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Clarence Avant has left us, and leaves a shadow longer than most. You may not have heard of him, but chances are, Clarence has had a profound effect on your record collection. Avant was a music exec and known as The Black Godfather and started off as a manager in NYC. Just for starters, Clarence
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Neil Young’s post Buffalo Springfield career is a fine one, but it wasn’t until ‘Harvest’ happened on the world that he became a legend. In ’72, the album was everywhere and inescapable on the radio. One man wasn’t happy about it, and that man was Bob Dylan. On the LP, fans would find ‘Heart Of
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We’ve not written about That Lizzo Story, because honestly, it all feels a bit like we’d be turning ourselves into a celebrity gossip site if we did. However, it’s a slow news day today. If you’ve missed it, effectively, go and look it up. Trigger warning though – it’s a pretty grim tale and involves
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If you’re not aware of the Príncipe label, you’re in for a treat! There’s a brilliant compilation called DJs Di Guetto and it’s filled with energetic, hot kuduro tracks from the aforementioned. So what are we talking about exactly? Well, the compilation looks at kuduro which was originated in Angola in the late ’80s, but
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Coach Party are very hotly tipped and all that jazz, and while the world is a mess, it seems like mostly, everything is going a bit more melodic after countless post-punk-lite groups. Not everyone is sunshine and lollipops though, as Coach Party have just unleashed a venomous new track that’ll clear the cobwebs out! It’s
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Some albums get better if you leave them a while. Stop trying to be first. Stop trying to find the hot take. Be cool. Let it marinate.
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Are you interested in the new one from Digga D? You should be, because it’s a great little track. It’s called ‘Facade’ and it’s one of the crispest tracks we’ve heard in ages. From UK Drill to relative international stardom, the 22 year old is on his fourth project already, and it’s called ‘Back To
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We can never speak for the artist, so it’s always a bit strange likening their music to anyone else’s. However, we’re reasonably confident that saying the new one from Ballard is something of a love letter to Pub Rock a la Nick Lowe, in that it’s goodtime, honest Power Pop, that’s also not afraid to
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One thing that you can always say about Noname is that she’s not a complacent soul. Self-analytical always, but at the same time, tired of bullshit whichever way it comes. A lot weighs on those shoulders of hers, but her personality is just as playful. There’s a lot of heaviness in the world, and Noname
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Thanks to Jonny Trunk and his ever gorgeous mailout for alerting us to this delightful clip of a very young Marcos Valle on the Andy Williams show. Of course, Marcos would move away from bossa nova and having short hair, to make a clutch of brilliant psychedelic LPs, before moving into jazz-fusion MPB and all
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MARLON WILLIAMS’ MAORI LP
Marlon Williams is one our favourites, writing music that’s veered from dreamy, ’50 country to hip post-pop – he’s a real treasure that’s for sure, and has the voice of an angel. He’s announced a new LP, sung entirely in the Māori language, and the first track from it is a real beaut. The album…
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NEW MICK JENKINS
Mick Jenkins releases are always worth your time, and the good news is that there’s a new track out and it’ll prove exactly that! Chicago’s own has a new freestyle for you to get your chops around called ‘Wars & Rumors’, which could mean that we see a new LP later in the year. Maybe.…
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REVIEW / BAD BUNNY / DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS
It’s pretty unassuming to have two plastic lawn chairs, sat empty for the cover of your newest LP, but Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ isn’t just any album – he has made a career best, just as latin, reggaeton flavoured global pop felt like it may have been on the cusp of waning. The…
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ETHEL CAIN, MURDERING CEOS + MORE
Remember all those people, January 6th 2024, loudly asking for Mike Pence to be hung? Well, the right side of America’s aisle doesn’t because they’re once again up-in-arms (when are they not? Soft arses) because someone they didn’t like the look of said something they didn’t like the sound of. The person in question is…
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