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Modern Nature: No Fixed Point In Space

October 1, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Modern Nature: No Fixed Point In Space

New album: Following 2021/22’s music and art project Island of Noise, another release of lovely simmering stillness by Jack Cooper and his Cambridge-based band, one that with delicate instrumentation captures nature’s processes “like the sound of roots, branches, mycelium, the intricacies of a dawn chorus, neurons firing, and the unknown”

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In albums, alternative, avant garde, folk, experimental Tags Modern Nature, Bella Union, albums, new albums, new releases, Jack Cooper
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Say She She: Silver

October 1, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Say She She: Silver

New album: A wonderful double LP by the Anglo-American female-led trio of Piya Malik, Sabrina Mileo Cunningham and Nya Gazelle Brown in a joyous early 80s-style mix of disco, pop and soul

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In albums, dance, dance music, disco, funk, pop Tags Say She She, Karma Chief Records, Colemine Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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Wilco: Cousin

October 1, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Wilco: Cousin

New album: A 13th LP by Jeff Tweedy and co of the veteran Chicago band, this time with the innovative Welsh artist Cate Le Bon as producer, bringing a more experimental sound than last year’s alt-country double LP Cruel Country, and something more reminiscent of 2001’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

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In albums, alternative, Americana, country, indie, rock Tags Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Cate Le Bon, dBm Records, dBpm Records
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Sirens of Lesbos: Peace

September 27, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Sirens of Lesbos: Peace

New album: Fascinatingly cool, crisp, delicate, experimental futuristic pop-funk by the band based in Bern, Switzerland, sprinkled with oddball instrumentation and electronica and including a guest appearance by bass legend Bootsy Collins

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In albums, alternative, electronica, experimental, funk, pop Tags Sirens of Lesbos, Bootsy Collins, Erick The Architect, Joshua Idehen
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Jenny Owen Youngs: Avalanche

September 27, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Jenny Owen Youngs: Avalanche

New album: After various adventures in music for film and TV and a series of EPs, the American singer-songwriter returns with her first solo LP in a decade, a beautifully delicate collection of indie-folk-pop about of self-reflection, love, loss, redemption and bittersweet honesty

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In albums, folk, indie, pop Tags Jenny Owen Youngs, albums, new albums, new releases, Yep Roc
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WaqWaq Kingdom: Hot Pot Totto

September 26, 2023 Peter Kimpton

WaqWaq Kingdom: Hot Pot Totto

New album: Quirky, itchily inventive and eccentric, a wondrous fusion of electronica, African tribal rhythms, Jamaican dancehall, other genres and traditional instruments by the Japanese “minyo footwork” duo of Shigeru Ishihara (DJ Scotch Egg / Seefeel) and Kiki Hitomi in an LP of frenetic fun and ecological anxiety

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In albums, alternative, African, avant garde, dance music, dance, electronica, experimental Tags WaqWaq Kingdom, Phantom Limb, albums, new albums, new releases
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The National: Laugh Track

September 26, 2023 Peter Kimpton

A second album of 2023 by The National

New album: A surprise release, the 10th overall and second LP of 2023 after First Two Pages of Frankenstein by Matt Berninger, the Dessner brothers and co, minimalist, darkly existential, vivid, poetic and engagingly nihilistic

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In albums, alternative, experimental, indie, rock Tags The National, 4AD, Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, albums, new albums, new releases
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Jalen Ngonda: Come Around And Love Me

September 25, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Stunning debut: Jalen Ngonda: Come Around And Love Me

Debut album: With a classic sound and rolling back the years, sublime high-voiced retro-soul Motown in the mould of Marvin Gaye, all new by the New York singer who settled in Liverpool a decade ago to study at the Institute for Performing Arts. Out on Daptone.

