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Chris Familton, Journalist

Chris Familton

I'm a music journalist, publicist and musician. I’ve been writing professionally about music for the last 15 years, with my music blogs Doubtful Sounds and Post To Wire (alt-country/folk) and as a freelancer with The Music (Drum Media) since 2009, Rhythms magazine, FasterLouder and more.

I've been playing bass guitar in bands since the early ‘90s in New Zealand (Thorazine Shuffle) and Australia (The Finalists, Charlie Horse). I currently also work as a music publicist, with artists including Bluebottle Kiss, Halfway, Restless Leg, Alannah Russack. 

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Peter Hook & The Light
There wasn’t a sniff of karaoke about the performance at any point.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Black Midi - 'Cavalcade'
"'Cavalcade' delights in the way it embraces extremes."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Squid - 'Bright Green Field'
"It offers up seemingly endless musical revelations..."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Tomahawk - Tonic Immobility
"They keep things tight and defiantly rock"
Features / Music
The Music 2020 Writers' Poll: Chris Familton
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2020…
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
"It’s full of life and life-affirming creative protest."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Khruangbin - Mordechai
"A thrilling concoction that sounds otherworldly, eternally infectious and upbeat in spite of its melancholic soul"
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Album Review: Wagons - Need A Ride?
"Within the space of five songs, they cover wide musical ground, with mostly impressive results"
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Album Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy
"A consistently superb collection of songs."
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Album Review: RVG - Feral
"There’s a sense of hope and resilience that rises from the near-perfect musical backdrop."
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Album Review: Cable Ties - Far Enough
"A band locked in total unison, taking chances and playing with righteous clarity."
Features / Music
Cable Ties Have Tapped Into Something Heavy And Primitive On 'Far Enough'
Cable Ties’ Jenny McKechnie chats with Chris Familton about their new album and explains the band’s 30-minute riff test.
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