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New albums: Tame Impala, Moses Boyd, Katie Gatley, Seth Lakeman, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mush, Eyelids, Boniface, Beach Bunny

February 18, 2020 Peter Kimpton
From the cover artwork for Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush

From the cover artwork for Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush

This week’s selection includes some smooth funk pop from Slow Impala, pioneering jazz from Moses Boyd, extraordinary electronica from Katie Gatley, and refreshing indie from Mush and Beach Bunny

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In albums, ambient, blues, dance music, country, electronica, experimental, folk, indie, jazz, pop, psychedelia, prog-rock, rock, soul Tags Songs, albums, new releases, Tame Impala, Moses Boyd, Katie Gatley, Seth Lakeman, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mush, Eyelids, Boniface, Beach Bunny, Fiction Records, Exodus, Houndstooth, BMG, Stax Records, Memphis Industries, Decor Records, Transgressive, Mom + Pop Records
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New albums: HMLTD, Isobel Campbell, La Roux, Oh Wonder, Cerrone, Shopping, Beatrice Dillon, Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Soakie

February 12, 2020 Peter Kimpton
HMLTD

HMLTD

The latest roundup includes a wealth of funk, disco, pop, soul and electronica, from the theatrical delivery of HMLTD to the funk of La Roux, complex experimentalism of Beatrice Dillon to the emotional voice of Isobel Campbell

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In rock, soul, trip-hop, psychedelia, punk, post-punk, pop, hip hop, funk, folk, experimental, electronica, dub, albums, ambient, blues Tags Songs, albums, new releases, HMLTD, Isobel Campbell, La Roux, Oh Wonder, Cerrone, Shopping, Beatrice Dillon, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, Soakie, Lucky Number, Cooking Vinyl, Supercolour Records, Island Records, Because Music, Because Records, Fat Cat Records, PAN, Dead Oceans, La Vida Es Un Mus
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New albums: Pet Shop Boys, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Okay Kaya, Jim Noir, Nicolas Godin, Twin Atlantic, Poliça, Basic Plumbing

January 29, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

The second of this week’s roundups includes the return of the Pet Shop Boys, raw emotion from Sarah Mary Chadwick, eccentric pop from OKay Kaya and laid back electronica from Jim Noir

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags new releases, albums, Pet Shop Boys, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Okay Kaya, Jim Noir, Nicolas Godin, Air, Twin Atlantic, Poliça, Basic Plumbing, Kobalt, X2, Sinderlyn, Jagjaguwar, Dook Recordings, Because Records, EMI, Memphis Industries
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New albums: Wire, Holy Fuck, Gabrielle Alpin, G Love and the Special Sauce, Andy Shauf, Chromatics, Mr Elevator

January 29, 2020 Peter Kimpton
A bit of everything: from the cover of Gabrielle Aplin’s Dear Happy

A bit of everything: from the cover of Gabrielle Aplin’s Dear Happy

The first of two roundups this week, this includes a return for the postpunk pioneers Wire, pop singer-songwriter Gabrielle Alpin, and electronica indie quartet Holy Fuck teeming up with Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Wire, Holy Fuck, Gabrielle Alpin, G Love and the Special Sauce, Andy Shauf, Chromatics, Mr Elevator, Pink Flag, Holy F, Never Fade Records, AWAL, Philadelphonic Records, ANTI Records, Italians Do It Better, Castle Face
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Billie Eilish to FKA twigs to Weyes Blood: favourite albums of 2019 – part 2

December 31, 2019 Peter Kimpton
FKA twigs

FKA twigs

The second part of this year’s LP favourites again includes several superb female artists. Also check out the first part published yesterday

