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Issue 23

featuring The Hara New Issue Out Now
Plunge and dive deep into the forthcoming ‘Stuck In The Mud’ EP by Sheffield’s Life Aquatic Band.

'Stuck In The Mud' EP Released 6th March 2026

W: Peter James May

'Stuck in the Mud' is a four-track EP produced by three-time Mercury-nominated Shuta Shinoda (Hot Chip, Ghostpoet, Spiritualized). Known for their high-energy, genre-hopping live shows, Life Aquatic Band
have honed their sound into something tighter, darker and more dancefloor-focused, drawing on the energy of acts like DEVO, The B-52’s, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip and Fat Dog.

The title track is definitely a psychedelic curveball that you need in your life. It is a shimmering slice of electro-punk that distils the band's high-octane live energy into
something lean, dark and instantly danceable. This Sheffield dance-punk quintet know they fill the dancefloor but they also leave the pulse racing.

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