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@acloudtotheback

Sonic hunter gatherer. Past/present scribe for Under The Surface, Comes With A Smile, Delusions of Adequacy, Pennyblack Music, Concrete Islands and Freq. Freq: https://freq.org.uk/tag/adrian All views my own.

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Latest posts by Adrian @acloudtotheback

A Lilac Decline - Shadow Days (Rusted Rail)
A Lilac Decline - Shadow Days (Rusted Rail) YouTube video by Rusted Rail

Very promising first taste of the imminent new A Lilac Decline album on @rustedrailrecords.bsky.social... ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf80...

06.03.2026 18:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi @shelfliferecords.bandcamp.com - Will there be any UK stores distribution for this 7", to save on shipping costs?

06.03.2026 17:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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kisses, by kisses 8 track album

The preceding debut album is also a must, which I have listened to on repeat a LOT: kisses5eva.bandcamp.com/album/kisses

03.03.2026 17:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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kisses - You Are In My Dreams ...this second full-length set from Melbourne’s capital letter-averse kisses has a lot to live up to, both in comparison to the label’s stunning sole LP 2025 outing from Sienna Thornton and the quinte...

Agreed... Here's my take on it too: freq.org.uk/reviews/kiss...

03.03.2026 08:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My freshest @freqzine.bsky.social review... ⤵️

02.03.2026 18:37 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Another review bundle from me on @freqzine.bsky.social, centered around the @skepwax.bsky.social family...⤵️

23.02.2026 18:28 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

My fave cut from the new Railcard CD too... @ianbutton.bsky.social and co. go disco-kosmische. ⤵️

17.02.2026 20:43 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Wattle and Daub, by Dave Heumann from the album Themes From Blue Honey

Totally absorbed in another @daveheumann.bsky.social solo electric album and especially by this 14+ min gem within...⤵️🎧 arbouretum.bandcamp.com/track/wattle...

16.02.2026 19:59 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Another fresh @freqzine.bsky.social review from me... ⤵️

16.02.2026 19:25 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

One of my latest reviews for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

16.02.2026 18:27 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

My take on the new @whitelands.bsky.social album via @soniccathedral.bsky.social up on @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

08.02.2026 18:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Cool, will definitely check it out... Thanks for the tip.

06.02.2026 19:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Guitar Tapes Vol 1, by Dave Heumann 7 track album

Belatedly discovering but satisfyingly absorbing this selection of elemental solo electric guitar essays from Arbouretum's @daveheumann.bsky.social on @suncru.bsky.social. Hopefully there be a second volume some day...

daveheumann.bandcamp.com/album/guitar...

06.02.2026 19:42 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

Another review from me for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

02.02.2026 21:25 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

My Q&A with @ianbutton.bsky.social (Papernut Cambridge, Gare du Nord Records, Railcard, The Penrose Web, Heavenly et. al) is just up on @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

31.01.2026 19:09 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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In the Hour of Dust, by Grant-Lee Phillips 11 track album

Last year's long-player is also worth catching-up with.... grantleephillips.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...

24.01.2026 12:14 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Little Moon, by Grant-Lee Phillips 12 track album

Really enjoying digging back into @grantleephillips.bsky.social catalogue after his life-affirming solo acoustic show in Bristol a week or so ago. Including this rousing and warmhearted affair...➡️⤵️ grantleephillips.bandcamp.com/album/little...

24.01.2026 12:14 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Tentacles, by Plankton Wat from the album The Vanishing World

Loving this taster track of a new incoming Plankton Wat on @suncru.bsky.social... planktonwat-suncru.bandcamp.com/track/tentac...

23.01.2026 20:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

My latest 'twofer' review on @freqzine.bsky.social of the new Pullman and Winged Wheel LPs. ⤵️

@12xurecs.bsky.social / @fkabundy.bsky.social / @westernvinyl.bsky.social

19.01.2026 18:27 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

My first @freqzine.bsky.social piece for 2026... ⤵️

09.01.2026 17:51 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Cease & Desist, by Jungle Boogie 10 track album

And this, from 'Bundy' K. Brown and Britt Walford's duo project...🎧➡️ jungleboogie.bandcamp.com/album/cease-...

@fkabundy.bsky.social

02.01.2026 17:50 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Inside Energy, by Tim Barnes 6 track album

Which has happily led me into finding this...🎧➡️ timbarnes.bandcamp.com/album/inside...

02.01.2026 17:50 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

This is a touching, entertaining and illuminating interview, that I've just caught up with quite belatedly...🎙️⤵️

02.01.2026 17:50 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

My last review of 2025 for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

23.12.2025 20:42 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

My new Q&A feature with Matt Pond for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

20.12.2025 14:28 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Robert Dallas Gray - The Vallum / M John Henry - Strange Is The Way Having hooked-up as a low-key instrumental explorer super-duo of sorts in recent years — under the moniker of Whin – the Glasgow-based Martin John Henry (De Rosa, Jewel Scheme, Henry and Fleetwood) an...

It acts as a fine sequel to his still-fresh previous release, that I reviewed for @freqzine.bsky.social earlier this year. ➡️https://freq.org.uk/reviews/dallas-gray-henry/

13.12.2025 11:17 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Missals, by Robert Dallas Gray 6 track album

Feeling the aural benefits today of more intimate elemental essaying from @robertdallasgray.com, with blends of early-Brokeback, Labradford and The Durutti Column. ➡️https://robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com/album/missals

13.12.2025 11:17 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Another new review from me on @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

03.12.2025 19:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

My @freqzine.bsky.social review of the new @fuzzylightsband.bsky.social LP...⤵️

02.12.2025 23:15 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A fine account (with awesome pictures to boot) by @freqzine.bsky.social's @michaelrodhamheaps.bsky.social of a transcendental Tortoise stage outing in Bristol.

@intlanthem.bsky.social

27.11.2025 23:19 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0