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british rock music from the mid 60s onwards – podcasts, features and much more. tim staffell, the original lead singer of pre-queen trio smile alongside brian may and roger taylor, tells his story. in this new peter raeburn‘s debut album ‘note to self’ is a sonically pretty, moving collection of songs. music soundscapes meet beautifully woven melody and insightful lyrics typified by the title track. he’s brought all his experience as an award winning composer, producer and music supervisor into this personal project. with songs like ‘the stars’, ‘just to be with you’ and ‘people person’ you wonder whether one these tracks will go viral like david gray two decades ago, bringing peter’s remarkable talent overground: spotify.com leeds band wuzi‘s infectious blend of grunge, psych with a pop heart shines on new ep ‘severed head’. anchored by opener ‘already dead’, the first three tracks highlight this intoxicating brew before closer ‘autumn grove’ recalls pablo honey era radiohead and big tide’s ‘hide me in your spaceship’ is the first taste of debut lp for the band with liverpool and leeds connections. with hints liverpool trio joe symes and the loving kind‘s album phase ii follows the path of their famous indie forefathers. there’s a mancunian influence and all the better for it, ‘come to other side’ has an oasis-meets-doves feel, whereas ‘summer’s almost coming’ retains the gallagher melody with a squire-esque guitar phrase. the two minute ‘turn me on, turn me out tonight’ show the group’s knack for plucking a timeless melody out of the air: joesymesandthelovingkind.co.uk chicago’s the thin cherries, founded by steven delisi (phenomenal cat) and mark lofgren (the luck of eden hall), bring together a myriad of indie influences on second album on moose island. each of its 10 tracks bring a layer of different influences, from folk to synth pop. after the success of their debut lp ‘adventure’. lydian collective‘s single ‘high 555’ continues their rich vein of