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In albums, soul Tags Jalen Ngonda, Daptone Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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CHAI: CHAI

September 24, 2023 Peter Kimpton

CHAI’s self-titled fourth album

New album: Cheeky, squeaky, funky, refreshingly fun, but also full of clever irony and a feminist flavour , the Japanese girl pop quartet return their fourth, and self-titled LP, a follow-up to last 2021’s WINK, with a retro synth-pop style

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In albums, indie, pop Tags Chai, Sub Pop, albums, new albums, new releases
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Margo Cilker: Valley of Heart's Desire

September 24, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Margo Cilker: Valley of Heart's Desire

New album: A warmly comforting, toe-tapping, reflective, engaging Americana follow-up to 2021’s acclaimed debut Pohorylle album by the California-raised singer-songwriter, packed with stories and vivid images

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In albums, Americana, bluegrass, country Tags Margo Cilker, albums, new releases, new albums, Loose Music
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Matthew Halsall: An Ever Changing View

September 20, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Matthew Halsall: An Ever Changing View

New album: An LP of delicious, delicate jazz- and African-inflected instrumentals by the Manchester jazz trumpeter, here with a gorgeous, colourful palette of sounds – woodwind, harp, electronica, thumb piano, organ and his own beautiful brass

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In albums, alternative, electronica, experimental, jazz Tags Matthew Halsall, Gondwana Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace

September 19, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace

New album: After last year’s Gold, another offbeat, truly oddball but original offering by Manchester-raised, London-based Gus Fairburn, his jittery side-of-mouth sax style and gnomic, mantra-style lyrics with guest such as Guinea vocalist Falle Nioke and polyrhythmic drummer Sarathy Korwar to fuse Afrobeat with clunky alt-folk-jazz

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In albums, alternative, avant garde, folk, jazz, experimental Tags Alabaster DePlume, International Anthem Co, albums, new albums, new releases
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Cleo Sol: Heaven

September 19, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Cleo Sol: Heaven

New album: A gorgeously soulful, gentle, intimate and indeed heavenly third solo album by the London singer-songwriter familiar to fans of Sault and her longtime collaborator and once again here producer – Inflo

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In albums, soul Tags Cleo Sol, Inflo, Sault, Forever Living Originals, albums, new albums, new releases
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The Pretenders: Relentless

September 19, 2023 Peter Kimpton

The Pretenders: Relentless

New album: Rolling back the years to their early new wave 80s heyday, a fabulously strong 12th album by Chrissie Hynde and co, packed with strong songwriting, her powerful vocal presence and a top-notch songwriting partnership with the versatile guitarist James Walbourne

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In albums, rock, new wave Tags The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde, James Walbourne, Parlophone, new releases, new albums, albums
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Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

September 18, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

New album: With one of the purest voices around, a sublime seventh album by the Japanese-American artist – slow, powerful, dreamy country-flecked pop with orchestra, themed around troubled love and coloured with animal-themed metaphors

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In albums, Americana, country, pop Tags Mitski, Dead Oceans, albums, new albums, new releases
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Corinne Bailey Rae: Black Rainbows

September 17, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Corinne Bailey Rae: Black Rainbows

New album: A landmark of powerful storytelling and songwriting in this fourth album by the Leeds-born singer with songs inspired by immersion into a rich collection of art, books and artefacts about Black history organised by Theaster Gates at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago

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In albums, alternative, blues, electronica, experimental, jazz, pop, psychedelia, rock, soul Tags Corinne Bailey Rae, albums, new albums, Black Rainbows Music, Thirty Tigers, black history
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Public Service Broadcasting: This New Noise (Live)

September 13, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Public Service Broadcasting: This New Noise

New album: A tremendous noise indeed about radio, as the vintage footage-inspired experimentalist band led by J Wildgoose Esq release a remastered album version of their acclaimed 2022 BBC Proms performance from London’s Royal Albert Hall with the full BBC Symphony Orchestra

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In albums, alternative, classical, indie, krautrock, pop, spoken word, traditional Tags Public Service Broadcasting, Test Card Recordings, radio, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jules Buckley, BBC Proms
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Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS