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, musical theatre, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, reggae, rock, rocksteady, soul, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, favourites of the year, FKA Twigs, Nilüfer Yanya, Shana Cleveland, Kim Gordon, Lana Del Rey, Slowthai, Tindersticks, Divine Comedy, Gruff Rhys, Ebony Street Band, The Futureheads, Holly Herndon, Dave, Purple Mountains, David Berman, Cate Le Bon, black midi, Fat White Family, Bill Callahan, Snapped Ankles, Warmduscher, Leonard Cohen, Vanishing Twin, Kate Tempest, Weyes Blood, The Comet Is Coming, Clinic, Solange, Billie Eilish, Deerhunter, 4AD, Darkroom, Interscope, Columbia Records, Domino Records, Impulse Records, Sub Pop, Fiction Records, Fire Records, The Leaf Label, Drag City, Rough Trade, Mexican Summer, Neighbourhood Records, Nul Records, OM Swagger Music, City Slang, Method Records, Polydor, Matador Records, Hardly Art, ATO Records, PIAS, Young Turks
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Aldous Harding to Richard Dawson to Michael Kiwanuka: favourite albums of 2019 – part 1

December 30, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Aldous Harding wins the prize for most unusual moves for her song, The Barrel

Aldous Harding wins the prize for most unusual moves for her song, The Barrel

The first part of our selection of the pick of albums from 2019 by Song Bar readers and the Landlord editor, in alphabetical order by title, not a ‘best of’ or countdown. The second part is here.

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, musical theatre, metal, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, reggae, rock, rocksteady, soul, soundtracks, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, favourites of the year, Richard Dawson, Chali 2na, Krafty Kuts, Angel Olsen, Amyl and the Sniffers, Marika Hackman, Sudan Archives, Edwyn Collins, Pom Poko, Self Esteem, Rebecca Taylor, Lizzo, Julia Jacklin, Beck, Aldous Harding, Fontaines D.C., Minyo Crusaders, WaqWaq Kingdom, Sleaford Mods, Vampire Weekend, Anna Meredith, Shura, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Peter Perrett, Little Simz, Bonnie Prince Billy, Nilüfer Yanya, International Teachers of Pop, Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, Michael Kiwanuka, Polydor, Columbia Records, Desolate Spools Records, ATO Records, PIAS, Domino Records, AGE 101, Secretly Canadian, Moshi Moshi, Black Prince Fury, Extreme Eating Records, Phantom Limb, Mais Um, Partisan Records, 4AD, Capitol Records, Transgressive, Nice Life, Atlantic Records, Fiction Records, Bella Union, AED, Stones Throw, EMI, Rough Trade, Jagjaguwar, Manphibian Music
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New albums: Beck, Leonard Cohen, Coldplay, Allison Moorer, Avalanche Party, WaqWaq Kingdom, Slagheap, Davido, Various

November 27, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Beck to the future?

Beck to the future?

This week’s roundup includes a cosmic return for Beck, a wonderfully droll posthumous release from Leonard Cohen, deeply powerful tragedy from Allison Moorer, and some quirkily catchy work from Japan’s WaqWaq Kingdom

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, dub, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, prog-rock, punk, reggae, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Beck, Pharrell Williams, Leonard Cohen, Coldplay, Allison Moorer, Avalanche Party, WaqWaq Kingdom, Slagheap, Davido, Various, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Autotelic, Thirty Tigers, Polydor, So Knee Records, Phantom Limb, Spurge Recordings, RCA, Soul Jazz Records
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New albums: Tindersticks, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, DJ Shadow, Arthur Russell, Dog In The Snow, Shanti Celeste, Pumarosa, Willie J Healey

November 21, 2019 Peter Kimpton
From the cover of Tindersticks’ new album No Treasure But Hope

From the cover of Tindersticks’ new album No Treasure But Hope

Kings of beautiful misery Tindersticks and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy return with some startlingly uplifting numbers, and some great debuts by Dog In the Snow and Shanti Celeste are among this week’s roundup picks

