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“When I was young, I got raped by a bitch twice my age.” The opening line to YG’s recent single ‘2004’ there, to almost zero column inches or thought. While music journalism focused once again on Kanye’s latest implosion, Kneecap’s politics and gamely filling up pages with Korean pop in the hope to grab some
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We’re fast getting obsessed with Turnstile. They’re no ordinary hardcore band, and wear a variety of influences on their sleeves, with a richer sound that simply whacking you over the head with breakdowns (which obviously, is fun in its own right). This new run of music had us wondering if they’d gone a bit Balearic
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There’s no-one quite like Stereolab, so it feels really good to have them back. All your record collector mates will feel at peace and like summer is truly here, now that the groop are releasing records they can name all the influences from. It’s a heartwarming thing and mercifully, the new material is as good
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When Rebecca Lucy Taylor burst out, upwards and in every direction, with the sensation that was ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, it was a refreshing tone of voice which mixed camp winks and nudges in the ribs, with some loud proclamations of womanhood that felt modern, authentic and, perhaps most importantly, witty. While a lot of music aimed
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Given that we know how Gene Simmons dresses for his work, and what he does for a living, we’d be daft for wondering if he was an entirely serious man, or not. Well, he’s had a deal on for fans with some money to spend – and as anyone with even a vague interest in
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He may not be a household name, but chances are, Wizz Jones is one of your favourite’s favourites. A legend of the Brit folk scene, sadly, Wizz has left the building, aged 86 years old. Named ‘Wizz’ by his mum – a nickname taken from The Beano character Wizzy the Wuz and given to him
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Whether you’re into ace music, football, or dynamite fonts, you’ve probably come across the work of Stanley Chow on your travels. Famed for his love of the beautiful game, Manchester United, and music, Stan’s immediately recognisable style has graced the pages of the New Yorker, alongside fanzines and more. His involvement in the music scene
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You’ve probably seen that Kneecap have found themselves on the wrong end of a tongue lashing from Sharon Osborne, what with their opposition to what’s happening currently with the people of Palestine. If we’re all meant to be free speech absolutists in 2025, then if someone screening ‘FREE PALESTINE’ on a big screen hurts your
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We’re ALWAYS up for music that klings and klangs, goes boink and rattles in an industrial way. There’s soul in those machines, y’know? And so, to Annie-Claude Deschênes’ new one which ticks all kinds of boxes. It’s techno, for sure, but it’s not the usual whoomph whoomph stuff (which we admittedly like) as it’s got
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People only tend to mention backpack hip hop as a derogatory thing, but surely in 2025, we’re beyond that? The hip hop for the club, there’s hip hop for the house etc, and we’re getting a fun backpackiness from the new one from rising talent, redveil. This new track is called ‘Square One’, and it’s
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CHVRCHES LAUREN ON SHAME
Lauren Mayberry from CHVRCHES has gone solo (not permanently that we know of) and her last track was a softer, piano outing – much different from her work with her band. There’s a new one called ‘Shame’ which is more uptempo and we’re into it. She said, elsewhere: “I had the idea for a while…
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PHOENIX + PUSHA T / WHAT?
We love Phoenix. They’re ace. They’re also unpredictable. Case in point – there’s a new tune out which features Chad Hugo from The Neptunes and Pusha T. And a singer called Benee too. It’s a remix, of course, and it’s a rejig of ‘All Eyes On Me’. The band sez: “A huge thank you to…
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DJ HARRISON COVERS FAGEN’S ‘IGY’
Multi-instrumentalist and multi-genreist DJ Harrison has covered Steely Dan solo-cut ‘IGY’, which of course, is a banger by Donald Fagen. It’s a soulful take on the classic, and has previously opened for the great man at some shows. He’s added his own twist so puritans, don’t get weird about it. Good covers need to add…
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JENN CHAMPION WITH ACE SYNTHPOP
This week, we’re going to be getting a new LP from Jenn Champion and judging by the single we’ve just listened to, it’s going to be brilliant. And the title is a winner too: ‘GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS (WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE)’. The album it is taken from is called ‘The Last Night of Sadness’,…
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