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French artist Oklou is a new one on us, and y’know, we could pretend that we’ve been all over her music for ages and we’re catching you slow pokes up, but that would be disingenuous. The news we read is that there’s a new album afoot called ‘choke enough’ and that’ll be out in February. We’re…
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Look, we don’t like mentioning Morrissey on here because he sucks, his music stinks, and The Smiths were crap as well. However, he is eminently mockable, and not all music writing (don’t ever call this journalism, for the love of all that’s holy) should be sweetness and light. Often, we don’t even think it needs…
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Some things go together like salt and pepper, sweet and sour, peaches and cream. Saying something is musically comforting can sound like you’re dismissing it, but far from the case with a new track from Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre, it sounds exactly like you want it to – soulful samples and West Coast is…
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We were listening to the radio and ‘The Only Way Is Up’ by Yazz came on. ‘Who wrote that song?’ we wondered. So obviously, we looked it up and it turns out its a cover version by Otis Clay. We didn’t know that. So, there’s a chance you didn’t know either and it’s a lovely…
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Andre 3000 has new music on the go. Of course, the last LP was an ambient, earthy album, so anyone expecting a rap album shouldn’t get too excited… but then again, should you rule it out? That’s what we love about 3 Stacks, right? In an interview with the evil overlords at Amazon, he was asked…
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You don’t need an essay every time someone shares a new song with you, right? Basically, what we have here is a super pleasant slice of popsike Americana from the Rose City Band. Related to Wooden Shjips, which is a sign of a good time, eh? We know that it is taken from the forthcoming…
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We’re hearing a smidge of noirish French ’60s pop in this new one from singer-songwriter Cornelia Murr, which is very welcome and perfect for this time of year, honestly. She’ll have a new album, out in February called ‘Run to the Centre’, and to whet the whistle, you can listen to ‘Meantime’, which is a…
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There was a collective feeling that, in the period that was post-girl group, that while the solo singers and artists were all well and good, we were in the mood for a new pop group of some kind. We’ve seen a huge amount of impressive R&B solo stars and soul-adjacent singers, but when you’re listening…
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The lovely folks of Saint Etienne have announced details of a new LP called ‘The Night’ and there’s a new song which is borderline ambient called ‘Half Light’ to listen to – it’s genuinely one of the loveliest things you’ll hear all year. The album will land December 13th and is the 12th from the group.…
STOP HOARDING TUNES
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DORA MORELENBAUM NEW VIDEO
If you’ve been reading our words for a while, you’ll know how much we love the music of Dora Morelenbaum. Her ‘Pique’ album is one of our favourite records, and is a modern Brazilian classic. Read our review here. Well, Dora has a new video out for the swooning, groovy ‘Não Vou Te Esquecer’, and…
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REVIEW / JUSTIN BIEBER / SWAG
The release of Justin Bieber’s ‘SWAG’ album was, for most, a surprise. Not least because of the absence of promotional materials released in the build-up to it, but in part, it was remarkable that he’d even been working on anything. For those not terminally swirling around Bieber’s plughole for every morsel of information, he’d only…
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AI / DOES ANYONE CARE AS LONG AS IT SOUNDS OKAY?
People who write about music, overthink music, read books and websites about music, devour music documentaries and go on Wikipedia deep-dives, are not your average music listener. Don’t read that as ‘better’, rather, atypical. Think about it – there’s people out there who saw the Oasis reunion, but were completely unaware that Liam Gallagher just…
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SUKI’S ROCK N ROLL INJURY
Rock n roll is a perilous business at the best of times, what with the circus life trying to get you on the drink, drugs and a variety of sexually transmitted diseases. Spare a thought then, for poor ol’ Suki Waterhouse. The singer, songwriter and actor took to social media this week, and informed her…
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