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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 Especially in the music industry, they seem rather quaint and outdated, and great within the industry for sure – but should we care about who wins a BRIT any more than who gets Best New Restaurant at the Leicester City Council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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What is it with Stevie Nicks? It doesn’t matter what generation you’re from, you either love her or are witnessing everyone else fall head-over-heels for her. In 2023, there’s scores of young women in floaty clothes twirling around on TikTok or wherever, fuelled by the power of Stevie Nicks. Now, of course, Stevie is made…
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Frank Ocean is, occasionally, brilliant. Sometimes, you’ll hear glimpses of something approaching genius – ‘Pink & White’ and ‘Thinking Bout You’ are impossibly wonderful – but he can be frustrating. That’s fine. We allow people to be the artists they want to be, right? Provided of course, we’re allowed to be the fans we want…
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We’re not arsed about 4/20, as much as we like shouting ‘BLAZE IT UP’ at the mere mention of it. Anyway, it’s a good excuse to share this song which is very much about weed, because it’s great. If you’re getting stoned today, we hope you have a nice time.
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We shared a track from Lael Neale’s new and imminent LP a while ago and got excited about it. There’s been more music since and the newest one is called ‘Must Be Tears’ and we’re now pretty excited about this new album and think it’s going to be ace! Neale’s new LP is called ‘Star Eaters…
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MAC DEMARCO IS BACK FOR XMAS
Mac DeMarco is kinda back. He’s been away you see, after the success of his last LP ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’. That’s what it was called wasn’t it? Pretty sure it was. Anyway, he just wanted to get in the festive mood and remind us that he existed, so he’s knocked out a video for…
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NEPO BABIES, EH?
Have you heard about ‘Nepo Babies’? It’s not really the best of names for the people who have had a leg-up in their careers thanks to having a famous parent or two (nepotism babies, geddit?), but honestly, you’re not getting any better alternatives here unless something pops into our head while we’re writing this article…
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PUSHA T NO LONGER AT G.O.O.D. CAN’T THINK WHY.
There’s few things as satisfying as Pusha T saying ‘YERGHK!’ in a track. He’s a venomous MC alright and sharp as a tack. He’s also quite the businessman, coming up with the ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ for McDonald’s and also, heading up the G.O.O.D. Music label. Of course, that’d be Kanye West’s record label there. Now,…
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TERRY HALL: UNHEARD THING FROM 1985
It is an unlikely pairing, but Timmy Mallett (yep, that very same one) has unveiled a never-heard-before mix (at least in digital form) of Terry Hall presenting a radio show of songs that mean a great deal to him. Mallett was a DJ on Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio and had a show where he allowed pop…
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