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  • FREE RANGE / FEBRUARY 2026

    The latest radio show we do is here. We do it every month and have listeners from all over the world, and when people tell us they’ve been listening, it keeps us going honestly. It is nice to put nice things into the world, and shine a light on records that might not get too…

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  • AURORA +  CHEMICAL BROTHERS = TOMORA

    Aurora and Tom Rowlands from the Chemical Brothers have teamed up as Tomora, which means new music and some small shows, which is very fun! Aurora has collaborated with the Chems before, but this is a brand new project. The new record is coming out set for release on April 17th and is called ‘COME CLOSER’. “This…

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  • THESE ARE THE GOOD RSD 2026 RELEASES

    Record Store Day is not what it used to be, but whether it’s been overrun by the worst of the music biz, it still puts a lot of money in the tills of independent record shops, and that’s always a good thing, right? So, with that, let’s have a look at the releases that are…

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  • ADAM NEELY ESSAY ON A.I., FASCISM, CREATIVITY & MORE

    Adam Neely is one of the best essayists on music theory and music culture around today, and this week, he’s tackled the thorny issue of artificial intelligence. If you genuinely care about what comes next, have 90 minutes to spare, and want to know about tech capitalism, the links with fascist ideology, technology, why A.I.…

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  • REVIEW / THE FEMCELS / I HAVE GOT TO GET HOTTER

    Every so often, a band gets a tonne of interest from the chatter of the editorial classes that have their rent paid for them by their parents in extortionately expensive cities, and we all have to put up with it. While recessions ensure that culture springs up in the rest of a country, the would-be…

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  • UNRELEASED STYLE COUNCIL

    The reappraisal of The Style Council has been a lovely thing to see, and now they’re getting the deluxe treatment on their records, that means previously unreleased gems are afoot. The album getting some love is ‘Cafe Blue’, and one of the treats from this expanded version is a longer version of the single ‘The…

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  • HEAVY PSYCH FROM EARTH TONGUE

    If you like your psychedelic music to be fuzzy and heavy, then you need to get on the new track from Earth Tongue. They’re going to release a new album – their third – and it is produced by Ty Segall. It will be called ‘Dungeon Vision’, and the track we’re sharing here is called…

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  • JAMES BLAKE WITH MORE ROBO SOUL

    James Blake has returned with some new music, namely, the first single from the new album ‘Trying Times’, which is landing on shelves digital or otherwise on March 13th. The new song is called ‘Death of Love’, which he performs live in the new video for it. Look, with names like those, they’re not going…

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  • SIDESHOW’S INTERESTING RAP

    In all honesty, we don’t know much about the rapper who calls himself Sideshow, but we just heard a new track from them and we thought it was pretty interesting. Do you call it indie-hip hop? Whatever it is, it isn’t rage rap, trapcentric or a Golden Era throwback, which means he’s making music in…

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  • ALDOUS HARDING TOUR DATES

    Did you see Aldous Harding post something on Instagram recently, about some tour dates, but couldn’t really read it because the colours were making your eyes go fizzy and the quality of the image was pretty bad? Well, don’t worry – we’ve written them all down so you don’t have to squint. She’s going on…

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STOP HOARDING TUNES


  • LCD COMING BACK OR SOMETHING

    We can’t pretend to care hugely about this news, but you might like the inkling that LCD Soundsystem are coming back. Look – they’re a Guilty Displeasure for us (a band we probably should like, we like on paper, and have tried to like them but it’s just not happening). Anyway, this is about you…

  • WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HALL + OATES LEGAL STUFF?

    Daryl Hall got tongues wagging when it turned out there was a restraining order put on John Oates, and immediately, everyone thought it meant the kind of restraining order you put on someone when they’re stalking you. It fed into an unpleasant narrative of Hall being the showy narcissist, and Oates some pint-sized, beleaguered simp.…

  • THROWBACK R&B GEM FROM ESSOSA

    If you’re young and have been bumping to your mum’s jams from her younger days, or indeed, you’re the mum in question, you’re going to love this new one from Essosa. Now, you might think we’re being a bit glib and implying that this is somehow bad, but far from it. This is a glorious…

  • DO FRIDAY MUSIC RELEASES SUCK?

    If you saw Nardwuar’s interview with Tyler The Creator, something may have jumped out at you. He mentioned how much he hated music getting released on a Friday. He said: “We should put music out again on Tuesdays instead of Fridays” “I know people think because of the weekend they can listen and stuff, and…

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