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December 2024
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- December 12
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- December 10
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- “Defiantly lo-fi, reassuring us that wrongness can feel so right sometimes”: The Flaming Lips’ Blu-ray edition of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
- "Anyone who loves epic, powerful and ingenious metal needs this in their ears immediately." Hold those end of year lists: Múr just put out one of the best metal debut albums of 2024
- December 9
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- “At any venue, every time, this band play like their lives depend on it”: While She Sleeps reiterate their place among the metalcore elite with exhilarating London show
- “Whether as a solo performer or part of a band, his remarkable playing and strident yet emotive voice remains a remarkable legacy”: John Wetton’s Concentus live box set, volume one
- "Confidence Man are ridiculous. They're also one of the best live acts on Planet Earth right now." Melbourne's EDM party starters turn Brixton Academy into a delirious rave with one of the gigs of the year
- December 6
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- "Sometimes a gig is more than just a gig." Friends of the late, great Mark Lanegan - including Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde and Bobby Gillespie - assemble in London for an emotional, once-in-a-lifetime celebration of a truly singular talent
- From before he used the Elephant Man's spine for a marimba: Tom Waits' The Heart Of A Saturday Night still sounds smoky on anniversary coloured vinyl
- December 5
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- "Filled with ghosts from rock'n'soul’s illustrious past": True believers DeWolff express their love of music on Muscle Shoals
- “Pure alchemy – and rendered in Vangelis’ Atmos mix, it makes Armageddon sound surprisingly inviting”: Aphrodite’s Child witness the end of the world again with a repackaged 666
- December 4
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- “A compelling journey… expansive use of ambience, drones and sequenced electronic rhythms”: Klaus Shulze’s 101 Milky Way
- “Dismissed by some as too lightweight, time has reframed it as a pivotal album musically and historically”: Marillion’s This Strange Engine Deluxe Edition
- "Often mesmerising, sometimes strange but never less than compelling." Sleep Token show London why they've become metal's biggest success story in over two decades
- December 2
- December 1
