‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division In ‘The Journey,’ a sonic mosaic unfolds that—permeated by neon-soaked synth pads and a melody that feels like memory—is less a song than a spiritual compass. The time that relentlessly pursues us, according to ‘Time keeps chasing us every day’, is not portrayed as an enemy, but as a constant touchstone that we face with our heads held high: ‘ We won't let the rain wash us away’ . Photography, here metaphorically as a key to the past, opens doors to moments that seem long gone but live on within us. The chorus – a kind of collective mantra – describes not just a journey, but an intertwining of stories that support each other. The garden in which hopes take root becomes a symbol of what must be nurtured in order to flourish. And when ‘ our songs have lost a note or two ’, it is not a flaw, but proof of lived depth. A song that is not meant to be heard, but to be lived through – like a familiar glance at an old photo album by candlelight. b...
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Album of the week: Native Harrow - Old Kind Of Magic

Native Harrow

Native Harrow - Old Kind Of Magic

Native Harrow, Sussex
Old Kind of Magic, the fifth longplayer from Native Harrow, arrives two years into their new life in Sussex, England. It is in this new place that they have self-produced a work that is simultaneously their most sweepingly expansive and delicately intimate album to date. 
The songs contained herein move dramatically from the opening field recording of the Brighton seaside, to Laurel Canyon-esque folk-rock, piano and rhodes tinged soul-jazz balladry, oud and harpsichord driven 60s technicolour psychedelia, dense modernistic string quartet writing, and wide-as-the-western skies panoramic pedal steel with sepia-toned 12-string. 

Old Kind of Magic will be released on 28th October 2022 via Loose, available on LP, CD, and digital.

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IN-STORE TOUR:

October 29 Union Music Store, Lewes @ 2pm
November 1 David’s Music, Letchworth @ 6pm
November 2 Truck Records, Oxford @ 6pm
November 3 Jumbo Records, Leeds @ 6pm
November 4 Spinning Discs, Sheffield @ 6pm
November 5 Vinyl Tap, Huddersfield @ 2pm
November 6 Jacaranda, Liverpool @ 5:30pm
November 17 Eel Pie Records, Twickenham @ 6pm
November 18 Sound Knowledge, Marlborough @ 7pm
November 19 Hundred Records, Romsey @ 2pm
November 20 Vinilo Record Store, Southampton @ 6pm
November 21 Southsea’s Pie & Vinyl, Southsea @ 1pm

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