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We’ve covered The Linda Lindas a few times on these pages, and every time we do, it’s always the same feeling we get, that they’re noisy, catchy and fun records that sound like a super fun night out. And they’re at it again with a new song called ‘Burning Out’, which is all skuzzy guitars…
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Tim Bernardes is one of the finest Brazilian musicians around right now, mixing MPB, ’60s psychedelia, ’70s power pop, Tropicalia and all the music you like, wrapped up in a gorgeous, intuitive songwriting style that has won him fans outside of his home country, the span of the globe. Well, great news is that he’s…
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Look, M.I.A. has turned heel and it’s annoying if you want to listen to the kind of music she was so good at. Mercifully, there’s someone here who can take a similar spot, and that’s Alewya. A multidisciplined artist, model, musician, Alewya has been getting people excited for a little while now, but we only…
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What do you get when you cross Paul McCartney, Thundercat, Kate Bush, Tchotchke, Weyes Blood, Eddie Chacon, Sylvie and other cool stuff? You get the new album from Buzzy Lee, that’s what. Buzzy Lee’s real name is Sasha Spielberg if you must know, and ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ is one of those LPs that has you…
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Paycheck is a pair made up of Alison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh and related to TOPS who we really like, so prick your ears up right now! Their debut album is out this week (or is it now? Go find out) and to whet the appetite, there’s a skuzzy, synthy track to get stuck into!…
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An autobiography from the legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has been confirmed and it is called ‘Music Sets You Free: A Memoir’. You’ll be able to buy a copy on September 22nd, and it is bound to be brilliant. A statement from publishers HarperVia say the book will be “the complete autobiography from the legendary and…
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Jeff Parker and his band have been making some of the best jazz on the planet at the moment. Parker, of course, is a member of the peerless Tortoise, so you know his extra curricular stuff is worth checking. We loved the last LP they releases – The Way Out Of Easy – so it’s…
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Madonna’s maximalist moments in pop music should always be embraced, because if you can’t find some enjoyment from a megastar throwing everything and the kitchen sink at the wall, then you’re probably in need of a new hobby. She’s taking us back to the dancefloor with her new album – ‘Confessions II’ – and the…
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Ibibio Sound Machine, quite frankly, deserve the Earth. Righteous, outrageously good fun, and in possession of an embarrassing amount of dancefloor bangers that hold them up against any of the legends you can think of. Melding Hi Life with ’80s New Wave, Disco, Minneapolis Funk, House and anything else you’ve got in the pocket that…
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Sometimes, musicians make music that sounds like it came from the future – and sometimes that music is pretty bad, forcing things together for the sake of innovation. However, sometimes – just sometimes – it feels so natural and effortless, that it is hard not to get overly excited. And so to KÁRYYN who has a…
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LA SÉCURITÉ DANCE-PUNK
We don’t know how we stumbled across the music of La Sécurité, but we did and played them on our latest radio show, not knowing that there was new music coming out – which it totally is, and we have some to share right here! The Canadian group make an infectious, post-punk-but-danceable racket, and have…
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KACEY MUSGRAVES IS BACK AND BEING A GOOFBALL
Kacey Musgraves is as camp as you can get, and it’s nice to hear her back in goofy mode, as that’s one of her best lanes. The gentle psychedelic strum of ‘Golden Hour’ and ‘Deeper Well’ isn’t present on this new track, ‘Dry Spell’. Instead, she’s horsing around a la ‘Pageant Material’, and it suits…
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APPLE TO TAG A.I. MUSIC
The encroachment of artificial intelligence in music is a very real problem and, largely, the businesses that make up the music industry have been somewhat slow to take any real stance on it outside of eyeing up financial opportunities, leaving it to musicians to voice their concerns. Well, something is happening with Apple Music where…
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REVIEW / GENA / THE PLEASURE IS YOURS
A lot of Neo Soul revivalism misses that freewheeling, experimentalism of the stuff they love, focusing more on jazzy chords and mid-tempo realism – however, what makes great Neo Soul is a certain psychedelic attitude which means albums are not straightforward affairs. Be it the fuzzy guitars and electric guitars lifted from psychedelic ’70s soul…
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