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Review | "The music of Shape of Silence is world building" Saint Sister - Shape Of Silence

Review | "The music of Shape of Silence is world building" Read TLMT's take on .@Saint_Sister_'s 'Shape Of Silence'

The Last Mixed Tape reviews Shape Of Silence, the long-awaited debut album from alt-folk duo Saint Sister. 

The music of Shape of Silence is world building. Casting a widescreen sound across the span of twelve tightly interwoven tracks, Saint Sister’s debut offering is a cinematic affair filled with a sense of enchanting foreboding and sonic beauty.

An album that plays out in long form, the…

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Premiere | Sive returns with the non-stop rhythm of 'Swallow Me'

Premiere | .@sivemusic returns with the non-stop rhythm of 'Swallow Me'

The Last Mixed Tape is proud to premiere the music video for ‘Swallow Me’, the brand new single from songwriter Sive. 

A song tangled in non-stop rhythm and barque-pop inflected melody, ‘Swallow Me’ finds Sive undergoing something of a sea-change stylistically as well as sonically in the build-up her new album The Roaring Girl.

From the jolting backdrop of the song itself to the merging of…

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Listen | Maija Sofia returns with 'Persephone'

Listen | .@maija_sofia returns with 'Persephone'

Indie-folk artist Maija Sofia has released her brand new single, the mournful ‘Persephone’. 

Described by Maija Sofia as an “ode to the many talented women throughout history who have been oppressed and overshadowed at the hands of an abuse”, ‘Persephone’ is a gently set song that focuses on the lyrics, with each word delivered by Sofia’s soft-spoken vocal having its own equal importance.

Buildi…

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Q&A | In Their Thousands

Q&A | .@intheirthousand recently spoke to TLMT

In Their Thousands will play their biggest headline show to date this Thursday (December 8th)  at the Sound House in Dublin. The band’s Declan McClafferty recently took the time to speak to TLMT about the group’s re-emergence, Leonard Cohen, and ITT’s new direction.

As a band, what is influencing you at the moment? It’s really hard to not be immersed in Leonard Cohen’s back catalogue at the…

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Listen | Check out the gentle alt-pop of 'Blur' by Paul Sheridan

Listen | Check out the gentle alternative-pop of 'Blur' by .@paulsheridan92

Alternative-poo singer-songwriter Paul Sheridan has released the gentle folk sound of his new single ‘Blur’.

A slow-moving track, the subtle build of alternative-pop and folk sounds that create Paul Sheridan’s sound are beautifully captured in ‘Blur’, which is taken from the artist’s forthcoming E.P.

Rising and falling upon the weaving strings and large dynamic percussive jumps, Sheridan’s voice…

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Watch | We Raise Bears return with 'To A Distant Plain'

Watch | .@WeRaiseBears return with 'To A Distant Plain'

Alternative-folk two-piece We Raise Bear have returned with the music video for ‘To A Distant Plain’.

The first single taken from the duo’s upcoming debut E.P, ‘To A Distant Plain’ is a powerful first introduction into We Raise Bears sound.

Filled with knife-edge guitars, pounding rhythms and frantically performed choruses the track carries with it a lot of weight both sonically and emotionally.

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