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, jazz, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, punk, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Tindersticks, Stuart Staples, Bonnie Prince Billy, Will Oldham, DJ Shadow, Run The Jewels, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Arthur Russell, Dog In The Snow, Shanti Celeste, Pumarosa, Willie J Healey, City Slang, Domino Records, Mass Appeal Records, Audika Records, Bella Union, Peach Discs, Fiction Records, Yala! Records
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New albums: FKA twigs, Moor Mother, Kele, Girl Ray, Omni, Land of Kush, Mount Eerie, Son Of Town Hall, Bjork remixes

November 14, 2019 Peter Kimpton
FKA twigs

FKA twigs

This week’s roundup is highlighted by extraordinarily alternative female artists - FKA twigs and Moor Mother, as well as a new solo album by Block Party frontman Kele, bringing another political edge

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In African, albums, ambient, country, blues, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, reggae, traditional, soundtracks, soul, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, FKA Twigs, Moor Mother, Kele, Bloc Party, Girl Ray, Land of Kush, Mount Eerie, Phil Everum, Julie Doiron, Son of Town Hall, Björk, Fever Ray, The Knife, Young Turks, Giovanni Records, KOLA Records, !K7, Moshi Moshi, Sub Pop, Omni, Constellation Records, PW Elverum, Sun Records, One Little Indian
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New albums: Angel Olsen, Wilco, Chromatics, The Sherlocks, Danny Brown, Wives, Penguin Cafe, Vivian Girls, Minor Pieces, Empath

October 14, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Angel Olsen

Angel Olsen

This latest roundup includes a seismic album of emotion turmoil from Angel Olsen, a stripped-back release from Wilco, snappy hip hop from Danny Brown and gritty Brooklyn postpunk from Wives

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags new releases, albums, Angel Olsen, Wilco, Chromatics, The Sherlocks, Danny Brown, Wives, Penguin Cafe, Vivian Girls, Minor Pieces, Empath, Jagjaguwar, dBpm Records, Italians Do It Better, Infectious Records, BMG, Warp Records, City Slang, Erased Tapes, Polyvinyl, Fat Cat Records, Fat Possum
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New albums: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sturgill Simpson, Black String, Girl Band, Serafina Steer, Jarvis Cocker various, Kejaya and Elaha Soroor, Temples, Young MA, Tegan and Sara

October 12, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Nick Cave returns with the hauntingly beautiful album Ghosteen

Nick Cave returns with the hauntingly beautiful album Ghosteen

The latest album roundup includes a new level of beauty from Nick Cave, a new style for Sturgill Simpson, Afghan eclectic music from Kejaya and Elaha Soroor, and scary scratchy postpunk from Ireland’s Girl Band

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In African, albums, ambient, country, blues, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, reggae, soul, traditional Tags new releases, albums, Nick Cave, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sturgill Simpson, Black String, Girl Band, Serafina Steer, Jarvis Cocker, Elaha Soroor, Kejaya, Temples, Young M.A, Tegan and Sara, Elektra, ACT Records, Rough Trade, Concept Records, Ace Records, Bella Union, ATO Records, 3D, Sire
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New albums: Pixies, Gruff Rhys, Sampa The Great, Sam Fender, Metronomy, Charli XCX, Jenny Hval, Jerkcurb, Efterklang

September 23, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Sampa The Great

Sampa The Great

Our latest new album selection includes the US grunge pioneers taking a spooky goth turn, another eclectic piece of brilliance from the Welsh wizard, and some African funk from rapper and singer Sampa The Great

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, grime, garage, hip hop, indie, pop, post-punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Pixies, Gruff Rhys, Sampa The Great, Sam Fender, Metronomy, Charli XCX, Jenny Hval, Jerkcurb, Efterklang, BMG, Infectious Records, Rough Trade, Ninja Tune, Polydor, Because Records, Asylum Records, Atlantic Records, Sacred Bones Records, Handsome Dad, 4AD
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New albums: Bat For Lashes, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Tinariwen, The Highwomen, Octa Octa, Frankie Cosmos, Various from Madagascar

September 10, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Cutting edge? Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Kahn

