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There’s no two ways about it – the Republican Party has never really been a close friend of pop music. Elvis was pally with Nixon, but Elvis had gone pretty shitty by that phase of his career, all jumpsuit and loose marbles. Ray Charles played at some GOP inaugurations, but he played at any that…
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A while ago, Henry Rollins (Black Flag etc) and Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat) said they were working on a project together, and everyone just kinda assume they were making some new music with each other – not the case. After the initial ‘no, it ain’t us’ shutdown, Rollins explained that they’d been working on…
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DJ Koze has released a number of great things in his time, not least his fabulous ‘Knock Knock’ LP in 2018 which really got everyone tapping their toes and thinking about days dancing in nice weather. Well, he’s back and has a new double-A-side coming out on June 12th. Not sure if there’s a new…
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Big Freedia has announced a new EP and the whole thing has been produced by the late SOPHIE, and as you can imagine, it absolutely slaps! It’ll get a release this summer when we’re all in the party mode. There’s three tracks to chew on, and we’ll be able to listen to the whole thing…
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There was almost something instinctual about the way Sonny Rollins played his music. In Jazz, there’s a lot of academics and blowhards – but Rollins was a different prospect, and an absolute titan of the scene to boot. One of the Hall of Famers for sure, a generational talent, he has died at the mighty…
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Mass surveillance, new age spiritualism grifters, populist politics, a thoroughly unsensible media landscape, quack medicine pushed by sexists, conspiracy, Q Anon, artificial intelligence, the threat of nuclear war, drone strikes, fash technology, bots, robots chasing wild boars through urban areas – we live in weird, unsettling times. So it feels right that Boards of Canada…
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Arab Strap – the thinking man’s Sleaford Mods* – have announced a brand new album which will be released in September and goes by the name of ‘Half-Told Tales’. And there’s a new single to listen to right now, which is “disco-metal”, right? The lead track is called ‘You You You’ and is something of…
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We’re long time fans of the brilliant Bandsplaining channel on YouTube – video essays on the outer fringes of music and pop culture. Well, it is back with a look at the music that bridged the gap between post war swing and jazz, and psychedelic pop. Even if you’re gemmed up on Space Pop, Exotica,…
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There’s few things we like more than a dance track that clicks and pops, chugging along and making you think of imaginary Andrew Weatherall sets and more. Well, we are enjoying Tyondai Braxton’s new track – ‘UNFS’ – which you can also hear on a new album called ‘Splayed Werks’. The album won’t land until…
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It has been nearly three decades since Lauryn Hill released her ‘Miseducation Of…’ album. That’s an eternity in music, but there’s no doubt that she made an all-time classic which would be hard for anyone to top. She hasn’t released a follow-up to it, and honestly, most of us have given up on the idea…
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SOCCER MOMMY IS BACK, KIDS
A little while ago, there was a spate of records and acts that were kinda miserable, but anthemic with it. It wasn’t exactly Grunge 2.0, but emotional lyrics and crunchy guitars were definitely back. One of the better artists from this period was Soccer Mommy, who as it happens, is back with a new song!…
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NEW MUSIC FROM MEN I TRUST
Men I Trust – it’s been a while. The last thing they put out was back in 2021 when they released their ‘Untourable Album’, which went down very well with everyone. Of course, there’s been dribs and drabs, and last year they put out the ace ‘Ring of Past’, but now, they’re back with a…
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PSYCHY ELECTRONICS FROM THE GREEN CHILD
The Green Child are an Aussie group that went from two members to four (apologies for the old picture, then) and they have a really cool new single out called ‘Wow Factor’ which reminds us of loads of good stuff made by loads of other cool and unique bands. Seriously, we’re into it! There’s a…
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YOU’RE NOT ELECTED CHARLIE BROWN
Vince Guaraldi’s work with the soundtrack on the Peanuts cartoons is rightly the stuff of legend. Achingly cool and whistleable jazz, bopping away under the utterly charming and razor sharp voice work from the Shultz created characters, which obviously include Snoopy and the mighty Charlie Brown. Re-discovered in the vaults is the somewhat timely ‘You’re…
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