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Kamasi Washington is one of the most prominent jazzers on the planet, so it’s no surprise that he’s attracted some premier talent for his new LP. The album is called ‘Fearless Movement’ and there’s a new song for you to listen to below, which goes by the name of ‘Prologue’. He’s said of this new
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They’ve toured with the Animal Collective and now it’s time for their debut LP! IT’S TOMATO FLOWER! Now, we hadn’t heard of them til we saw their name on the Norman Records mailout, but pressing play, they sound like they’re right up our street! They’ve got that faraway psychedelia of The United States of America
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Noughties fashion is back, obviously, because we only just had a ’90s revival, so it goes without saying. With something of a reappraisal of Paris Hilton, Ed Hardy biker jackets, baby tees, dangerous thinness and being able to see your thongs over your hipster jeans, then you shouldn’t be too surprised that Charli XCX has
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There’s a corner of society that may not have voted for Brexit, but they certainly enjoy the lumpenness of things and cheer on a thundering hoof at the football, and cheekily say that it’s ‘a proper Brexit tackle that‘, and of course, there’s a musical equivalent too, that wants to listen to things that sound
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Shabazz Palaces don’t exactly make straight-ahead hip hop, but this latest one is some supreme wonkiness and it sounds great. The track is called ‘Take Me To Your Leader’ and it features on their new LP ‘Exotic Birds of Prey’. You’re probably not reading these words because your eye has already been caught by the
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Streaming eh? What a mess. Super convenient and all that, and great for sharing tunes and making playlists – but it isn’t perfect is it? For starters, you have to listen to people complaining about it all the time, but when those complaints are valid, it’s enough to make you go grey. And so, to
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When Tuareg musicians pick up electric guitars, something psychedelic and spectacular happens almost every time. This track we’re sharing is brand new and called ‘Funeral For Justice’ and comes from the brilliant Mdou Moctar. It’s firebrand stuff and taking names and numbers and kicking all kinds of ass. We love it. The track is from
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My Analog Journal is, as anyone with even the vaguest interest in record collecting, DJing and the culture, one of the finest channels around. Deep cuts, obscure stuff, amazing collectors playing inventive and super interesting sets. The latest that caught our ear is Mari*, who hails from Japan but now based in London, and produces
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You know the score with St Vincent by now – good clothes, idiosyncratic pop, angular guitar and that clever-clever stuff. Her last outing was some cocaine lonely at the top enormo-star character… we think… with ‘Daddy’s Home’. Now, it’s all, according to her, “urgent and psychotic” on the imminent LP ‘All Born Screaming’. There’s quite
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Is it Spange? Or Spang? We don’t know, but the new one from Alena Spanger is really cool and it’s called ‘All That I Wanted’ and you should give it a listen. There’s a good chance you’ve not heard of them if you’re outside of NYC, but there’s a debut album due and on the
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MIX / ETHIOPIAN RECORDS
Look, we know Boiler Room kinda stinks – but when they do it right, they’re one of the best in the business against your better judgement. With that, in what feels like old Internet, giving you something totally unique, regional, and new, Ethiopian Records did a Boiler Room set and it’s an instant classic. New…
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WEYES BLOOD X DRUGDEALER
When Drugdealer are on form, they’re irresistible. Weyes Blood is one of the finest artists on the planet right now. Add the two together? Magic. Of course, this is not the first collaboration between these two things, but this new track is a welcome return from some time out for both, and Weyes Blood is…
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NEW MODERN NATURE
August 29th sees a new album from pastoral post rockers, Modern Nature, and the long player goes by the name of ‘The Heat Warps’. You can hear a track from it which is called ‘Pharaoh’, and with a kneejerk reaction granted, it sounds like a career best from the project, although they’d be loathed to…
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ST ETIENNE VS CHEMICALS
Saint Etienne have always been into interesting collaborations, from teaming up with Tim Burgess for a Christmas single, to Monkey Mafia remixes and more! With their latest release, they’re doing more of the same! They have a new LP called ‘International’ and from it, you can listen to a track called ‘Glad’, which features Tom…
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