Cutting edge? Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Kahn

This latest roundup includes Natasha Kahn’s return with vampiric battiness, Chrissie Hynde’s alternative American Songbook, Iggy Pop intoning poetry, and beautiful work from Mali’s Tinawiren and a Madagascar compilation

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Bat For Lashes, Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders, Iggy Pop, Tinariwen, Noveller, Leron Thomas, The Highwomen, Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Octa Octa, Frankie Cosmos, Various, Madagascar, AWAL, BMG, Loma Vista, Caroline Records, ANTI Records, Wedge Records, Low Country Sound, Elektra, T4t Luv Nrg, Sub Pop, Strut Records
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New albums: Lana Del Rey, The Futureheads, Sheryl Crow, !!! Chk Chk Chk, Joan Shelley, S.L.P, Kano, Gabriel Olafs, Mikey Young, Black Belt Eagle Scout, TaxiWars

September 7, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Lana Del Rey and her cover for Norman Fucking Rockwell

Lana Del Rey and her cover for Norman Fucking Rockwell

The latest selection includes a powerful comeback from The Futureheads, an eccentrically fabulous release from Lana Del Rey, and more perfect postpunk dance from Sacramento and New York’s !!! Chk Chk Chk

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional, grime Tags albums, new releases, The Futureheads, Lana Del Rey, Sheryl Crow, !!! Chk Chk Chk, Joan Shelley, The S.L.P., Serge Pizzorno, Kasabian, Gabriel Ólafs, Mikey Young, Black Belt Eagle Scout, TaxiWars, Kano, Nul Records, Polydor, Warp Records, Big Machine, No Quarter, Columbia Records, One Little Indian, Castle Face, Saddle Creek Records, Sdban Ultra, Parlophone
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New albums: Ezra Furman, Taylor Swift, Rapsody, Sheer Mag, Jay Som, Miles Davis, Tropical Fuck Storm, Modern Nature, Raphael Saadiq, Rowan Rheingans, Shannon Lay

September 4, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Ezra Furman

Ezra Furman

A return to humorous pop for Taylor Swift, a dirty dozen of postpunk angst by Ezra Furman, and a hip hop album dedicated to black female icons by Rapsody are among the this week’s selection

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, soul, trip-hop, psychedelia Tags albums, new releases, Ezra Furman, Taylor Swift, Rapsody, Sheer Mag, Jay Som, Miles Davis, Tropical Fuck Storm, Modern Nature, Raphael Saadiq, Rowan Rheingan, Shannon Lay, Bella Union, Republic, Roc Nation, Wilsuns RC, Polyvinyl, Flightless Records, Rhino Records, Warner Bros, Columbia Records, Red Dress Records, Sub Pop
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New albums: Ty Segall, Francis Lung, Mabel, Clairo, Föllakzoid, Cross Record, Nérija, Native Harrow, Haiku Salut, Tyler Childers, Teskey Brothers, Mick Trouble

August 7, 2019 Peter Kimpton
New art … Ty Segall

New art … Ty Segall

A bumper selection includes a lauded 13th album by the Californian rocker, Mancunian musician Francis Lung, Mabel the daughter of Neneh Cherry, and a project for a new electronica soundtrack to a Buster Keaton film

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In albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, post-punk, pop, punk, reggae, rock, soul, soundtracks, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Ty Segall, Francis Lung, Tom McClung, Mabel, Neneh Cherry, Clairo, Föllakzoid, Cross Record, Nérija, Native Harrow, Haiku Salut, Tyler Childers, The Teskey Brothers, Mick Trouble, Drag City, Memphis Industries, Polydor, Fader Label, Sacred Bones Records, Ba Da Bing! Records, Domino Records, Different Time Records, Secret Name Records, RCA, Decca, Emotional Response, Rough Trade
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New albums: Chance The Rapper, Kaiser Chiefs, Lloyd Cole, Burna Boy, Violent Femmes, School of Language, Karine Polwart

August 4, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Sparkling ideas? Chance The Rapper

