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Do you like Kaytranada? Well, if you’re a European reader, the good news is that he’ll be doing a tour around Europe, which gives you the opportunity to shake your backside. Great stuff. This is part of the ‘Timeless Tour’, and this relates to the LP he released in Summer. Honestly, all these words are…
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Streaming is hugely popular and, on the strength of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped graphics to social media platforms, it doesn’t look like it will be going anywhere, anytime soon. Or is it? In the immediacy, Spotify, Apple Music, and the rest, won’t be worrying too much as they continue to rake in cash, left,…
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If you’re into Jazzanova, or even Todd Terje or Nu Genea, then here’s something you should get your chops around – the new single from Roi Turbo. The pair are two brothers who go by the name of Benjamin and Conor McCarthy, and they make the kind of music that crosses over out of the…
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Shygirl really doesn’t miss, and has been making some killer party music for a while now. Unsurprisingly, she was invited to open for Charli XCX, to light the touch paper on Brat Summer. We like Shygirl in bouncy hip-house mode the best, so with the announcement of a new EP called ‘Club Shy Room 2’,…
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A recent appearance on the new Kendrick LP, ‘GNX’, isn’t going to anyone’s appeal any harm. So with that, after a guestie, West Coast’s AZChike has released a new track while the iron is hot. It’s a clatterer and goes by the name of ‘Love Yo Weapons’, and you can hear it below. —
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Nothing should surprise us when it comes to Paul McCartney’s creativity. The man has been making LPs bursting with ideas and songs that switch pace halfway through, making you wonder just how much weed he was smoking at any given time. Sometimes, it’s a playful spirit, sometimes, you can actively hear his attention span being…
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Sharon Van Etten has a new outfit with The Attachment Theory, so sorry for making it sound like a solo cut with the headline, there. No matter, it’s a fine slab of molten rock ‘n’ synth which comes from the group’s debut LP. The track is called ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’ and…
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It is stylised as girlpuppy, but it is the project of Becca Harvey, who has release her first single called ‘Champ’, which is a pretty dreamy, melodic slice of indie pop. The video mildly belies the sound, being boxing themed, but it’s sure fun to watch. If you like shoegaze, but not the super derivative…
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Checking the local listings we saw a band name that we thought was brash and fun. Then, we read an article about Of Montreal doing some gigs in the States and, there they were again – cumgirl8. We had to check them out based on the name and Of Montreal shows, of course. Who are…
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Greentea Peng has been cutting a groove for psychedelic R&B and now there’s a new single to listen to called ‘One Foot’. If you like R&B that’s left-of-centre, a smidge of jazz and singer songwriter music, you may well find a lot to love here. There’s also fuzz guitars in her back catalogue, so she’s…
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IS BRITNEY’S BOOK THE ALBUM DROP OF THE YEAR?
Whether you like it or not, Britney Spears is about to drop the biggest pop-cultural moment of 2023, and it’s not even new music. The fervour around her new memoir is bigger than, say, a new album from Rihanna or the imminent Beatles release. And why is that? Well, largely, it’s because Britney is still…
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BRAZIL’S PSYCH MASTERS, BIKE
Brazil has a wealth of incredible psychedelic music at the moment – a second wave of Tropicalia if you like – which we plan on writing about extensively (if it doesn’t appear in a magazine, pitch skills dependent). One of the best groups are BIKE who are fuzz forward and heavily cosmic and we love…
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HOUSEY TUB THUMPS FROM DAWN RICHARD
Dawn Richard is brilliant. Experimental R&B and related and always ahead of the curve for sure. We shared her fantastic ‘Bubblegum’ track a while back, but now there’s a three track EP and one of the songs of it needs you to update your playlists! ‘Babe Ruth’ is a cross between house and R&B and…
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CAROLINE POLACHEK GLITCHES WITH DANG
Caroline Polachek has been making big waves lately and even landed a primo slot on the Colbert show, which is no mean feat. With that, she’s got a new glitchy number which might be our favourite of hers yet. It’s called ‘Dang!’ too, and came from the same sessions as her last LP ‘Desire, I…
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