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Post-hardcore is apparently a genre. We’re not too sure about that kind of thing, but Basement are apparently exponents of it and we like their new single, which is much more important information. They’re releasing a new LP – their first in eight years – called ‘Wired’ and pre-orders are where you expect them to…
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Sofia Kourtesis is a fine musician, producer and DJ and, it is the latter that we’re looking at with the release of her DJ-Kicks mix, which you can hear in full on whatever service you’re using – we’ve linked it at the foot of this piece. She says: “This mix was about bringing together all the…
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2026 is shaping up to be a hot year for R&B lovers, with a load of albums and single drops heating things up. One of the most exciting has been the releases from the UK’s very own Elmiene, who has managed to marry classic soul with modern production and jazzy flourishes. And you’re probably thinking…
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And so we begin with (Kan)Ye’s mea culpa lap, after too many years of saying and doing some of the most sincerely awful shit any musician has done in any generation, and no sensible person can just brush that off. Too often, the worst person you know asks you to separate the art from the…
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The charts are a mess, what with billionaire artists scamming everyone with multiple variants and algrothim tricks landing top slots. There’s very little joy to be found about chart certificates these days, but one small victory is that the Pack Smart Group has managed to convince the powers that be that sales made through Bandcamp…
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There’s no two ways about it – in terms of inventive, kaleidoscopic music, there’s few groups that get close to The Junipers. From 2008’s ‘Cut Your Key’, they burst onto the scene marrying the sounds of the deep-cut psychedelic 45s from your collection, to the joyful pop of Wings-era McCartney, Gilbert O’Sullivan and Emitt Rhodes,…
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Models and music doesn’t always go, so it is really nice when it works. With that, Suki Waterhouse has signed to Island Records and released a new single which is a slow burning, sleazy, glammish thing, which we’re always in the market for. The song is called ‘Back in Love’ and of course, you can…
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Well, we were halfway there. The cat is now out of the bag, and Paul McCartney has announced his 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. The album is out in May, and the track listing is already on Spotify etc. And better yet, there’s a nostalgic, pleasant song to listen to as well,…
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Gelli Haha‘s ‘Switcheroo’ LP was a whole bundle of fun and something we played a lot last year. She’s got a new song out, which is great news as it might mean a new album is on the way for 2026! The new single is called ‘Klouds Will Carry Me To Sleep’ and happily, it’s…
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Country Joe McDonald passed away last week, leaving us remembering his biggest known hot – ‘I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag’ – feeling horribly topical. See, while a lot of anti-war songs are serious, sombre affairs, Joe’s was deeply sarcastic and intentionally fun to singalong with. As the US indulges itself with yet…
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DAINE’S POP THAT CELEBRATES FAILURE
We think Daine is a pop singer – who really knows what anything is anymore, as genres are blurred to the point of mush these days – but we think that Daine sounds like she’s making pop music, and we’re always in the market for a fun new pop song. ‘PDQ’ is a dancy, good-time…
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SO WHAT DO WE MAKE OF THE CHARLI XCX GUITAR POP PERIOD THEN?
We’ve heard that the ‘dancefloor is dead’ and Charli XCX is kinda going in a rock direction, but isn’t, but then keeps releasing pop songs with a rock edge, and the whole thing is mildly confusing, but the Stans seem happy enough in the feeling that they get it before anyone else does. Brat Summer…
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CARLY RAE’S PSYCHEDELIC ’70S POP?
Carly Rae Jepsen taught the hipsters how to fall in love with pop music, and she’s coming back with a double album that sounds like she might have them on a fish hook all over again, splitting the LP between two very hip sounding things. The new album is called ‘Day And Night’, and it’ll…
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NEW CHANNEL TRES IS ALWAYS WORTH A LISTEN
Channel Tres is great, whether you’re into rap or techno – get a gal that can do both, right? Well, there’s a new single out called ‘Black Techno Guy’ and it is from a new LP called ‘Experimental Rap’. On the track, you’ll hear Tres say: “I’m the Black techno guy, Black techno guy,” so…
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