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Shovel Dance Collective: Everything in Readiness review – ecstatic, dissonant folk music fighting for sonic and spiritual freedom
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(tak:til) The nine-piece London-based group take a radically fresh approach to traditional music, sounding raging, lo-fi and joyful as they link Britain’s violent past to its present Those thus far unaware of Shovel Dance Collective’s bracing approach to folk should probably note that their third album is not much interested…
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