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It’s a tough business trying to predict what Mykki Blanco is going to do next. One minute, it’s killer bass heavy rap, the next is dreamy rock, the next it’s seeing photos from the British countryside having a nice, rainy holiday. This time around, it’s the music, on a brand new track called ‘Butt Sex’,…
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We haven’t had the chance to cover much Estonian music, so we’re thrilled to give a nod to the new track from Holy Motors. If you’re into the kind of psychedelic music that combines vaporwave, dream pop, shoegaze and all that good heady stuff, you will find a lot to like here. They have a…
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Television frontman Tom Verlaine is often dubbed as the guy who taught the punks about jazz, so with that, you know he had good taste in music. Well, Verlaine is no longer with us, so his personal record collection – some 4,000 in number – is on sale. As you might imagine, there’s some pretty…
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If you’ve been yearning for the sounds of the turn of the Millennium – French House, Indie Sleaze, Dance Pop, Electro Clash and the rest – you’re not alone. See, CFCF is clearly a fan of the nights out when people used to upload entire camera rolls of photos of nights out onto Facebook, of…
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If you like deadpan delivery, skuzzy and elastic basslines, and chuggy drum beats, then you’re gonna love this track we just heard from a cool Korean band. They’re called Balming Tiger and we haven’t heard of them before, but this track – ‘Oui’ – sounds like walking into a bar, hearing it, and thinking “let’s…
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We don’t know much about This Is Lorelei, and we’re currently on holiday where relaxation has made our brain mush. Either way, we just had a listen to the new track from them and it’s kinda folk, kinda indie, kinda mopey pop. Does that sound like your bag? Then you need to press play on…
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Habibi Funk has a new sister label called Audible Beauty Records, and there’s two new records coming out that look ace! Both albums are out on August 7th, looking at Malaysian jazz recordings from the 60s/70s and come from the archives of the national radio RTM. Speaking about the new label: “The new label was birthed out…
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Atlanta has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to MCs, and the latest who looks to be breaking out is Pluto, who is as unapologetic as the rest of ’em! She got a new single out called ‘Tippy Toes’ which is released on Motown! They’ve still got it, even if it’s a world away…
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Mute have announced the details of a new live album from the mighty Can – ‘Can Live in Arles 1975’ – and you’ll be able to hear it and buy on 25th September. Recorded the summer at the Roman Amphitheatre, Théâtre Antique d’Arles, the recording features the core gang of Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael…
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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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JEFF PARKER ETA IVTET LIVE
We got very excited to the album from the Jeff Parker ETA IVTet, and gave it a great review on these very pages. You can read that review here. Well, if you’re not for reading words about albums you’ve not heard yet (what’s wrong with you?) but are in the market for new jazz, you’re…
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THE HANGING STARS JINGLE JANGLE
The Hanging Stars are a wonderful marriage of country, C90 indie, cosmic rock, psychedelic folk, power pop, and Laurel Canyon rootsy business – so it’s always good news when you hear that they’re back with new music! There’s a new album coming out on June 19th called ‘Just A Day’ and if you haven’t heard…
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WHAT IS BLUE DOT FEVER, OR, IS THE BUBBLE BURSTING ON BIG SHOWS
There’s a new phrase in the music industry – notably involving the touring circuit – called ‘Blue Dot Fever’. It references the amount of blue dots that appear on maps of arenas on the Ticketmaster website. Post COVID lockdowns, big artists were keen to get out and play massive shows, and fans were keen to…
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THE NEW BOARDS OF CANADA TRACK IS AMAZING – YOU CAN BREATHE NOW
There was no doubt that any new material from Boards of Canada was going to be great, but with high expectation, comes an unbearable worry you might be hyping it up too much and it’s destined to fail. No fear. There’s the first new, full track from the ‘Inferno’ album, and it’s amazing. Do you…
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