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Spike - Spike TINLICKER exploring collapse and rebirth —Spike is the synth pop project of Hannah McLoughlin. Spikes self titled debut album builds on a tradition of idiosyncratic British synth pop, bringing to mind the cold yet intimate work of Rose McDowell, Chris & Cosey and Fad Gadget. Spike embraces McLoughlins talent for songcraft, merging undeniable hooks with a deep knowledge of leftfield synth music. Throughout these ten tracks, she moves between melancholic dream pop on Breaking the Wave, wiry