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Review – Encircled – The Universal Mirth – by Kevin Thompson
Time flies, this time last week I was home after a very pleasant trip to the launch party for Encircled’s new album ‘The Universal Mirth’, down in the deepest merging of the potteries’ ‘Five Towns’ so named by author Arnold Bennett (though it was actually six), in Stoke On Trent. I had the great pleasure…
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Encircled Announce Third Album – The Universal Mirth – Released 4th August
Midlands prog rockers Encircled will release ‘The Universal Mirth’ on August 4th. ‘The Universal Mirth’ is their third album, a follow up to the bands critically acclaimed 2017 album ‘The Monkey Jamboree’. “We have gone a bit darker on this album”, says Bass/keyboard player Scott Evans. “The music came first and we had a lot…
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Review – Encircled – The Monkey Jamboree – by Kevin Thompson
It’s always nice to be appreciated for things you do, to be recognised for contributions you make. So I felt quite chuffed when Scott Evans of the band Encircled contacted me direct and asked would I consider doing a lead review of their new upcoming album ‘The Monkey Jamboree’. The initial elation then moved to…