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Yves Tumor isn’t quite like anyone else around at the moment, but one thing we do know is that the music they’ve been making is undeniably sexy. Good too, mind you. Future glam mixed with Prince’s grimier moments, with a dollop of psychedelics thrown in. It’s fun stuff. Well, good news pop fans, there’s going…
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Hey! Vic Mensa has teamed up with Thundercat and singer Maeta on a new track called ‘Strawberry Louis Vuitton’, which is good news isn’t it? We like them. Not so much Louis Vuitton, but that’s not through any moral stance – rather – we haven’t ever been able to afford it so it doesn’t mean…
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There’s a gorgeous new record you need by Tokyo’s Arimoto and it’s called ‘Acacia y Suministro de Agua’. Part folk, part psych, part post-rock, all ace, you’ll like this no doubt. You can just listen to it below if you won’t take our word for it. All recorded in glorious analogue, this is a private…
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You know James Acaster from the TV and clips of him rinsing Ricky Gervais don’t you? A ball of nervous energy in a tracksuit top, famed for his Bake Off failures and his wild ride on Taskmaster. He’s a funny, smart fella. He’s also in a 40 piece collective called Temps, which sees Acaster in…
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There’s nothing a music writer likes saying more than ‘toldyouso‘. Be it spotting a band before they get big and you told everyone they’d like them, and they did, or better yet, saying there’s something off about an artist for them to reveal themselves to be dicks. This is all to lead up to this…
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We could have said that ‘Thrust’ by McNeal and Niles was getting reissued, but that may not mean a lot to most people. Instead, we’re telling you it has been sampled by J Dilla, because that’s a bit catchier. Either way, it’s a masterful and very, very sought after LP, so this is great news…
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Let’s face it – we don’t need to write about the imminent Beyonce tour. We don’t need to mention it at all, because obviously, the Beyhive have alerts set up and publications bigger than this one, with their CEO teams and algorithm jammers, will write about it more prominently. So we’ll be honest and just…
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The best cartoon sitcom of all time, King of the Hill, is coming back. Now, you may have thought ‘hang on – isn’t The Simpson’s the greatest?‘ but we said ‘best‘, so suck it up. It’s official and everything that Hank Hill & Co will be back on our screens, and it will be getting…
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Like your country music to have at least tried acid? Well, you’re in luck, as primo psychedelic guitarist Ripley Johnson (of Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo) has a project you might like called Rose City Band. There’s a new LP due called ‘Garden Party’ (the fourth by the band in as many years) and is…
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We can’t quite pigeonhole the new single from singer/songwriter Lael Neale, but that’s okay. If you’re absolutely desperate for a hook, then we’re picking up some of the great pop that came out of NYC in the ’80s – kinda part punk, but not all OI! and FLOB!, rather, uptempo loftmuzik with Farfisa and cool…
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WHO WANTS A FUN PATTI LABELLE ANECDOTE?
Patti LaBelle is one of the finest singers to ever grace a stage, but what really makes her so magnetic is her presence away from it. She’s lived enough lives for all of us combined, and knows exactly how to tell us about it. The latest, involves Elton John and some Tupperware. “He was my…
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BONNIE PRINCE BILLY RECORD SHOPPING
Amoeba Records’ run of What’s In My Bag? videos are the stuff of legend for anyone who likes musicians talking about the albums and books they like. With that, while you’re idling in bed or whatever this weekend, watch the always magnetic Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy talking about some super interesting bits. Here you go.
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LANA’S COUNTRY IS HERE?
When Lana Del Rey dropped a big country music sized hint, everyone who cared wondered how the whole thing would shape up. We daydreamed about which country lane she’d take, hoping she’d go for a luxurious, melancholic, orchestral version of bruised balladry. While Lana has a number of strings to her bow, it does feel…
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MAMALARKY FUN NEW SONG
We don’t know anything about Mamalarky, but we heard they had some new music out, and the song ‘Won’t Give Up’ is real fun, so we’re sharing it with you. There’ll be a new album called ‘Hex Key’, and that’s out this week, so press play on this if you want a taster before listening…
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