September 13, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Olivia Rodrigo’s got GUTS

New album: Following the extraordinary success of her 2021 debut album, Sour, this follow-up contains all the formulas for more, from passionate pop to heartbreak piano ballad, and Billie Eilish-style vocal intimacy, but now with a harder, dealing-with-fame edge

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In albums, indie, pop Tags Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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CLT DRP: Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

September 13, 2023 Peter Kimpton

CLT DRP: Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

New album: Brilliantly original and fresh post- and dance-punk and electro-pop by the Brighton band with songs about heartbreak and queerness, feminism, vulnerability and gender fluidity, packed with unique sounds, passion and humour

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In albums, alternative, dance music, experimental, electronica, pop, post-punk Tags CLT DRP, Venn Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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The Chemical Brothers: For That Beautiful Feeling

September 13, 2023 Peter Kimpton

The Chemical Brothers: For That Beautiful Feeling

New album: Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons return with their 10th LP in nearly three decades, one with that brings together sci-fi-themed, almost psychedelic apocalypse and upbeat, laser-light dance floor bangers

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In albums, dance music, dance, disco, electronica, pop, psychedelia Tags Chemical Brothers, Virgin EMI, albums, new releases, new albums
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Feb 3, 2026
Cast: Yeah Yeah Yeah
Feb 3, 2026

New album: Liverpool’s John Power and co returns after 2024’s Love Is The Call with an eighth LP, packed with anthemic, catchy, voluminous indie rock bangers with P.P. Arnold adding classy backing vocals

Feb 3, 2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Toni Geitani: Wahj
Feb 3, 2026

New album: A truly magical, highly original, otherworldly landscape of experimental Arabic, electronica, avant-pop, dark ambient and industrial forms by the Beirut-born, Amsterdam-based musician, sound designer, producer, film-maker singer and composer

Feb 3, 2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Ye Vagabonds: All Tied Together
Feb 3, 2026

New album: Beautiful, evocative, poetic and profound original folk numbers with a traditional style by Irish brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn in their fourth LP, recorded live in a Galway house with acclaimed producer Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief, Adrianne Lenker), and vivid lyrical themes of home and memory

Feb 3, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
Plantoid: FLARE
Feb 2, 2026

New album: The nimbly inventive, experimental prog trio from Brighton return following their debut LP Terrapath, with an evolved, often catchier style of oddball riffs, licks, clever tempo changes, unusual rhythms, and unconventional chord progressions with a stirring of jazz inflections, dream pop, psych rock and shoegaze

Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 1, 2026
Yumi Zouma: No Love Lost To Kindness
Feb 1, 2026

New album: A bolder, more strident, indie-rock urgency of style by the New Zealand quartet previously known more for dream pop, particularly front-loading this fifth LP with a pacier, spikier material in their decade-long career

Feb 1, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Tyler Ballgame: For The First Time, Again
Jan 30, 2026

New album: With that sublime, soaring, soulful voice, and echoes of Roy Orbison, the Rhode Island-raised singer-songwriter’s truly gorgeous debut LP captures all the range of of the love – warmth, longing, tenderness and heartbreak through classy and crafted retro sound of 60s and 70s rock

Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse
Jan 29, 2026

New album: Beautiful, intricate, understated, poetic and intelligent, this warm, inviting experimental folk by the Dutch-British singer-songwriter is the first LP under her own name, having previously released three as the artist Someone

Jan 29, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
Lucinda Williams: World's Gone Wrong
Jan 28, 2026

New album: The acclaimed veteran country, rock and Americana singer-songwriter and multi-Grammy winner’s latest LP has a title that speaks for itself, but is powerful, angry, defiant and uplifting, and, recorded in Nashville, features guest vocals from Norah Jones, Mavis Staples and Brittney Spencer

