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Vanishing Twin reveal Archives

When it comes to new releases by Vanishing Twin, it’s always best to expect the unexpected. The experimental trio’s new LP Archives, their fifth in ten years, is no exception. The playful multi-instrumentalists continue to mine a rich seam of minimalism, kosmiche, post-punk, and dream-laden psychedelia. However, each new Vanishing Twin lp can stand alone, […]

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Hot Box gears up for shoegaze sensations

Even Butterflies Make A Sound presents two talented trios and a fantastic foursome from France on Wednesday, 4 November at Chelmsford’s Hot Box venue. Please click here to head to DICE to get your tickets. Waves Crashing come from Olympia, Washington State, Healees’ home is Paris, France, and Hibiscus Haze hail from Colchester, Essex. The […]

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Come join Sairie beneath the spreading tree

My first encounter with Sairie was a bit perplexing. The East Sussex-based folk trio were playing at Union Music Store as part of Lewes Psych Fest in January 2023. Eager punters crammed in between the vinyl bins; the group was lodged tightly into the shop’s triangular corner at the end of the building. Despite the […]

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Joan As Police Woman interview and tour dates

Joan Wasser and I talk about her desire to re-imagine her classic debut LP, her frequent, amazing musical collaborations, and, of course, Jeff Buckley.

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It’s the end of the world as we know it. Does Tom Johnson feel fine?

Verbal Diary introduced us to the absurd, ambitious mind of Tom Johnson. Armageddon Outta Here sees him gleefully dial everything up to catastrophic proportions. Where once the chaos lived inside a diary, it now engulfs the entire planet. This new project follows Johnson’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Verbal Diary. Paul Bradley and John Otway entrusted […]

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Abrasive Trees to shine Under The Turning Light

Abrasive Trees bring their brooding, immersive post-rock to Colchester Arts Centre this Friday, 27 March. The group, led by Matthew Rochford, headline a carefully curated night of dark-ambient atmospheres and slow-burning intensity. Abrasive Trees also have new music in the pipeline (details below). Tickets are just £8 and are available here. Line-up details An outstanding […]

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Vicci and Bavota say: Be Human

Even Butterflies Make A Sound is delighted to present an evening of gorgeous, contemplative, exhilarating music for music lovers to cherish. Two incredible duos with different takes on post-classical, ambient music will feature. Vocalist and violinist Violeta Vicci (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Fontaines DC) and pianist Bruno Bavota (Not Me But Us) released their first […]

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Black Grove seek A New Wilderness

The debut lp by Black Grove, A New Wilderness, is thrilling, emotional, euphoric, didactic, and cinematic. It charts an odyssey through, on the face of it, the physical landscape. But, as a piece, the record poses questions about the human condition in the natural world. (While reading this feature, you’ll be surprised when nature swoops […]

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Lorelle Meets The Obsolete to play Chelmsford’s Hot Box

Even Butterflies Makes A Sound is delighted to announce that sonic pioneers Lorelle Meets The Obsolete will play Chelmsford’s Hot Box on Friday, 15 May 2026. The duo have just released their seventh LP, Corporal on Sonic Cathedral. Please purchase you tickets in advance here. The gig announcement comes hot on the heels of this […]

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Verbal Diary comes to the end of its run(s)

Verbal Diary is a gloriously inventive, warm-hearted, bitter-sweet, and laugh-out loud show. It really is a must-see. Trouble is, it will end for good soon. And the lucky denizens of the Cryer Arts in Carshalton will be those fortunate to bear witness as the curtains come down for the last time. There’s so much to […]