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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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IBIBO SOUND MACHINE DON’T MESS AROUND
Ibibo Sound Machine do not mess around. Their take on Hi Life and Afrobeats, launching headlong into party electro is one of the most infectious sounds around right now, and you can imagine they’re a light under the ass of any festival that’s lucky enough to have them on the bill. Well, they have a…
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THE STONES ARE STILL THE BEST AT DOING AN IMPRESSION OF THE STONES
The Rolling Stones have a new album coming out called ‘Foreign Tongues’, which sure does sound like an album title from The Rolling Stones. The album cover is kinda gross too – an amalgamation of their various faces, all smooshed together, and honestly, you think to yourself “yep, that looks like a Stones LP alright!”…
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THEE MARLOES BRING THE SUNSHINE
If you’re into the kind of funk you find on ace ’70s Library records, the cinematic soul of classic Serge, and sunshine goodness from the likes of Nu Genea, then you’ll love Thee Marloes. If you’re not on these already, sort that out as soon as you can! If not, they’re from Indonesia and the…
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REVIEW / NU GENEA / PEOPLE OF THE MOON
When times are hard, it’s difficult to stop yourself from daydreaming of some blissful, endless summer where shirts are linen, your toes wriggling in the sand, and everyone, everywhere, is a glorious mix of people from all over the globe living in some harmonious Utopia, chilled glass of wine in one hand, pack of Camel…
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