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  • RIP, SLY STONE

    Sly Stone has left the building, leaving behind a life and a career that eclipses most of what everyone else managed to cram in, combined. Seemingly against the odds, he managed to reach the grand old age of 82. His family issued a statement. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of…

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  • KING PRINCESS, UNHINGED

    King Princess has announced a new LP called ‘Girl Violence’ and for the kind of fans who like saying that someone’s got them in a chokehold and hipsters who want to yelp parental yelps, this new stuff is going to do the trick by the looks of things. The album is out in September, and…

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  • ROCHELLE JORDAN HAS DONE IT AGAIN

    We are huge fans of Rochelle Jordan, from her early days of dreamy R&B, but moreso now that she’s incorporated luxurious, smart house to the mix. ‘Play With The Changes’ is one of the finest albums released in the last decade, and we’ve been eagerly waiting for another full length release since. Maybe that’s coming,…

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  • NEW CATE LE BON IS GOOD NEWS

    Cate Le Bon is not only prolific, but she’s also one of the more unique artists around, so it is definitely good news that she’s announced a new album. And there’s a song to listen to, taken from it, which you can check below. The LP is out via the excellent Mexican Summer, and features…

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  • WHAT IS COWORKER MUSIC?

    A new satirical music genre just dropped called ‘Co-Worker Music’ and you’re probably wondering what that is… or maybe you just intuitively know exactly what it is… either way, have we got something for you! Co-worker music is also called ‘NPC Music’, and it’s all very glib and a bit sniffy, but that’s okay –…

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  • NEW DEAF WHIP

    Manchester’s gloom glam merchants Deaf Whip have a new single out called ‘Cherry Lotion’, and looks like they’ve got themselves on a cool little label too – notably, the ace Sour Grapes who have been pushing psychedelic rock to all and sundry for a while now. A great fit. Apparently this was recorded in part…

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  • NEW GWENNO

    If you speak Welsh, ‘Y Gath’ is just ‘the cat’, but it is also the title of a new song from Gwenno who hails from Cardiff (and daughter of a Cornish poet, so that’s Celtic Squared). The track is from the forthcoming ‘Utopia’ LP, which is out on Heavenly next week. It features H Hawkline…

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  • REVIEW/ TURNSTILE / NEVER ENOUGH

    Turnstile are just about the biggest punk group on the planet right now, and it seems like there’s still swathes of rock fans who haven’t cottoned on to this fact yet – and maybe that’s how the punks are going to enjoy it, because after today, they’re going to be absolutely everywhere whether they like…

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  • SUPER POP FROM YUMI ZOUMA

    We like pop music, and we like it when it’s made by bands (we also like it when it has been made by a pop factory, we’re not being like that) and that’s what we’ve found with the new single from Yumi Zouma. It’s pop, but stripped down a bit, but anthemic and a whole…

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  • PUSHA T ON KANYE

    If there’s anybody in the whole world of music we wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of, it is Pusha T. There’s nobody with an aim truer than King Push, and besides, he seems to genuinely not give a single fuck what anyone thinks. He’s Teflon. Speaking to GQ, he spoke about Kanye.…

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  • BEREAL, BUT WITH SPOTIFY

    It might be a bit of a stereotype to presume that vinyl-loving readers of these pages might see their toes curl up at the notion of any social media platform that requires you to take a photo of yourself, but y’know. Anyway, assuming that we might actually have some readers under the age of 35,…

  • GAYANCE + JARREAU VANDAL IS ACE

    We fizzed with excitement about the Gayance LP, and we’re doing it all over again as she’s teamed up with Jarreau Vandal for an absolute bop. The track is called ‘No More’ and the track is out right now – but if you want to hear it first, then keep scrolling because obviously we’ve embedded…

  • VENGABOYS VERSUS A DIRTY DOLPHIN

    Dolphins are proper dirty fuckers, and with that opening gambit in mind, the Vengaboys have something to tell you. Robin Pors, a Venga himself, said that a dirty dolphin assaulted him. Like that – it wasn’t a mugging. He brushed the whole thing off as a ‘compliment’, because when you’re a Vengaboy, you are irresistible…

  • SBTRKT X SAMPHA AGAIN

    Remember when SBTRKT’s album came out and everyone went wild? That was fun. Well, one of the reasons was the emergence of Sampha on the LP, and on the next SBTRKT long-player, he’ll be back! They’ve reunited for the latest single off the upcoming ‘The Rat Road’, alongside George Riley, and honestly, it rollicks along…

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