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kayls @ Oxford Art Factory, 18th Nov

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 18 November 2025

“kayls is just a voice plus a guitar tonight but it’s like having stars burst quietly in your head. Shy and quiet as it is – damn near apologetic at moments – it’s a set of small movements that very slowly but irresistibly put you back on your arse. A set of raw material from […]

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Featured Tracks This Week: #36 2025

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 6 September 2025

As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these. If you’re looking for new albums, all the new long-players I’ve spotted from emerging, independent, and DIY artists are […]

Tags Baker Boy, Great Job!, kayls, Lotte Gallagher, Speed Bumps

I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment