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A lot of punk has a hardcore or pop punk bent at the moment – makes sense given the early Noughties are officially retro and the kids are looking to the past for comfort. Well, it’s nice to see some other genres bleeding into the scene. We look to VIAL, who have put a single
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We wanted to write something about this Whole Thing with Roisin Murphy, but didn’t get much further than “why can’t some people just shut their mouths about other communities, especially ones who loved them so much?” Well, we just watched a very sensitive and well thought out video essay from The Last Mixed Tape, which
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There’s a certain twang in alternative rock that really works the gears of music nerds. You look at Pavement, Television et al, and you find that the discordant guitars aren’t simply playing out of key, but makes you feel a bit smarter. It’s a cunning trick. Well, we got that feeling from the new song
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Hello there. We remembered that listeners of our related radio show – FREE RANGE – might like to read the tracklisting for the show, instead of just listening to the words being pronounced badly throughout it. It’s the last show of the year before the round-up of 2025’s best music, so the last time where
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We’re big fans of NONAME who is someone who absolutely marches to the beat of her own drum, and she’s at it again with a surprise new track! Called ‘Hundred Acres’, it appeared on the algorithm which did its job for once, and as you’d expect, it’s smart as hell, funky, irresistible chorus, and is
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If you’ve heard ‘Dig My Grave’ by Lankum, you’re probably still a but spun out by it (or thunderously turned on if that’s you’re thing) and it’s gothic bedlam. Well, they’re at it again with a little treat for Halloween (and the general state of the world, sadly) with a unique take on ‘Ghost Town’
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Kelly Lee Owens is ace, especially when she’s in dancefloor mode – and she’s shared a new track from the EP ‘KELLY’ which we particularly like. The release of the EP is November 21st, and this new track should get your motor running in the meantime. It goes by the name of ‘132 TECHNO’, and
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A lot of R&B lately, has been so stoned or strung out on Xannies that it’s barely there. That’s fine and all that, but sometimes you want something a big more focused and bigger with the kind of drums that rattle your windows. Thank god then, for keiyaA, who is dropping her ‘hooke’s law’ album
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He’s a long way from his ‘Cartel’ days is Murkage Dave, and it’s been great to see his creative expand upwards and outwards. Genre-hopping, confessional and honest, he’s been releasing his best work since going solo. And there’s a new single called ‘Swordfight In A Chicken Shop’, and there’s a lyric video with it, so
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For people of a certain age, it’s always bad news when the things of their youth become ‘retro’. However, with that, comes an appreciation of the things we loved from the past. As subscription fatigue takes hold with the global youth, the Wild West of the old internet looks appealing once more. The premise of
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IBIZA BOOZE BAN IS OKAY BECAUSE EVERYONE IS ON DRUGS ANYWAY
The Balearics have long been a destination for partygoers and obviously, that comes with its own unique set of problems. Notably, the problems come in the shape of people drinking too much in the lovely weather and then passing out in the street, puking on street corners, getting in scraps and falling asleep in clubs.…
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SHYGIRL REMIX EP LOOKS ACE
ShyGirl is releasing a remix EP which has some great remixers on it, and that is always good for the soul! It’s called Club Shy EP and features one of our favourites Logic1000 (who released one of our favourite albums of 2024), as well as VTSS, X-Coast, and Fedde Le Grand, and others. You’ll be…
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WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO REMI WOLF’S ALBUM
Shamefully, we forgot to write about Remi Wolf’s brilliant single ‘Cinderella’ and we’ve been hoarding it to ourselves since it got released, bumping along to its New Wave-ish version of modern pop. It’s infectious stuff and Remi is an infectious individual who, with all things being fair in the world, could be the pop star…
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CHANCE THE RAPPER IS BACK
It’s been a funny couple of years for Chance the Rapper and while his last outing was not our favourite work from him, the backlash he received seemed somewhat disproportionate. Maybe everyone set their expectations far too high after the wildly credible ‘Acid Rap’ dropped, and ‘Coloring Book’ went wildly successful. A couple of weeks…
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