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Kenya Grace apparently had a viral smash, but virality is something that passes us by so we’ll just have to accept what’s been said regarding all that. What we do know, however, is that Kenya’s new single ‘Paris’ is a slice of future pop that we like a whole bunch. Writing, producing and performing her
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Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band are bringing back the jangle, with Ciao Ciao Bambino! Recorded in West Kirby with Bill Ryder-Jones (him again!), Head says: “’Ciao Ciao Bambino’ came to me one night when I was thinking about the first words I ever heard. It was a song called ‘Ciao Ciao Bambino’ that my
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We feature yet another gem from the wonderful My Analog Journal, and this time, we’ve got The Grey Area (or, Ed to his mates) who hosts a great show on Noods Radio and a night called ‘Silencio’. He says of his set: “This mix represents a part of my collection I don’t get to air
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Bill Ryder-Jones – the indie girls fancy him and he writes and produces cool music – he’s got it all hasn’t he? Well, he’s prepping the new LP with some preview singles, and of course, there’s a new one and we’re telling you about it. That’s how it works innit? So what’s the craic? His
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Writing pop music isn’t easy, despite what dopes might say. When you get a slice of baroque, folk-pop, you better not ignore it and we’re super into this new track from def.fo, ‘Autumn Leaves’. If you like some strings with your jangle, get on this. It’s a group that features Tom Powell (Michael Head and
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Now ambient music is back, the good folks over at Light In Attic Records have teamed up with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed’s Archive custodians to give us a vinyl reissue Lou’s ‘Hudson River Wind Meditations’. It’s not been on record before, and as you’d expect, it’s a real fancy package indeed. Out January 12,
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Some songs, some albums are beatified by rock critics decade-on-decade, and sure, we should doff our cap to cultural impact and massive sales and all that stuff. But honestly, we’re allowed to just be irritated too. There’s loads of stuff that gets rammed down your craw so hard that the sheer ubiquity of the damned
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If there’s one thing no-one can ever accuse Shane MacGowan of, it’s a boring life. Excessive, sure, but on his own terms – MacGowan may be most famous for a Christmas song, but the real heads know that there’s so much more to him than the ‘Fairytale of New York’. Big Shane was born in
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Writer and pop-culture fiend Simon Reynolds is releasing a new book. He’s a clever so-and-so, so this is good news. He’s looked at retro culture and dance music in the past, so marrying the two (of a fashion), this time, he’s looking backward to look forward. The book is called ‘Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines
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Bobby Gillespie may have left the Jesus & Mary Chain yonks ago, but there’s still a spiritual connection between the Reids and Primal Scream. With that, JAMC has got a new song out and it reminds us a bit of the Screamteam in their XTRMNTR period. Tenuous, sure, but if we didn’t write something, we’d
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SPORTS BANGER X KLF
Do you like Sports Banger attire? Do you like The KLF? Well, of a fashion, the two are teaming up and you can buy cool shit for a cool cause while you’re at it. Banger are opening the studio doors next Thursday where they promise “drinks, music and bricks” to celebrate the launch of K2…
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CELEBS IN SPACE IS THE NEW MARIE ANTOINETTE
Once, space travel was amazing. The adventure of the human spirit, going where no person had ever been before! We did it to learn, for science, for some kind of indomitable wanderlust and… now? Yuck. See, a bunch of billionaires have got their own space race going on, and those billionaires aren’t cool and have…
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NEW JAZZ FROM MARY HALVORSON
Jazz can be pretty impenetrable, what with it not getting much play on the radio and TV. However, the genre is in rude health and, one of the leading lights in the scene is guitarist and big brain composer Mary Halvorson. She’s got a new album coming out called ‘About Ghosts’, which you’ll be able…
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RIP, MAX ROMEO
Max Romeo has passed away, but leaves a huge legacy. One of the most celebrated vocalist to hail from Jamaica, he was used his words to spear the island’s class divide and uneven wealth, as well as being behind a legendary banned BBC record and one of the most iconic samples in dance music. He…
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