Adrian

Adrian

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social

Sonic hunter gatherer. Serious hobbyist scribe past and presently 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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My freshest twofer review for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/bell-masal-heron-crane/ ..in combination with a moment and an environmental space.. 2 albums that best fit the listening niche for Sunday mornings bathed in a blaze of autumn sunshine @soniccathedral.bsky.social @heronandcrane.bsky.social #musicreview

This is a fascinating and recommended long read...⤵️

Some weekend review reading from me on @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/antietam-counting/ Stitched together with lots of intricate instrumental details and vocal layers.. reveals its shrewdly crafted strengths over successive spins, to make it one of Antietam’s most adventurous.. LPs @taralkey.bsky.social #musicreview

After much anticipation, @robynhitchcock.bsky.social rewardingly delivered the distinctive psych-pop goods in Bath last night, with help from his nimble live band. Plenty of the hits, a string of strong recent cuts and a slew of great covers served-up with charm and wit. Worth the wait for sure.

My thoughts on the latest @kristinhersh.bsky.social solo album for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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freq.org.uk/reviews/hersh-sugar/ @acloudtotheback.bsky.social ...patience reveals the record’s genuinely rewarding virtues via the divergent matrices of its aforementioned arrangements, even if its significance in the wider canon will take a little longer... @kristinhersh.bsky.social #musicreview

ICYMI: My still-fresh drone-themed review bundle for @freqzine.bsky.social⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/drones-2026/ the artists.. draw their strength from such sonic æther funnelling, both consciously and subliminally. @krankyltd.bsky.social @woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com @12xurecs.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @wiaiwya.bsky.social #musicreview

It's all about the drones in my freshest @freqzine.bsky.social review bundle...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/drones-2026/ the artists.. draw their strength from such sonic æther funnelling, both consciously and subliminally. @krankyltd.bsky.social @woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com @12xurecs.bsky.social @theleaflibrary.bsky.social @wiaiwya.bsky.social #musicreview

My take on the new EP from Theory Of Ghosts for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/theo... ... this hybrid set-up of past Piano Magic players from different eras of the group gels ... focusing proceedings even more tightly on the ensemble’s pop-noir smarts on the two bookend tracks fronted by @glenjohnson.bsky.social #musicreview

My takes on the latest three Jane Weaver reissues for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social writes: "Although more organically earthbound and less sonically expansive overall, this triumvirate of nascent offerings doesn’t simply dispense thin sketchy outlines for Weaver’s latter-day Technicolored presentations." #indie #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/jane...

Well worth a listen for a detailed insight into the world of @polypores.bsky.social...⤵️

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The second episode of National Grid is now available! Featuring me and @guerrillabiscuits.bsky.social with our guest, @polypores.bsky.social, enjoying an hour of chat covering Stephen's musical influences, his approach to making music, and plenty more. shows.acast.com/national-gri...

My newest review piece for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/prol... ..sustaining a reputation for molten brilliance in the live arena .. @prolapseband.bsky.social creative stock has never been higher.. another dive into their.. relationship with BBC #musicreview @precrecs.bsky.social @derrymick.bsky.social

Great to read Antietam getting some deserved quality Q&A treatment here...⤵️

Sun 13@sun13music.bsky.social

"The band is still where I grow the most." An interview with Antietam's Tara Key and Tim Harris. Be the first to listen to the band's new single, 'The Finest Line' - taken from their forthcoming album, 'The Counting Game' - out next week via Dromedary Records. sun-13.com/2026/08/25/a...

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

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : "sounds and ideas that can sate listeners’ appetites on subliminal and intuitive levels, whilst also pushing them to sample new additions on the artistic menu." #musicreview @polypores.bsky.social @auralcanyon.bsky.social @rustedrailrecords.bsky.social

My latest review for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : subtly inventive instrumentals & warmly abstract songs. .. the multi-skilled @catekennan.bsky.social solitarily forges ..varying combinations of keyboards, electronics, strings, guitars & her own reverb-wrapped vocals @krankyltd.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/cate...

My latest piece for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social on #compilations from @woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com & @skepwax.bsky.social with @brianbilston.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @polypores.bsky.social @ryanshirlow.bsky.social @flcartographer.bsky.social and many many more #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/pet-...

My latest review thoughts in words for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/taps-trinity-customs Otherworldly and oblique in equal measures, this is a curiously compelling conception overall that signifies ..a longer epic journey or a fleeting collaborative detour #musicreview @woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com @mplater.bsky.social

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

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : "...it’s back to core archival business once again with three further releases from @precrecs.bsky.social , albeit with a few novel twists in the tale.." @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social @ageofchance.bsky.social #archival #indierock #musicreview #bbcsessions t.ly/Bc1dH

My latest review bundle for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social : As some.. @soniccathedral.bsky.social fledgling artists have left the fold of late.. it has fallen to two veteran enterprises to lead on the label’s mid-year release schedule and related activities. With @headtech.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/earl... #musicreview

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: "it’s hard to advise against grabbing all three of these quite limited Brown Spirits reissues in one go. Whilst your bank account and storage space might not thank you in the moment, your ears will do long into the future" #kosmische #psychedelic #musicreview t.ly/mJSRf