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What do you get when you cross Paul McCartney, Thundercat, Kate Bush, Tchotchke, Weyes Blood, Eddie Chacon, Sylvie and other cool stuff? You get the new album from Buzzy Lee, that’s what. Buzzy Lee’s real name is Sasha Spielberg if you must know, and ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ is one of those LPs that has you…
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Paycheck is a pair made up of Alison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh and related to TOPS who we really like, so prick your ears up right now! Their debut album is out this week (or is it now? Go find out) and to whet the appetite, there’s a skuzzy, synthy track to get stuck into!…
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An autobiography from the legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has been confirmed and it is called ‘Music Sets You Free: A Memoir’. You’ll be able to buy a copy on September 22nd, and it is bound to be brilliant. A statement from publishers HarperVia say the book will be “the complete autobiography from the legendary and…
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Jeff Parker and his band have been making some of the best jazz on the planet at the moment. Parker, of course, is a member of the peerless Tortoise, so you know his extra curricular stuff is worth checking. We loved the last LP they releases – The Way Out Of Easy – so it’s…
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Madonna’s maximalist moments in pop music should always be embraced, because if you can’t find some enjoyment from a megastar throwing everything and the kitchen sink at the wall, then you’re probably in need of a new hobby. She’s taking us back to the dancefloor with her new album – ‘Confessions II’ – and the…
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Ibibio Sound Machine, quite frankly, deserve the Earth. Righteous, outrageously good fun, and in possession of an embarrassing amount of dancefloor bangers that hold them up against any of the legends you can think of. Melding Hi Life with ’80s New Wave, Disco, Minneapolis Funk, House and anything else you’ve got in the pocket that…
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Sometimes, musicians make music that sounds like it came from the future – and sometimes that music is pretty bad, forcing things together for the sake of innovation. However, sometimes – just sometimes – it feels so natural and effortless, that it is hard not to get overly excited. And so to KÁRYYN who has a…
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NYC’s Hercules & Love Affair do one thing very well, and that is make bangers for you to dance to and shake all the wobbliest bits you’ve got with someone you love, even if you’ve only just met them on the dancefloor. Well, they’re at it again, this time celebrating Pride 2026 with a new…
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If you listen to our sister show – FREE RANGE RADIO – you probably like listening to things more than you like reading them. Bad news then, because this is the reading equivalent to the show, where you get to cross reference what we played, just in case you want to buy a record or…
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Psychedelic alt rock poppers, Of Montreal are back with a fuzzy new song which is worth sticking in your ears. Frontman Kevin Barnes says: “‘Take The Form is a song about trying to will a person into becoming something they’re not – something that you want them to be for your own benefit, and suffering…
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GET EXCITED FOR THE WOMACK SISTERS
We’ve written about the Womack Sisters a couple of times now, and we’ve getting more excited every time they release another song, and now it’s getting silly. This brand new track now puts them in the ‘highly anticipated’ section of our hearts for any album that’s due! Smoking hot soul music with the kinds of…
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NEW NONAME TRACK ABOUT A SQUATTER
Noname is a unique voice in music at the minute (complimentary) and she’s back with a new track which is on a topic we’re not sure we’ve heard before. She’s telling the tale – along with the ever lovely Dram – of a squatter moving into her house while she was away on tour. This…
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BIBIO + DORIAN CONCEPT
If you like bubbling analogue synthesisers and bucolic loveliness, then you absolutely need to get on the new track from Bibio and Dorian Concept. It’s called ‘Shame’ and we don’t know a whole lot more about it than what we’ve listened to, but honestly, you can enjoy it for what it is. Gorgeous.
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UNRELEASED PRINCE LEAK
Unreleased Prince music is always exciting, and as anyone knows, there’s a metric tonne of it in the Paisley Park vaults. Prince was a prolific man, and then some. Well, there’s a new leak out, of a gorgeous, smooth jam which would have appeared on his debut LP (we think) called ‘Whenever’ that’s appeared online.…
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