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    Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 04/04/2026 - Track 2 My second selection from Dagger is the The Echo. There is a brooding atmosphere and presence with this song which marries a staccato, hypnotic rhythm with a repetive vocal line while invoking the monochrome shades the whole album conjures. Album Of The Week - 04/04/2026 Dagger – Ist Ist   This week we have the most recent release from Manchester post-punk band Ist Ist, the third to be selected from my collection of 6 albums from this prolific band. Dagger, is the fifth studio album from Ist Ist and was only released in February of this year but it is an album which has made a strong impact on me with the development of sounds and textures that drew me to the band prior to their first album back in 2020. As I stated in my album of the week post in May 2023 for their second album, The Art Of Lying, there is a foundation in their sound that goes back to the bands such as Joy Division early Sisters Of Merc...
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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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