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  • BALEARIC FUN FROM JOY OLADOKUN

    We don’t know a huge amount about Joy Oladokun, but we know we like this song when we heard it! It’s a great little chugger – Balearic beat, you might say. You might not. It’s a fine vibe though, and we can see it popping off while you’re having a dance in your living room…

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  • ACE SYNTHPOP FROM SET DRESSING

    Here, we have a new band called Set Dressing, and that is a side project of sorts from Mandy Indiana, if you’re into them. All of this is moot really, as we can like a song for itself rather than some hook to something else. It is a fine slice of synthpop that bubbles along…

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  • DIY SONGWRITER PACO CATHCART

    If you like fuzzily produced, beautiful music that will allow you to stop missing the likes of Elliott Smith for 5 minutes, then there’s plenty of great singer-songwriters out there with similar DIY sensibilities to get stuck into. Paco Cathcart is one such guy, and there’s new music to listen to, namely with single ‘Bottleneck…

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  • JUST WATCH THIS AND ASK NO QUESTIONS

    In need of something to watch while you wait for the kettle to boil? We’ve got just the thing for you.

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  • COOL RESTORATION OF STEELY DAN RHODES

    Someone got their mitts on Donald Fagen’s – of Steely Dan (you knew that already) – Fender Rhodes from 1973, and restored it. They then played it like a dream and shared it with us all on YouTube, and it’s basically one of the most wholesome videos you’ll see online, today. You don’t need any…

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  • DJ FUNK, ONE OF THE BEST

    One of the greatest DJs who ever lived has sadly left us after a battle with some terrible illness. nfluential Chicago producer and musician DJ Funk has died, aged 54. One of Chicago’s own, Charles Chambers was an innovator who was one of the main shakers in bringing ghetto house to the world and destroyed…

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  • UK SENDING MAD SONG TO EUROVISION

    Eurovision is drawing ever closer and for those of us based in the UK, we’re looking at the song that’ll represent these fair isles. We have a varied history in the competition, but honestly, for the most part it has been a fair assessment that the UK didn’t win. Not to say that all placings…

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  • ROY AYERS, FAREWELL

    Roy Ayers has sadly departed, as confirmed via an announcement from his team. He’d been suffering a long illness. “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composter and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness.” “He lived a…

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  • NOT LIKE US / HYPER LOCAL MOVEMENTS

    Whether society at large has completely had it with capitalism and global dominance or not, remains to be seen. However, there’s a number of wars on and the tech bros dominance has seen a small shift in thinking which may blossom into something broader. On both ends of the political spectrum, it is obvious that…

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  • ACE WEIRD POP FROM LYRA PRAMUK

    We missed Lyra Pramuk’s music released in previous years, but that doesn’t lessen the fun of listening to this new song called ‘Vega’, which is pop music, but off-kilter and a bit weird and gonzo, which we like. This release will be on her new label – pop.soil – and on the press release, it…

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  • WHAT IS COWORKER MUSIC?

    A new satirical music genre just dropped called ‘Co-Worker Music’ and you’re probably wondering what that is… or maybe you just intuitively know exactly what it is… either way, have we got something for you! Co-worker music is also called ‘NPC Music’, and it’s all very glib and a bit sniffy, but that’s okay –…

  • NEW DEAF WHIP

    Manchester’s gloom glam merchants Deaf Whip have a new single out called ‘Cherry Lotion’, and looks like they’ve got themselves on a cool little label too – notably, the ace Sour Grapes who have been pushing psychedelic rock to all and sundry for a while now. A great fit. Apparently this was recorded in part…

  • NEW GWENNO

    If you speak Welsh, ‘Y Gath’ is just ‘the cat’, but it is also the title of a new song from Gwenno who hails from Cardiff (and daughter of a Cornish poet, so that’s Celtic Squared). The track is from the forthcoming ‘Utopia’ LP, which is out on Heavenly next week. It features H Hawkline…

  • REVIEW/ TURNSTILE / NEVER ENOUGH

    Turnstile are just about the biggest punk group on the planet right now, and it seems like there’s still swathes of rock fans who haven’t cottoned on to this fact yet – and maybe that’s how the punks are going to enjoy it, because after today, they’re going to be absolutely everywhere whether they like…

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