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Ranking things is such a pointless and ugly endeavour. However, it is not beneath us to be either of those things in a futile bid to create some false engagement while people disagree or agree with you. With that, we’re not going to rank every Tiny Desk concert from the lovely folks at NPR, because…
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You already know how amazing The Junipers are, and that they’re just about the most perfect sunshine pop band in the entire universe. The last single was a beautiful, hopeful return to form and we’re genuinely thrilled to learn that there’s even more to come and we won’t have long to wait to hear it!…
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Cher has lived enough to fill a thousand lives – so it is great news to hear that she has been beavering away on her laptop (or dictating it to someone else while eating grapes and doing pilates) to give us all the details of her life so far in memoir form. Or rather, memoirs…
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Fans of Orville Peck may recognise Bria Salmena from playing in his live band. Well, good news for Western-inflecked road-trip music lovers is that Bria has a solo record out. ‘Bending Over Backwards’ is Salmena’s debut solo cut under her own name and signed to Sub Pop, these are all good reasons to press play…
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Listen. Anyone who is a fan of Ryan Leslie is already rabidly so need no further hype. However, we’re going to get excited all the same! R-Les is responsible for some of the finest R&B known to man, and while his career has been great, it is true that he never crossed over like many…
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Jorja Smith’s R&B output was great, but we get a special kick when she’s dancefloor ready, especially like that killer Preditah remix that appeared a while back. She has a new single out called ‘High’ which is a tribal-ish house affair and is a sophisticated little groover that is ticking all the boxes for us.…
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Whether you like it or not, Charli XCX has a choke hold on summer 2024. Her ‘brat’ branding has gone viral and you might have missed the initial spurt of it all, and would very much like someone to explain it because you’re interested in pop culture or have FOMO. Well, you can thank VIDEOGIRL…
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Fans of Scottish folk and the Green Man Festival won’t need introducing to Pictish Trail, so good news for you is that he’s back with a new EP. It’s called ‘Follow Footsteps’ and you can hear the whole thing on Sept 13th. This new selection has been assembled alongside Susan Bear of Tuff Love. He…
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Cult faves Galaxie 500 have gone and announced a new album of outtakes, B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks for the uber fans out there amongst you. The album is called ‘Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90’ and will be available in September on vinyl, CD, tape and digital of course. “I can see why we left…
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Disco and Hi NRG legend, Evelyn Thomas, has sadly passed away at the fine age of 70. Chicago born, she had a huge hit with the utterly magical dancefloor powerhouse, ‘High Energy’ – one of the hallmark tracks that ushered in a new era for disco music and clubland. DJ and producer Ian Levine said:…
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MIGUEL / SKIN HOOKS / WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE
Miguel is back – back being the operative word – playing some new stuff from his next LP ‘VISCERA’ and, to grab the headlines, he got his back skin pierced and then suspended from hooks through his bare back. With metal hooks through his flesh, dangling in mid air, he sang “I’m hanging onto nothing…
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CYBOTRON BACK WITH MORE FUTURE TECHNO
Cybotron is a pioneer of techno and if you’re at all interested in Detroit club music, you’ll know ‘Clear’ as being one of the most pivotal releases in electronic music’s long and varied history. If you don’t know the track from ’83, then boy, you’re in for a real treat! Well, in thrilling news for…
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APHEX TWIN LIVE 2023 / WATCH
Aphex Twin performed at Field Day last weekend and now you can watch the whole set for yourself, filled with ear-bleeding beats, acid basslines, and of course, loads of daft graphics. It’s great fun. We were initially going to just write a garbled string of letters as a little joke, like some of Aphex’s song…
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SCOOTER BRAUN / WE’RE NOT ONES TO GOSSIP BUT
There’s a breed of powerful, wealthy man that exists now which tries to offset their billions in wealth with scruffy caps, weird hair sculpting and crying laugh emojis on social media. It’s an unnerving, irritating sight as these blokes pass themselves off visibly as more akin to podcast hosts rather than wildly powerful individuals. The…
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