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It’s nice to see the return of noisy indie music. We’re not sure if this is classic college rock, shoegaze or what. It doesn’t really matter as we’re imagining the sound of Wishy cascading over us from a small stage, and it feels real nice. They’re from Indiana and we don’t know too much about…
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Mr Bongo put good records out, and the latest we’ve spotted is a gem from Daniel Ögren, who you might know from our newest favourite band Dina Ögon. Available on special magenta vinyl (and standard obvs), Ögren’s ‘Fastingen-92′ was initially put out on a limited pressing in 2020, and now Mr Bongo have reissued the…
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Wanna watch something cool? You’re in luck. Amplified have shared a documentary on YouTube about the start of the New York City punk scene. All the faces you want to see are there – Iggy, Debbie, The Ramones, and talking heads from Jayne County, Alice Cooper, Lenny Kaye, Alan Vega and loads more. From non…
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Léna C has exquisite taste in music and been playing cosmic DJ sets all over the place for a while now. She’s also making her own music which has been tickling our pickle, but right now, we’re focusing on her DJing as she’s released a gorgeous Autumnal mix which is really setting the mood now…
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A new EP is due from Mexican-American soft-rocker Cuco called ‘Hitchhiker’. You’ll be able to listen to the whole thing on November 10th, but obviously, you can listen to a song from it here, first. The track is called ‘Planet Express’ and the whole thing is a gentle number that’s pretty cosmic. Watch the video below…
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Time to don the tinfoil hat, take a big toke on a bag of spice, and start joining up the dots that may not be there. Strap in. It’ll be fun, we promise. We were watching the incredibly affable Charles Cornell on YouTube dissecting ‘how hard’ the Thomas The Tank Engine theme goes, and pulling…
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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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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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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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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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MUSIC EDUCATION IS BROKEN
This academic year, there’s been a bit of troubling news. In terms of taking A-Level music as a subject, we’ve seen a record low, with only 5,493 out of 800,000 pupils choosing it as an option. Since 2010, that’s a 45% drop across the UK. What is the cause of this? What needs to be…
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MODERN NATURE, BACK.
Jack Cooper’s Modern Nature are back with a new track from forthcoming LP ‘No Fixed Point In Space’ called ‘Cascade’ and features Julie Tippets. It’s a bruised, psychedelic-ish folk-jazzy post-rock number, which granted, is a lot of words, but if you’ve heard Modern Nature before, you’ll know it’s a kaleidoscope of influences and good shit.…
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TOM TOM CLUB BEING AMAZING
We can’t lie to you – initially, we were meant to cover a lot more music from the past on these pages, revisiting lost classics and reappraising hidden treasures and all that. We accidentally became transfixed with new releases, which is kinda good seeing as new bands need the press while they’re still around. Anyway,…
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PORTABLE RADIO FEEL LIKE A DOG
Selena Gomez has announced a return to music. Miley Cyrus has confirmed a new song. There’s new Guns N Roses music. However, the entire world is talking about the new single from Portable Radio. Portable Radio – perhaps the greatest band in the entire world right now, not that anyone’s noticed – have a new…
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