
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…

Lily Allen was responding to a tweet about criticism of her. The tweet asked where “this smear campaign” had come from, noting it had come “from nowhere”. Her reply stated “Oh its coming from somewhere, but we move!” Then, as evidenced by the image above, she added ‘Bots<Birkins’ Now, Allen’s album – ‘West End Girl’…

Harry Styles doesn’t need reviews to help him being a continued success. He’s kinda quirky and well dressed enough that will keep his fanbase rabid – the nice tailoring will keep him ahead of his peers whatever music he puts out. And so, to his new album, ‘Kiss All The Time – Disco, Occasionally’, which…

Tinariwen have a new single out called ‘Amidinim Ehaf Solan’ and it is a timely piece about the turmoil of the political situation in the world right now. Touhami Ag Alhassane says the track “speaks of patience and unity amid political turmoil, a reminder that even a thirsty land can turn green again.” The lyrics…

Another month is done and another radio show is out for your listening pleasure. FREE RANGE RADIO is our complimentary (and complementary) radio show that we put online for free and will be available to listen to for a few months whenever you feel like it. Comments, requests and shout-outs welcomed. This show features some…

You think synthpop and [insert]wave might be done and dusted, but then someone releases a single and it all comes flooding back, and just why you love analogue synths and ’80s arpeggio basslines so much. And so, to Michelle Sara’s new single – ‘Forever’ – which is a slow, bubbling thing which really ticks the…

We’ve featured Green-House on our pages a couple of times now, and we’re thrilled to share even more music as we’re completely rapt. They have a new album coming out on Ghostly International and to celebrate that, a second single has been issued which we’re completely in love with called ‘Under The Oak’. The new…

Things appear online and you just have to admire people’s ability to find stuff and share it with everyone without wanting recompense. Here then, we have one of the finest videos we’ve seen – a funk, gospel and soul revue from 1970 which stars Tina Turner, Five Stairsteps, Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Isley Brothers, The…

We are big fans of PinkPantheress here, and her album ‘Fancy That’ has rightly got a shedload of plaudits and enthusiasts. And then came the remixes, which were also a whole load of fun too! Well, now there’s a Four Tet remix which is a energetic little affair and not two artists we’d immediately put…

Big Freedia always goes hard and there’s a new LP due called ‘Central City’, which is exciting! That’s out this Friday, so you don’t have to wait long, which is even better! She’s sharing a track to whet the whistle called ‘El Niño’,” which happens to feature fellow New Orleans legend Lil Wayne and longtime…

Hype is a dangerous thing. If you’re a hotly tipped band that’s come out of nowhere, suspicions are likely to be aroused. And so, to a headline from the NME, who are not impervious to a bit of shenanigans with their hype machine. Introducing Picture Parlour, the fearless rockers ready to take on the world…

My Bloody Valentine fans can be a feverish lot, so good news dorks, Kevin Shields has released some new music right under your noses and no-one noticed until now! The noisenik has released a limited edition fuzz pedal, and inside it, secreted away, is some new music! Earlier this week, Shields shared the deets on…

Glastonbury has form for big bands playing secret sets. We don’t know why. Tradition probably. A bit of fun, for the kiddies. Anyway, there’s a large rumour doing the rounds that Pulp will be performing. So what’s the basis behind this muttering? Well, there’s a band called The ChurnUps on the Pyramid Stage who are…
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