Jan 28, 2026
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Jan 27, 2026
Clothesline From Hell: Slather On The Honey
Jan 27, 2026

New album: His moniker mischievously named after a wrestling move, a highly impressive, independently-created experimental, psychedelic rock debut the the Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Adam LaFramboise

Jan 27, 2026
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Jan 27, 2026
Dead Dads Club: Dead Dads Club
Jan 27, 2026

New album: Dynamic, passionate, heart-stirring indie rock in this project fronted by Chilli Jesson (formerly bassist of Palma Violets) with songs spurred by the trauma of losing his father 20 years ago, retelling a defiant and difficult aftermath, with sound boosted by producer Carlos O’Connell of Fontaines D.C.

Jan 27, 2026
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Jan 25, 2026
The Paper Kites: If You Go There, I Hope You Find It
Jan 25, 2026

New album: Warm, tender, gently-paced, calmly reflective, beautifully soothing, poetic, melancholic alternative folk and Americana by the band from Melbourne in their seventh LP in 15 years

Jan 25, 2026
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Jan 24, 2026
PVA: No More Like This
Jan 24, 2026

New album: Inventive, alluring, sensual, mysterious, minimalistic electronica, trip-hop and experimental pop by the London trio of Ella Harris, Joshua Baxter and Louis Satchell, in this second album following 2022’s Blush, boosted by the creativity of producer and instrumentalist Kwake Bass

Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
Imarhan: Essam
Jan 20, 2026

New album: A mesmeric fourth LP in a decade by the band from Tamanrasset, Algeria, whose name means ‘the ones I care about’, their Tuareg music mixing guitar riffs, pop melodies and African rhythms, but this time also evolves slightly away from the desert blues rocky, bluesy influence of contemporaries Tinariwen with electronic elements

Jan 20, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
Courtney Marie Andrews: Valentine
Jan 20, 2026

New album: Emotional, beautiful, stirring, Americana, folk and indie-pop by singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona, in this latest studio LP in of soaring voice, strong melodies, love, vulnerability and heartbreak, longing and bravery

Jan 20, 2026

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Feb 3, 2026
Song of the Day: Modern Woman - Dashboard Mary
Feb 3, 2026

Song of the Day: An intriguingly experimental, eclectic, slowing unfolding number with a gently spooky video by the London art-rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Sophie Harris, heralding their debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld on 1 May via One Little Independent Records

Feb 3, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
Song of the Day: Sego - Buy It Break It
Feb 2, 2026

Song of the Day: Punchy, sharp, witty super-catchy art-punk indie by the Los Angeles-based band from Utah, consisting of Spence (guitar/ lead vocals), Tom (drums), Derv (bass), and Kathleen (keyboards and guitar)

Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 1, 2026
Song of the Day: Chris Brain - Red Sun Rising
Feb 1, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful Nick Drake-reminiscent new folk number with intricate finger-picking by the Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter, and the title track heralding his new album Red Sun Rising, out 1 May via Big Sun Records

Feb 1, 2026
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Jan 31, 2026
Song of the Day: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis
Jan 31, 2026

Song of the Day: A powerful brand new protest song by the Boss, tackling America’s controversial influx of ICE agents into Minneapolis and their recent murders of innocent bystanders Alex Pretti and Renée Good, released on Columbia

Jan 31, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Song of the Day: Robber Robber - The Sound It Made
Jan 30, 2026

Song of the Day: Striking, dynamic, noisy stop-and-start, stylish experimental post-rock and post-rock by the band from Burlington, Vermont, fronted by Nina Cates, heralding their new album, Two Wheels Move the Soul, out on 3 April via on Fire Talk

Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Song of the Day: Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody
Jan 29, 2026

Song of the Day: Shimmeringly catchy and singalong, effervescent Abba-esque and Fleetwood Mac-ish piano and synth pop with an eye-catching, vampiric-themed video by the British singer-songwriter from Grantham, heralding her second album Cruel World out on 10 April via Polydor/Universal.

