
We warned you that there may be a summer of UKG imminent, so we should probably expect Drake to randomly appear with a half-written track that’s irritatingly catchy to cement the deal. However, until then, the coolest and best member of One Direction AND VERY MUCH HIS OWN MAN BLAH BLAH BLAH, Zayn Malik is…

It’s a bit silly assuming bands are good just because they come from a certain place, but certain countries definitely make us prick our ears up more quickly than others. One such country is Wales, despite being responsible for a fair amount of mid-table indie. No such problems with Islet who have a new song…

Music, Saturday Night Live, football seasons, video games and the NME – they all have one thing in common in that, old people say the exact period they indulged most in them is obviously, unbiasedly, the best period for them. That’s complete cobblers of course, so keep that in mind when we tell you that…

If you want to listen to Paul McCartney speaking about the lyrics of his life, then you’ll be thrilled to learn that there’s going to be a new podcast from the great man called ‘McCartney: A Life In Lyrics’, where he shares stories, inspirations and all that great stuff about a number of his songs.…

We’d not heard of Hurry before literally just now, but they’ve got a lovely jangle-pop number out, which precedes their new LP, and it’s all very pleasant indeed. The song is called ‘Parallel Haunting’ and will feature on the forthcoming ‘Don’t Look Back’ LP. They hail from Philly and if you like Teenage Fanclub, Guided…

For the French to take an English person to heart, they have to be pretty special – and of course, they don’t come much more special than Jane Birkin, one of the world’s greatest muses. She died over the weekend, aged 76, forever France’s favourite petite Anglaise. Actor, singer, icon – Birkin was the complete…

Online, there’s a lot of novel ways of listening to music and super interesting ideas for mixes scattered throughout YouTube, but this week, thanks to the ever wonderful PopBitch mailout, we were alerted to a particularly cool thing. Basically, you can listen to scratchy air traffic control radio backed with lo fi beats, and it…

Jorja Smith has committed herself, it seems, to do whatever the hell she wants, and we’re absolutely strapped in for the ride. From dreamy R&B, to killer UK Garage appearances, and now, absolutely filthy bassline music. To get you up for the weekend, here’s her new track ‘The Way I Love You’, which will punch…

We already told you that the mighty Aesop Rock has got a new LP coming out called ‘Black Hole Superette’, but we’re going to stick with the promo, as he’s got a new track out and he’s ever reliable and wordy and fun. The new track is called ‘Send Help’, and he’s got all his…

“When I was young, I got raped by a bitch twice my age.” The opening line to YG’s recent single ‘2004’ there, to almost zero column inches or thought. While music journalism focused once again on Kanye’s latest implosion, Kneecap’s politics and gamely filling up pages with Korean pop in the hope to grab some…

We’re fast getting obsessed with Turnstile. They’re no ordinary hardcore band, and wear a variety of influences on their sleeves, with a richer sound that simply whacking you over the head with breakdowns (which obviously, is fun in its own right). This new run of music had us wondering if they’d gone a bit Balearic…
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