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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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DuoLingo has been a runaway success when it comes to teaching people new languages, turning tedious learning into something approaching a fun, social game. Wouldn’t it be great if they branched out and did it with other things we’d like to learn? Well, answering our prayers, DuoLingo has started teaching music theory basics, so you…
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HAUNTED POP FROM HONEY GENTRY
Hauntology is such a grimly hip phrase at the minute, but sometimes, it just fits so nicely when you’re listening to something that gives you the good willies. With Honey Gentry, it’s the sound of lilting country balladry, delivered via a ouija board. Not to say it’s menacing music, but rather, spectral and otherworldly and…
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OSLO TWINS WITH AN EMOTIONAL BANGER
If you’ve been looking for that melodramatic, overwrought joy that you’d get from, say, Talk Talk and even Tears For Fears, then you won’t go far wrong here. There’s a track we’re particularly fond of called ‘Miss Yesterday’ (and ‘The Edge‘ is definitely worth your time as well) which is the dreamiest of pop, and…
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TOM WAITS REMASTERED
Hey Tom Waits fans! Newly remastered bits from the gravel voiced master and the whole thing has been personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, according to the press release we’re copying from. We’re looking at the period between ’83 and ’93, which contains some real hot stuff. They’ll be reissued on vinyl, and…
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UNRELEASED PHAROAH SANDERS
Pharoah Sanders’ 1977 album ‘Pharoah’ is getting a reissue in a box set from Luaka Bop, which is cool and all, but the real rub is that there’s going to be previously unreleased music, which is great news! It’ll end up on streaming services if you’re not earning box set money, don’t worry. September 15th…
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