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Rod Stewart has said that the comeback of The Faces is in a bit of a sticky situation because they’re struggling to make new tunes. Keep in mind that he’s gone on record recently as saying he’s a fan of George Ezra, that might be why – no shade to George Ezra there, but he’s…
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If you’re into killer fuzz, bug-eyed psychedelic bondage music and a heavy gothic sonic assault on the senses, then you need to get to know Deaf Whip. They have a new single out called ‘Clocking Out’, and they’ve described themselves as “heavy garage four piece with synthesised nods to drone, punk and psychedelia” which slightly…
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EarthGang are great – they’re about as psychedelic as hip hop gets in the current climate, mixing elastic funk with future trap, and generally, they’re making people who yearn for the times of Missy and OutKast very happy indeed. ‘Mirrorland’ is one of the great modern hip hop LPs and they’ve been releasing stuff since…
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Arguably the best group to come from the Indie Sleaze period are Brazil’s CSS, who managed to manage their spontaneity with fabulous grooves and playfulness. For the first time in over a decade, they’re going to be doing a European tour called ‘It’s Been A Number Of Years’, which it has! Remember how good ‘Off…
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SZA is a unique little soul and there’s usually a lot of excitement when she springs music on everyone. With that, there’s new music from her on the back of a bunch of wins at the Grammys. She teased a new song during a Mastercard commercial (get paid, we guess) and now she’s put it…
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Oh, the fractured and chequered history of the mighty Sugababes. There’s been six members, and you could only really argue that four of them really count, and the puritans, three. Obviously, the holy trinity are Mutya, Keisha and Siobhàn, but Heidi’s tenure involves some of the group’s most iconic moments, even if deep in our…
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BBE Music put out good shit, and if you’ve heard their J-Jazz compilations, you’ll know that they’re some of the finest, most adventurous comps around. In addition to that, they’ve put out a brilliant book chronicling Japanese jazz called J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988, which is a look at some super…
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Khruangbin are back everyone, and yes, they’re wigs! The new song is called ‘May Ninth’ and, for fans of the trio’s sound, it sounds like Khruangbin, so no worries – they’ve not pivoted to sounding like dubstep or anything. It’s taken from the imminent ‘A La Sala’ and it’s gently psychedelic, woozy stuff. The album…
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It’s 2001 and the USA, UK and pals are carpet bombing the Middle East. January, George Dubya Bush is sworn in thanks to some hanging chads, Apple launches iTunes and, later that year, 9/11 would change everything forever. While US democracy looked shaky, while war saw people taking to the streets in protest, people set…
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When Mr Bongo say they’ve got a record in and describe it as “a heavy Boogie-Funk gem from 1984”, your ears should really prick up. That track is ‘Take A Chance’ by Marshall Titus (re-issued by Peoples Potential Unlimited), and it slaps. If you’re into super hot, sleazy ’80s disco that’s got a whiff of the…
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GEL ARE NO MORE
In the hardcore scene, one of the most interesting bands have been GEL, who managed to wear a myriad of influences in their music without being too reverential to any. Sadly, they are no more and it has all been levelled at one particular bandmate, Anthony Webster. Webster was given the boot from the band…
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VARIANTS AND MORE UNDER CHART ATTACK
In the streaming era, the chart companies have reacted slowly to those who were able to fudge stats and wriggle in the margins to get more plays, or contribute to the data to give them inflated chart positions. Once upon a time, it was Payola, and now there’s something else going on. Overly long LPs…
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SAULT / IT MIGHT BE OVER
Bad news for fans of SAULT – it all might be over, and as ever, the root of all evil is money. See, Little Simz has sued producer and SAULT collaborator Inflo over £1.7 million – a sum not to be sniffed at. The claim was filed in January, and Inflo was accused of withholding…
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EUROVISION 2025 / LOOKING AHEAD
Some of the songs that will feature in the 2025 have been released, but not all. We looked at the betting for some of these songs, and honestly, we can’t see how they’ve fallen like they have, but we only have our gut to work with, rather than analytics and whatnot. The favourites at the…
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