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(66:52; Apollon Records) Track list: 1. Alone 9:42 2. A Dream 7:30 3. Annabel Lee 12:48 4. To One in Paradise 5:52 5. Spirits of the Dead 8:54 6. The Haunted Palace 8:33 7. A Dream Within a Dream 10:31 8. Deep in Earth 3:02 Line-up: Leon Kristoffer - vocals, instruments with: Lena - vocals Norwegian project Spirit Tomb is the creative vehicle of Norwegian composer and musician Leon Kristoffer, and following an initial EP that was released in the spring of 2023 he is now out with his debut full length album. This name of this creation is "Spiritus Lacrimarum. Dolorem in Lacrimas Efundere", and was released on Norwegian label Apollon Records in the late summer of 2023. It is very much a subtle affair we have on our hands with this album. The compositions here are very much down to Earth creations, and the only elements present are vocals, the piano and the cello. While this is a constellation of elements that can be used in a number of different manners, in terms of the overall

(40:21; The Radio Makers) Track list: 1. Edible Hearts 3:42 2. Echoes 3:44 3. Jo-Jo 4:56 4. Song for Rainy Afternoons 3:54 5. Girl Who Looks Like You 4:37 6. I'm a Poseur 3:23 7. Lucky Stars 4:37 8. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 4:05 9. I'm a Tribute (To Me) 2:53 10. Talk About You 4:30 Line-up: Andy Maddison - vocals, guitars Ian McKenna - guitars, vocals BG Mulcahy-Bowman - bass, keyboards, vocals Keith McKenna - drums, percussion with: Mike Pick - drums, percussion Steve Evansson - keyboards, vocals UK band The Radio Makers have been a feature in the UK music scene for a good handful of years, with Bristol as their base of operations. Following a number of years honing their craft on stage and presumably in the rehearsal studio, the band are now out with their debut album. This creation is called "Lucky Stars [Got My Radio]", and was self-released by the band. The self-description of The Radio Makers place them inside of a power pop context with a little bit of