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Yuné Pinku makes really great music. Sniffs of UK Garage, clicky house, pop-bops and more all thrown into the mixing pot. It really is infectious stuff. This week, there’s a new EP due called ‘Babylon IX’ and we’re pretty excited about hearing it. That excitement has ramped up slightly with the release of a new…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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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Suede – The Smiths it’s alright to like – are reissuing their debut LP. This is to mark the 30th anniversary of the group’s eponymous album, and there’ll be extra tracks and all-sorts, which you’ll find at the foot of this article if you don’t want to read some pithy asides about them in the…
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Record Store Day might feel like a bit of a crock, but it’s nice to buy LPs and for record shops, it’s an absolute vital and daft, fun day. Anyway, don’t overdo it. Don’t spend more than you have on stuff you don’t want. Don’t buy stuff just to resell it. Go late if you…
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Is it Darkwave? Is it electronica? We don’t know about that, but Body Of Light’s new single ‘This Conversation’ sounds like early Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and Vince Clarke and all that good stuff to us, and there’s few better compliments than that, right? The group will have a new LP out soon called ‘Bitter…
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Do we care about awards these days? Especially in the music industry, they seem rather quaint and outdated, and great within the industry for sure – but should we care about who wins a BRIT any more than who gets Best New Restaurant at the Leicester City Council Awards? Either way, we’ll do a rundown…
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Boney M are brilliant and if you look through their back catalogue, there is a lot of strange gold in there. And a load of gems, obviously. Now, we considered making a running, regular piece on strange or unlikely cover versions (and we still might) but for now, we’ll focus on Boney M. For example,…
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CLAIRE ROUSAY + HELENA DELAND AMBIENT FOLK NICENESS
Here’s a new song called ‘Deceiver’ by Claire Rousay and Helena Deland. It’s released on Mexican Summer who, largely speaking, are a record label you can trust. It’s always worth listening to something if it’s released on Mexican Summer. They’ve put out music by Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Best Coast, Kurt Vile, Connan Mockasin,…
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ALOGTE OHO & HIS SOUNDS OF JOY
What a great thing to have a band name like Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy. Who are they? They’re about to make your day a whole lot better. They’re a group from Ghana who make uplifting, brassy Afrobeat and it does exactly what it says on the tin – it’s filled with joy.…
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LINDA LEWIS + IT’S IN HIS KISS
One of the UK’s finest soul singers, lovely Linda Lewis, has sadly died. To many, this may be a new name so let us fill you in as tribute and introduce you to some wonderful music in the meantime. Lewis got a break performing with John Lee Hooker, and was courted by Bowie, Rod Stewart,…
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NEW ONE FROM ACID KLAUS IS REALLY GOOD
If you know Adrian Flanagan, you’ll know he’s behind a whole bunch of great music stuff, including The International Teachers of Pop, The Moonlandingz, The Chanteuse & The Crippled Claw and more. Look him up. You’ll have a lovely time. Anyway, at the minute, he’s doing the Acid Klaus thing and there’s a new song…
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