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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is again, sharing new music, this time with ‘Crazy Blue Bells’ which is classic twisted-folk that we all love the artists also known as Will Oldham, for. “I believe that it is apparent that this piece of work is a celebration of gratitude and collective action,” says Oldham about his new vid…
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There’s a lot of talk around Alaska Reid at the moment and honestly, we’re playing catch-up as it seems there’s been hot talk about her for a while now. We don’t know everything, y’know? However, we listened to ‘Dogs & Girls’ by chance and it seems, along with the likes of Honey Gentry, there’s a…
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Noname is getting heat on Twitter as usual, because Noname has got the temerity to care about things, so therefore any perceived minor indiscretion is blown up to all pointless proportion that you wonder where she gets the energy to anything at all. Thankfully, she does because she’s brilliant. And so, to things that matter…
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If you’re not following Dream Chimney on the various socials, you really need to. They’re fine curators of balearic gems, jazz and funk, easy house and anything vibey to tap your Birkenstocks along to. Here’s their website and we suspect you can work out the rest. They’ve shared a mix from Dom Williams which we’ve…
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If you’ve been missing some future Prince-esque funk, then you’re in for a treat with the new one from Genesis Owusu! The new track is from the new and imminent LP ‘Struggler’ and if this is anything to go by, it’s going to be a total winner. It’s called ‘Tied Up’ and there’s not much…
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Hauntology is such a grimly hip phrase at the minute, but sometimes, it just fits so nicely when you’re listening to something that gives you the good willies. With Honey Gentry, it’s the sound of lilting country balladry, delivered via a ouija board. Not to say it’s menacing music, but rather, spectral and otherworldly and…
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If you’ve been looking for that melodramatic, overwrought joy that you’d get from, say, Talk Talk and even Tears For Fears, then you won’t go far wrong here. There’s a track we’re particularly fond of called ‘Miss Yesterday’ (and ‘The Edge‘ is definitely worth your time as well) which is the dreamiest of pop, and…
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Hey Tom Waits fans! Newly remastered bits from the gravel voiced master and the whole thing has been personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, according to the press release we’re copying from. We’re looking at the period between ’83 and ’93, which contains some real hot stuff. They’ll be reissued on vinyl, and…
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Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 album ‘Pharoah’ is getting a reissue in a box set from Luaka Bop, which is cool and all, but the real rub is that there’s going to be previously unreleased music, which is great news! It’ll end up on streaming services if you’re not earning box set money, don’t worry. September 15th…
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Are you of a certain age and you fondly recall the days of 4AD Records, where there was a spate of bands melding shoegaze and dance music, with oversized jumpers and even more oversized fringes? Are you a young person who looks back on those days wishing you could have heard these songs as new?…
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IS IT KINDA OVER FOR AWARD BASHES?
At the country music awards, they didn’t nominate Beyonce for anything despite her all-conquering country LP and while many shrugged, many were irritated by the whole thing. The irritation came from all sides, but more importantly, so did the shrugs – apart from something for the shelf in the spare toilet or a sticker to…
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MIX / THE LOT RADIO WITH SERAHBOO.M / PALESTINE FOREVER
We haven’t heard a mix as original as this in quite a while. Glitchy electronics, free jazz, soundscapes and loads more. You don’t need us to wax lyrical about this. Press play if you like cool new things.
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DOOM ACTION FIGURE AND SPOON
There’s something about golden era rap that just loves a fancy action figure, to place on your shelves next to your collected essays from hip hop journalism, tchotchkes, rap comics and high-end record middles and the like. It’s very wholesome, honestly. Well, Doom’s ‘Mm… Food’ is getting a reissue for its anniversary on November 15th,…
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THE RETURN OF TUNNG
Once upon a time, music retreated away from the bombast of Britpop and US rap-rock, and all over the place, more introspective bedroom producers were making tricky electronic music and singer-songwriters gravitated toward the acid-folk of the ’70s, focusing more on cottage industries and community. Tunng managed to straddle both worlds, with critics dubbing their…
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