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When Drugdealer are on form, they’re irresistible. Weyes Blood is one of the finest artists on the planet right now. Add the two together? Magic. Of course, this is not the first collaboration between these two things, but this new track is a welcome return from some time out for both, and Weyes Blood is…
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August 29th sees a new album from pastoral post rockers, Modern Nature, and the long player goes by the name of ‘The Heat Warps’. You can hear a track from it which is called ‘Pharaoh’, and with a kneejerk reaction granted, it sounds like a career best from the project, although they’d be loathed to…
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Saint Etienne have always been into interesting collaborations, from teaming up with Tim Burgess for a Christmas single, to Monkey Mafia remixes and more! With their latest release, they’re doing more of the same! They have a new LP called ‘International’ and from it, you can listen to a track called ‘Glad’, which features Tom…
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Everything we’ve heard from the imminent Yaya Bey album has been great, so this is a further call for you to be ready for the release of ‘Do It Afraid’, which is coming out June 20th. We think it’ll be one of the R&B albums of 2025. Don’t wait for someone else to get you…
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Pearl Charles is one of our favourite artists and we’ve featured her on this site before and countless playlists, from the burning-hot disco of ‘Only For Tonight’ to the recent Lauren Canyon gorgeousness meets Muscle Shoals soul of ‘Step Too Far’. A hugely talented song-writer, Charles will be playing some live shows in the UK…
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Alison Goldfrapp’s about to release her second solo LP, which is called ‘Flux’, and if you’re hoping that she’s rediscovered her love of kinky glam synthpop, then you are absolutely in luck. The new song is exactly that! Now, don’t get us wrong – she’s not just wheeling out the old sound for clout –…
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We have to admit that we didn’t listen to any Yeasayer, but they called it quits and co-honcho Anand Wilder decided to make music under his own name. On the strength of the new single, perhaps we ought to revisit his former group? After some solo releases, in 2025, we’re looking at ‘Appointment in Samarra’,…
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You don’t even have to start stories about the USA with “imagine a scenario, where…” because frankly, they’re already there. The country is broken, and a good chunk of Americans already know it. They’ve gone beyond farce. Look at the recent spat between Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters. Springsteen hit out…
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Jazz never died, but it did feel harder to find since major music publications effectively turned their back on it some time in the ’70s. Jazz is of course, in rude health and as disparate as it ever was. With that, we were super thrilled while listening to baritone sax’er Zoh Amba’s new one, which…
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Island Records is one of the most legendary record labels in the history of rock, pop, reggae and more. Especially iconic is the ‘Island pink’ years, where the records sported a gorgeous baby pink label and was home to some of the finest records ever cut on the lathe. With that, following first volume, there’s…
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WEYES BLOOD + POLACHEK
Hey! Are you a fan of Caroline Polachek? Are you a fan of Weyes Blood? We’ve got some good news for you in that case, because the two have teamed up for a new version of the song ‘Butterfly Net’ and it’s really very nice. This redo will appear on a deluxe version of Polachek’s…
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REVIEW / PAT’S SOUNDHOUSE / SILLY DEMON
Many bands aim for Pet Sounds when they’re trying to make ambitious pop, but a lot of groups miss out on the pure, inventive, playful joy when they’re channelling Brian Wilson, Curt Boettcher & Co. There’s a shed pop, ramshackle feeling to when these things work best, like someone’s tripped over a box of classroom…
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HEAR THE NEW BETH GIBBONS SINGLE
If you’re a fan of Portishead and Beth Gibbons, you won’t need much in the way of convincing to listen to her new single. If you do, you’ll be thrilled to know it’s great! There’s no point us reviewing it to tease you. Just press play already.
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TORY MP GOES FOR DRILL, MISSING OWN INFLUENCE
A Tory MP has attacked the whole of Drill music, because she thinks it is the reason that young people carry knives. Nickie Aiken says there’s a “direct link” and wants the government to look at record labels that release music that is found “celebrating gang culture.” At the House of Commons, the Cities of…
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