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Post Punk always had a dog in the fight. That was always kinda the point, right? From Gang Of Four’s leftie funk, to The Fall’s derelict shopping precincts and alcoholic bookwormery, to Siouxsie’s genuinely otherness, you always felt it was bands with some skin in the game. While punk could often feel like middle class tourists…
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Record collectors and music nerds have been excitedly sharing Robert Lester Folsom’s ‘April Suzanne’ with each other thanks to a reappraisal of a song that defines Loner Folk as a genre. He recorded his album ‘Music and Dreams’ in 1976, and in 2010, Mexican Summer reissued it and his stature grew further. Since then, there’s…
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The precarious nature of live music venues at the moment, is not to be underestimated. Of course, live music will always exist by hook or by crook, but why does it have to be so difficult for venues? With that, the Music Venue Trust have shared their annual report, which shows how hard 2025 was.…
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Kanye West has been going through it. He’s been a piece of shit, and leaned into it. People said it was because he was off his meds. People wondered if he was being an edgelord. They missed the old Kanye, and Ye even joked about that too. For fans, it’s been a rough ride, recognising…
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Every so often, in the world of R&B, someone seemingly strips away all the zeitgeisty production and streaming clout grabs, and decides to make a fuckin’ soul album. Sometimes, that translates to a brassy ’60s throwback, and sometimes it’s the echoes of’ 70s Stevie – with Ari Lennox and her new ‘Vacancy’ album, it’s the…
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Courtney Barnett is back with a new song and news of a new LP! It’ll be her fourth album and the new song from it features Waxahatchee, and is called ‘Site Unseen’. The album is called ‘Creature of Habit’, and as you’d expect, there’ll be a load of live shows to back it up. Regarding…
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Tinariwen have a new album coming out called ‘Hoggar’, which you’ll be able to listen to in full, on March 13th. It has features from Jose Gonzalez too, which is fun! There’s a single you can hear from it too, called ‘Sagherat Assan’ which features Sudanese artist Sulafa Elyas. There’s an animated video to accompany the…
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Lindsey Jordan – you’ll know her better as Snail Mail – has announced a new album which is called ‘Ricochet’, and again, there’s noisy ’90s-ish guitars and sweet melodies, and some mean eyed views. It’s cool stuff! At the foot of this article, you can hear a new song from the imminent LP, if you’re…
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We don’t necessarily look forward to an album from ASAP Rocky, per se, even if he is capable of occasional cool things. As part of the ASAP Mob, we always looked forward to Ferg’s macho bullshit, but whether you like it or not, Rocky was the star. ‘Goldie’ and ‘F***ing Problems’ were club hits, and…
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Beach Boys ‘Love You’ has seen a huge reappraisal in recent years, and rumours of a box set or deluxe treatment were rife in recent months. Who knew then, that what would be appearing was the first official release of lost Brian piece ‘Adult/Child’ too? Massive news! The set is called ‘We Gotta Groove’ and…
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TUBE BERLIN / 80S WEST GERMANY
In 1984, legendary alternative pop show The Tube decided to go to Berlin to see what was happening. The Cold War was looming large and the hipsters were out en masse – some of them dressing up like the Gestapo and vicars, as well as the classic Goth Punk looks of the time. Muriel Gray…
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SUPER SOFT PSYCH FROM EGGS ON MARS
It is so nice to hear some music that is influenced by psychedelic music, but doesn’t lean wholly on that fuzz pedals and drone stuff that most gravitate toward. We geddit. We like Suicide and the Velvets too. And so, to Eggs On Mars. They’ve decided that instead of black denim jackets and Chelsea boots,…
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REVIEW / FENG / WEEKEND ROCKSTAR
Low energy delivery and genre hopping between a twee take on Drill, and like, early Noughties indie pop? If you want to feel ancient, you might need to put Feng’s new album on. And no, we don’t really know what genre it is. See, this music sounds like something that young people get mega excited…
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WILLIE COLÓN RIP
When Bad Bunny name-checked Willie Colón is his mega-hit ‘Nuevayol’, he knew exactly what he was doing – he was placing himself squarely next to one of Puerto Rico’s greatest sons. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Colón recorded some of Fania Records most legendary and culturally significant records. Fusing salsa, jazz, funk,…
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