Jan 29, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
Song of the Day: Nathan Fake - Slow Yamaha
Jan 28, 2026

Song of the Day: Hypnotic electronica with woozy layers of smooth resonance and a lattice of shifting analogue patterns by the British artist from Norfolk, taken from his forthcoming album, Evaporator, out on InFiné Music

Jan 28, 2026
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Jan 27, 2026
Song of the Day: Charlotte Day Wilson - Lean (featuring Saya Gray)
Jan 27, 2026

Song of the Day: Stylish, striking, sensual experimental electro-pop and R&B in this fabulous collaboration between the two Canadian singer/ multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, out on Stone Woman Music/ XL Recordings

Jan 27, 2026
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Jan 26, 2026
Song of the Day: Lime Garden - 23
Jan 26, 2026

Song of the Day: Wonderfully catchy, witty, quirky indie pop about age and adjustment by the Brighton-formed quartet fronted by Chloe Howard, heralding their upcoming album Maybe Not Tonight, out on So Young Records on 10 April

Jan 26, 2026
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Jan 25, 2026
Song of the Day: Madra Salach - The Man Who Seeks Pleasure
Jan 25, 2026

Song of the Day: A powerful, slow-simmering and gradually intensifying, drone-based original folk number about the the flipsides of love and hedonism by the young Irish traditional and alternative folk band, with comparisons to Lankum, from the recently released EP It's a Hell of an Age, out on Canvas Music

Jan 25, 2026
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Jan 24, 2026
Song of the Day: Adult DVD - Real Tree Lee
Jan 24, 2026

Song of the Day: Catchy, witty, energised acid-dance-punk with echoes of Underworld and Snapped Ankles by the dynamic, innovative band from Leeds in a new number about a dodgy character of toxic masculinity and online ignorance, and their first release on signing to Fat Possum

Jan 24, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
Song of the Day: Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night (for War Child HELP 2 charity album)
Jan 23, 2026

Song of the Day: A simmering, potent, contemplative new track by acclaimed Sheffield band, their first song since 2022’s album The Car, with proceeds benefiting the charity War Child, heralding the upcoming HELP (2) compilation out on 6 March with various contributors

Jan 23, 2026

Word of the week

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Jan 22, 2026
Word of the week: zumbador
Jan 22, 2026

Word of the week: A wonderfully evocative noun from the Spanish for word buzz, and meaning both a South American hummingbird, a door buzzer, and symbolic of resurrection of the soul in ancient Mexican culture, while also serving as the logo for a tequila brand

Jan 22, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026
Word of the week: aspectabund
Jan 8, 2026

Word of the week: This rare adjective describes a highly expressive face or countenance, where emotions and reactions are readily shown through the eyes or mouth

Jan 8, 2026
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Dec 24, 2025
Word of the week: bellonion (or belloneon)
Dec 24, 2025

Word of the week: It sounds like a bulbous, multi-layered peeling vegetable, but this obscure mechanical musical instrument invented in 1812 in Dresden consisted of 24 trumpets and two kettle drums and, designed to mimic the sound of a marching band, might also make your eyes water

Dec 24, 2025
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Dec 4, 2025
Word of the week: crapulence
Dec 4, 2025

Word of the week: A term that may apply regularly during Xmas party season, from the from the Latin crapula, in turn from the Greek kraipálē meaning "drunkenness" or "headache" pertains to sickness symptoms caused by excess in eating or drinking, or general intemperance and overindulgence

Dec 4, 2025
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Nov 20, 2025
Word of the week: discalceate
Nov 20, 2025

Word of the week: A rarely used, but often practised verb, especially when arriving home, it means to take off your shoes, but is also a slightly more common adjective meaning barefoot or unshod, particularly for certain religious orders that wear sandals instead of shoes. But in what context does this come up in song?

Nov 20, 2025

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