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    Album Of The Week                                                                   Album Of The Week 19/09/2026 Loud Like Love - Placebo   This week we feature the second of my 9 albums by UK alternative / post-punk band, Placebo, to be selected, with their 2013 release, Loud Like Love. As I stated back in February 2025 with my piece on their Meds album, I was not really aware of Placebo until 2003 when they released their fourth album, Sleeping With Ghosts. I was immediately impressed with the directness and compelling melodies of their guitar driven sound topped with the distinctive, engaging vocals of Brian Molko. His style of heartfelt, often melancholic vocals reminded me of Michael Stipe of R.E.M., and this complete package has made Placebo a very engaging band for me. In my music listening ...
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   Album Of The Week 2026 - Archive Album Of The Week - 03/01/2026 Dark Fields - Show of Hands We kick off 2026 with a band that have made a massive impact on my music listening, the Devon based folk duo, Show of Hands, who comprise of singer/songwriter/musician Steve Knightley and the multi-instrumentalist and folk legend Phil Beer, formerly of the Albion Band. This week’s album, Dark Fields, is the fourth of my 32 Show of Hands albums to be selected as my album of week and its an album that has a special memory, as I bought it at a gig we attended at the Exeter Phoenix soon after Julie & I started following them. Dark Fields, released in 1997, is actually the bands 6 th  album although the first 3 were cassette only and are now long out of print. Therefore, Dark Fields is the third main release album and continued the success and acclaim Show of Hands had garnered from their previous 2 albums. In 1996, Show of Hands surprisingly booked the Royal Albert Hall and even...
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