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Review – Michael Woodman – Psithurism
Thumpermonkey guitarist/vocalist Michael Woodman released Psithurism on Friday, 6th August 2021, through Believers Roast. Named for the ancient Greek term for wind in the trees, Psithurism moves away from Woodman’s maximalist sci-fi contributions to Thumpermonkey’s recent Make Me Young Etc, inhabiting instead the quiet interstices between mossy wet stones. Murder ballads with funny counting, if…
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Chasing the monkey… An Exclusive Track-by-Track Guide of Make Me Young, etc. by Michael Woodman of Thumpermonkey
In a Progradar exclusive, Michael Woodman, the vocalist of Thumpermonkey, has written this track by track guide of the band’s new, full length, album – ‘Make Me Young, etc.’ 1) Veldt: This was written ages ago – in about 2010.? It was one of those songs that just sort of popped out complete, but then…
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Review – Thumpermonkey – Make Me Young, etc. – by James R. Turner
‘Make Me Young, etc.’ is Thumpermonkey’s first full length release for a while, the elusive and eclectic quartet announced their musical return last year with the stonking ‘Electricity EP’ (check out the review at the link at the end) and since then they have performed a barnstorming set at this years Eppyfest in Cheltenham (where…
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Interview with Thumpermonkey by James R Turner
Following on from his review of Thumpermonkey’s E.P. ‘Electricity’, James R Turner posted a few questions to the band… 1) The last full length release was back in 2012, so what have you guys been up in the interim Working very, very slowly on a new album, though it is pretty much complete now. Additionally,…
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Review – Thumpermonkey – Electricity – by James R Turner
