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Disney have really gone all-in on The Beatles – we went years with zero new things to watch, and now things are cropping up all the time! We had the Get Back thing, and now we go back to ’64 when the Fabs first went to the States! New footage, improved old footage, good music,
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Sofie Royer is back with her third LP, and there’s been something of a departure. The previous albums were almost bedroom pop, with singer-songwriterness floating through her songs. She was always super cool, super smart and albums switched between existential dread and quiet feistiness. With this set of songs, she emerged not with a moody,
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Cute animals sell more than sex does, and that’s a fact. Mums are more likely to share a missing cat post on Facebook than they are likely to tell people to listen to their children’s music they’ve been making. And with that, it’s about to get worse. Viral hippo – Moo Deng – has released
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Maxo Kream’s ducking-and-diving storytelling has seen him collab with the likes of Tyler, The Creator and more, and he’s got a new LP out which admittedly, we’ve only skimmed so far – but it feels like there’s a buzz about the Texan which can’t be ignored. From threatening whoever, horny jams and pure shit-talking, the
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They’ve got an awkward name, have Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs. You get the impression they’re not arsed about this fact one bit, and besides, everyone’s already writing it down as Pigsx7. Anyway, they have a new heavy track out called ‘Detroit’ and with that, there’s news of a tour. This is the
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We don’t know much about Gia Ford, but we heard this new song from her called ‘Earth Return’ and it’s really good. We think this might fall under ‘alt-pop’, but we’re not sure of some of these genres – not that they matter! We’re hearing some gloomy ace old French pop, a smidge of Lana
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We’ve been getting stuck into King Pari’s music recently and it’s really great. We hear sniffs of Minneapolis ’80s funk throughout their cuts, which usually means a bad facsimile of Prince’s sound, but resolutely not the case here. We featured their song ‘Eggface (I’m Not Screamin’ for Nothin’)’ on our recent radio show which you’ll
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Doves went away for a little while, but now they’re back and have announced three intimate live dates following on from a brand new track earlier this week. There’s a new album coming too, and the whole thing is very heartwarming given the reasons for them going AWOL. The band say: “We were beyond heartbroken to
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Post Covid, ambient music really made a big return. For whatever reason that is, it is definitely a welcome one. With that, we dug a mix from DJ Raica, who has done a fabulous vinyl mix of ambient and cosmic music. She’s the head of Seattle’s iconic Further Records, ending up making beautiful, ambient sounds
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There’s something incredibly comforting about hearing a beat from DJ Premier and Guru rapping over the top of it. While Guru may have departed, Preemo has some vocals in the banks and he’s lovingly put together a new track called ‘Finishem’, which will have you rolling back the years with a super vibey, boom-bap flow.
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BOB STANLEY & THE BEE GEES
Everyone ought to know by now that Bob Stanley is one of the finest custodians of popular music, being a member of the mighty St Etienne, but also, writer of countless wonderful words about it and putting out so many dynamite compilations – he really has become a national treasure for music geeks, and we’re…
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GLASTONBURY STUFF CONFIRMED (WIN TICKETS TOO, POSSIBLY)
Festivals are pretty terrible things, but y’know, people enjoy them so it’s whatever. Kinda cool to watch live music on TV too, so we suppose it’s a net-plus. Anyway, the most lifestyley festival on the UK circuit is Glastonbury and they’ve confirmed some stuff and put a poster out. The main takeaway is that Guns…
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BOWIE TO BE ANIMATED LIKE ABBA
David Bowie – a man with regrettably few decent haircuts in such a long and industrious career – is looking like returning from the dead, and starring in a new show that’s like the ABBA Voyage one. Is it virtual reality? It’s not a hologram. You know what we mean. Either way, you’ve got to…
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CHAKA KHAN GOES IN (ENJOY THE CATTINESS)
Chaka Khan has taken the gloves off and thrown immense shade at Mariah Carey and Adele. Now, if you’re visiting from some awful stan account or the point of view of a MEGA FAN, then go away already. See, this is pop music. We’re hear to have fun. We’re hear to enjoy the cattiness. Someone…
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