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New Theatre, Oxford
Thursday, 10 September 2026

I have never considered myself a devoted Yes fan. I play their music when I’m in the mood, but they are not a band I regularly revisit with the same deep craving or nostalgia as others. However, the remarkable experience I enjoyed last night certainly changes that.

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks played at the New...


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John Mitchell’s solo project Lonely Robot first appeared in 2015 with the Please Come Home album, utilising a central ‘Astronaut’ figure as an Observer, in a finely crafted album of accessible rock songs with a progre...


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So three years ago, The Fierce And The Dead released News From The Invisible World, and perhaps confounded expectations by making a vocal album, after years of indie instrumental mayhem. Whilst this strategy...


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“Where words fail, music speaks”: Hans Christian Andersen’s statement perfectly expresses the way music can evoke images, re-ignite memories and speak directly to our emotions with a directness that words alone cannot achieve. The burning question is, just how does it do this? Why does a song about catching butterflies reduce me to tears, or the return of the opening...


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With the sheer volume of albums arriving at TPA, we are generally unable to cover singles or EPs. However, as Yukimushi / Ame Ni Chiru clocks in at around the half hour mark, and neatly ties in with Gen Jitsu Mu, the latest release from Kumorigahara, it seemed appropriate to give it some attention.

A brief rewind to Kumorigahara’s 2021


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