
King Princess is pretty cool, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that they’re into Steely Dan like all the cool, disaffected, sarcastic kids are, right? We like that Prophet song they did too. Anyway, they’ve covered The Dan’s ‘Dirty Work’ for the show Hacks. Of course, Donald Fagen doesn’t sing this song live, leaving it to…

There’s few greater joys than seeing working class people dance en masse. Whether you’re amongst it or simply viewing it, hot dance music and people busting out while wearing their best clothes is wholesome good, and we’ve been going down a rabbit hole of clips from Detroit TV show ‘The New Dance Show’. It ran…

The Pet Shop boys, despite their occasional protestations, are the benchmark for smart pop music. When you listen to them, you can feel your brain being tickled while your feet move – they’re really made of magic when they’re on form. So with that, we’re looking at their latest LP ‘Nonetheless’, which they’ve dubbed their…

THEPOPCORPS saw GEL supporting thrashsploitation legends Municipal Waste and they were brilliant. They’ve since got themselves a new record deal and to celebrate, they’ve got new music out for you. For our money, they’re the most fun hardcore band on the circuit (we’re no experts, mind you – but we like what we like) and…

The return of the physical format makes us feel all gooey inside, and better yet, it means more people hanging around in record shops and the like. HMV pivoted back toward vinyl as well as a host of merchandise and audio equipment and it’s all very encouraging to see the high street indulging in hobbies…

Pressure is a terrible thing to heap onto a reclusive musician. With that in mind, many fans of Boards of Canada invariably don’t want to spook the brothers behind the name, but also, get visibly excited at the mere mention of their name. And rightly so – outside of Aphex Twin and Autechre, they’re just…

You don’t have to speak the language to love a style of music. Maybe you are fluent in French, but no matter, because the fact is that Algeria’s Raï music is some of the most joyous and brilliant stuff ever recorded. It is a form of Algerian folk that kicked off in the ’20s and…

Remember how good ‘Pharaohs’ was by SBTRKT? Well, good news, they’re back soon and will have a new LP out called ‘The Rat Road’ on May 5th. In a note: “This album has been my most sonically ambitious record to create – following my own musical path – which isn’t based on others’ perceptions of…

Here’s the tracklist for the latest FREE RANGE radio show which you can hear over on Mixcloud. Click here for the most recent shows and some of the archive of mixes. Below is the newest show 1 VELMA PERKINS YES MY GOODNESS YES 2 JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE THE OUD & THE…

The supergroup made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker are pretty famous these days. Famous enough that we really don’t need to tell you anything about them. Click below and have a listen to their new song called ‘Not Strong Enough’.
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