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Slowdive’s resurgence in the past few years has been a really lovely thing. The kids decided that the thick layers of reverb and psychedelically heavy music was just the ticket, and for many who had perhaps turned their back on shoegaze, it was a surprise to see some of the old bands gaining traction again.
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If you’ve been looking for a modern twist on Golden Age hip hop, you’d do well to have a listen to the new one from Talia Goddess. It’s called ‘One Time’, it’s got loads of swagger and a big ol’ beat on it that’ll see people dusting off their ability to spell ‘fat’ with a
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Tim Burgess has been doing Listening Parties on the internet for some time now, with a mix of new bands that make great music and need a leg-up, as well as some real legends of music. It’s been pretty wholesome all told. Well, all good things must come to an end and Tim’s Listening Party
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Miguel is back – back being the operative word – playing some new stuff from his next LP ‘VISCERA’ and, to grab the headlines, he got his back skin pierced and then suspended from hooks through his bare back. With metal hooks through his flesh, dangling in mid air, he sang “I’m hanging onto nothing
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Cybotron is a pioneer of techno and if you’re at all interested in Detroit club music, you’ll know ‘Clear’ as being one of the most pivotal releases in electronic music’s long and varied history. If you don’t know the track from ’83, then boy, you’re in for a real treat! Well, in thrilling news for
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Aphex Twin performed at Field Day last weekend and now you can watch the whole set for yourself, filled with ear-bleeding beats, acid basslines, and of course, loads of daft graphics. It’s great fun. We were initially going to just write a garbled string of letters as a little joke, like some of Aphex’s song
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There’s a breed of powerful, wealthy man that exists now which tries to offset their billions in wealth with scruffy caps, weird hair sculpting and crying laugh emojis on social media. It’s an unnerving, irritating sight as these blokes pass themselves off visibly as more akin to podcast hosts rather than wildly powerful individuals. The
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Here’s the tracklist for the latest FREE RANGE radio show, which is effectively the listenable version of this website albeit with a different name and takes up way more of your time. At least you don’t have to use your eyes and it can join you on the commute to work. Here’s the show to
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A piece of vintage kit that’s somewhere between a proto sampler and mellotron? YES PLEASE! A superb lo-fi thing shown off by the YouTube channel called HAINBACH, you see a kinda synth that uses floppy records to loop from and has all manner of cool and cute rhythms, and some gorgeous ambient synth tones. It’s
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We’re very happy that there’s a spate of soft-pop knocking around at the minute. Focusing on gentle catchiness and easy-on-the-ear stylings, one of the most pleasant songs we’ve heard in a while is from Nature TV. The track is called ‘Frida’ and it’s a cuddly, warm thing and is set to feature on a new
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CHRIS REA / A BIGGER LEGEND THAN HE LET ON
Chris Rea has sadly left us, and this being the Christmas period, it’s sad that he left as people settled down to his classic yuletide groover, ‘Driving Home For Christmas’. There’ll be a lot of fond words written about the great man, but we’d like to pay tribute by highlighting some of his finest songs,…
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IT DOESN’T MATTER > GO HAVE FUN
You’re buying presents, going on work parties, getting the bags in, doing shopping, worrying about the turkey and wondering when you’ll have five minutes to sit down with a glass of something nice to yourself, with some records on. Christmas and New Year. The silliest time of the year but, ultimately, one of the most…
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GREAT THINGS START IN LITTLE ROOMS
When Outkast accepted their Rock N Roll Hall of Fame award, Andre 3000 held the microphone and said a simple, but powerful phrase: “Great things start in little rooms. We started in a little room”. Let’s look at that. See, we constantly hear about some cultural stasis and how everything isn’t as good as it…
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LEMON TWIGS + TCHOTCHKE XMAS SONG
The Lemon Twigs and Tchotchke have teamed up for a Christmas song, which goes by the name ‘Tchotchkes’. It’s a fun slice of retro, festive, harmony pop which you’d expect and hope for, and if you’re looking for a new Christmas song for the playlists, this might be it! Get stuck in!
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