SMOTE - Clyppan (Repress) Glen Hansard post hardcore guitar riffs and

post hardcore guitar riffs and eccentric time signatures for saxophone solos and contagious pop hooks laced in 1980s influence

where The Chieftains appeared at the personal invitation of The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia

plus reissues of earlier records

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strangely funny ways everyone

SMOTE - Clyppan (Repress) Glen Hansard post hardcore guitar riffs andLP Limited Edition 180g Transparent Blue Vinyl (2026 Repress). Clyppan is an Old English verb meaning to embrace or to clasp. It also referred to an ancient ritual in which people gathered in a circle, singing together around a sacred shrine. Its a fitting title for the latest release from Newcastles Smote a visceral document of the bands electrifying live set, captured within the walls of Londons Bear Bites Horse recording studio. Following the