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When we think of great pop comebacks, we think of artists who have been away for a little while, only for them to hit us with an absolute banger. However, that isn’t really a comeback – it’s more a continuation after a pause, right? Of course, there’s artists who fall-off, to eventually comeback with a…
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‘Yes’ by McAlmont and Butler is, without doubt, one of the finest songs of the Nineties, melding the melodrama of 60s girl groups, Britpop and Glam, Scott Walker, show tunes and everything that is truly great about pure, anthemic pop music. Well, David has sat down with Jake Shears for the Queer the Music podcast,…
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We are big fans of Mixcloud on this site – so much so that we upload our own radio show to it. It’s one of the best places to have algorithm-free listening and find new music to listen to. We’re not on the payroll – we’re not influential enough for that, and you know it.…
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Power Pop princess, all-round good egg and Bangles co-founder Susanna Hoffs has some new music coming out, and that’s always worth celebrating isn’t it? You bet your sweet ass it is! So, what’s going on? This isn’t a new Bangs record, rather, she’s putting out ‘The List’, which is her first release of entirely new…
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You can almost hear the knuckleheads saying ‘how is A.I. learning from all the music ever made any different to humans listening to music and learning from it?’, but, A.I. music scraper/generator Suno has lost a copyright case against German licensing firm GEMA. Back in 2025, GEMA filed an infringement case, saying that Suno was…
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Forgive the click bait headline – this isn’t a Daft Punk interview technically – however, it IS an in depth interview with Thomas Bangalter. That’s still big. Of course Thomas, along with Guy-Man, were effectively silent since the second Daft Punk album, so whenever there’s any sighting of them since then, it’s very exciting. While…
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Look, we’re on record as being big fans of the New Radicals’ Power Pop hit, ‘You Only Get What You Give’, and if you don’t like it, you’ve got it all wrong in your head. Just because it was a runaway success and omnipresent, doesn’t mean it isn’t a banger. If you want to read…
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Wolf Alice have covered The Roches’ absolutely legendary ’79 acid-folk gem ‘Hammond Song’, for an imminent project and, all things being fair, we’re including both versions here, in case you haven’t heard the original. First thing’s first, here’s the Roches version which is the kind of song that will have you feel like you’re floating…
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Tom Waits made a surprising return with Massive Attack lately on a track called ‘Boots On The Ground’, which made for an intense, insular listen about some of the global bullshit going on at the minute. Well, he’s back some more, releasing the full version of his spoken-word track ‘The Fly’, which of course, you…
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Flo Milli is going to release her fourth LP later this year, and to tease the release of course, there’s a new song to listen to. The album is called ‘FloState’ (that’s neat) and it’ll be on Jive. There’s no firm details on it just yet, but there’s a new psychedelic, syrupy number to listen…
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POWER POP FROM KIWI JR
Power Pop never really went away, as everyone with any sense about them likes pure pop coupled with jangly guitars. That said, there seems to be something of a resurgence afoot, and that’s good news for us at least – and should be for you too. And so, to this new track from Kiwi Jr…
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REVIEW / TWISTED TEENS / FLORIDA WATER BLUES
Sometimes, you need someone to arrive right on time, feeling like they’re saving something. Twisted Teens have a new album out called ‘Florida Water Blues’, and it feels like someone saved Garage Punk. See, Garage Punk never went away for the salivating few, but The Hives are a good time rock ‘n’ roll band who…
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STRAWBERRY HANDS DIY LONER PSYCHEDELIA
Ever hear some song and think it sounds like the kind of record that’ll cost you two grand to track down in ten year’s time? Well, that’s the crushingly gorgeous sound of Strawberry Hands, who channels Skip Spence, loner country, psychedelic private press folk, outsider psych, Townes Van Zandt, and all the good bits of…
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‘THE AMERICAN DREAM IS OVERRATED’ / TINASHE ALBUM NEWS
When Tinashe broke free from her old record deal, she promptly set about doing things her own way, just like she did when she was on the come up. She’s gone from strength to strength in recent years, and lately, she’s been a one-woman crunk revival, which is definitely no bad thing. A couple of…
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