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The 90’s penchant for a shuffly breakbeat is back amongst the hip performers. Rochelle Jordan and Kelela have been all over it, and now it’s the turn of Vagabon and their new single ‘Do Your Worst’. Vagabon’s Laetitia Tamko says: “I was nestled in the German countryside when Teo Halm, who co-produced this with me,
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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
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Remember in the ’90s, there was something of a boom of ace alt-country rock? Well, say it quietly, but it might be making something of a comeback and the new one from the superbly named Illuminati Hotties is proof of that. They have a new out called single ‘Truck’ which is a nice chugger and
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Like Bikini Kill? Well, you’re in for a treat if the headline didn’t already completely give it away – Kathleen Hanna is going to be releasing a new memoir called ‘Rebel Girl: My Lift As A Feminist Punk’. It’ll be looking at the ’90s punk movement, with an emphasis on the women within it (as
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Lime Garden have a new track out that will thrill retro loving kids and their parents who want to go to gigs again with a ’90s inspired, noisy number and, it’s a wry affair as well, what with it being called ‘Nepotism (Baby)’, which leads us to believe it’s going to be popular indeed. The
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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
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When a band employs a back-to-basics rock ‘n’ roll sound, for the most part these days, you’ll see kids in thin jeans, mouthing off about ver hippies and acting like they’re the first people to have heard of The Sonics. That’s not always a bad thing, if you enjoy the snottiness of youth. Of all…
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SIX SONGS FOR INVISIBLE GARDENS
We’ve all melted with pleasure that all those years ago, Mort Garson got his synths out and created ‘Plantasia’ – a record to soothe your houseplants. If you wished there were more records like this, welcome to Olive Ardizoni’s relatively recent work – ‘Six Songs For Invisible Gardens’. Under the name Green-House, this is the…
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NEW DRUGDEALER
We all know that when Drugdealer release new music, it’s worth paying attention if you like ’70s West Coast music. Of course, Drugdealer are channelling all the good stuff from that decade, and there’s a new song doing exactly that. It’s called ‘The News’, is hooky and has a mellow chug which is always nice,…
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GENA’S GLAMOROUS NEO SOUL
The algorithm can do bits sometimes, and this time it served up a band we have almost zero information on. All we know is that GENA have a song out that’s a chugger, that’s a bit Neo Soul, jazzy, classy, sophisticated soulful business that’s really good. It’s called ‘Circlesz’ and while we wait for more…
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