Sparkling ideas? Chance The Rapper

Bright sparks of the 80s attempt past glories, as do Kaiser Chiefs, Nigeria’s Burna Boy brings Africa to grime, but a Trump satire, Chance The Rapper’s wedding album and Karine Polwart’s covers are this week’s standout releases

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, funk, folk, hip hop, indie, pop, post-punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Chance The Rapper, Kaiser Chiefs, Lloyd Cole, Burna Boy, Violent Femmes, School of Language, Field Music, Karine Polwart, Ear Music, Polydor, Atlantic Records, Memphis Industries, PIAS, Hegri Records
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New albums: Jesca Hoop, Trash Kit, Africa Express, The Soft Cavalry, Mark Mulcahy, K Flay, Olympia, Willie Nelson, Kokoko!, John Luther Adams, Beak, Jeb Loy Nichols

July 10, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Trash Kit arrive at new Horizons

Trash Kit arrive at new Horizons

The latest roundup includes more collaborations via Damon Albarn’s African Express, sharp postpunk from Trash Kit, sensitive songwriting from Jesca Hoop, a classical masterpiece, and more from veteran country singer Willie Nelson

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, dub, folk, funk, indie, jazz, pop, punk, rock, traditional Tags new releases, Jesca Hoop, Trash Kit, Africa Express, Damon Albarn, Gruff Rhys, The Soft Cavalry, Mark Mulcahy, K Flay, Olympia, Willie Nelson, Kokoko!, John Luther Adams, BEAK, Jeb Loy Nichols, Memphis Industries, Upset The Rhythm, Bella Union, Mezzatint, Night Street, Interscope, Opposite Number, Legacy, Transgressive, Cantaloupe, Invada Records, Compass Records
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New albums: Thom Yorke, The Black Keys, The Tallest Man On Earth, Tunng, Molly, House and Land, Body Type, 75 Dollar Bill, Kim Petras

July 9, 2019 Peter Kimpton
From Paul Thomas Anderson’s film to Thom Yorke’s Anima

From Paul Thomas Anderson’s film to Thom Yorke’s Anima

The latest roundup includes the Radiohead frontman’s collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson, a return for The Black Keys, beautiful heights by The Tallest Man On Earth, plus a variety of indie, pop and mostly folk in many forms

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, rock, soul, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Nigel Godrich, Paul Thomas Anderson, The Black Keys, The Tallest Man On Earth, Molly, House and Land, Tunng, Body Type, 75 Dollar Bill, Kim Petras, XL Recordings, Nonesuch Records, Rivers Records, Birds Records, Sonic Cathedral, Thrill Jockey, Full Time Hobby, Partisan Records, Inertia Music, tak:til Records, Thin Wrist Records, Bunhead Records
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New albums: black midi, Hot Chip, Mark Ronson, Prince, The Raconteurs, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Black Pumas, Luedji Luna, Merz, Bedouine, Hatchie, Titus Andronicus, Divino Niño, Bad Breeding

June 25, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Knockout stuff: black midi

Knockout stuff: black midi

This week’s huge selection includes the buzzy experimentalists black midi, rave pop from Hot Chip, funk from Georgia Anne Mulgrow, beautiful folk by Bedouine, soul from Black Pumas, and original versions from the Prince vault

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, reggae, rock, soul, soundtracks, traditional Tags new releases, albums, black midi, Hot Chip, Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, Prince, The Raconteurs, Jack White, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Black Pumas, Luedji Luna, Merz, Bedouine, Hatchie, Titus Andronicus, Divino Niño, Bad Breeding, Rough Trade, Domino Records, Mello Music Group, ATO Records, Stems Records, Dampfzentrale, Laraaji, Ismaily, Third Man Records, Spacebomb Records, Heavenly Recordings, Merge Records, Columbia Records, Winspear Records, One Little Indian, Warner Bros, Tidal Records
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Mar 17, 2026
The Sophs: Goldstar
Mar 17, 2026

New album: A fairytale story of a debut for the Los Angeles six-piece fronted by Ethan Ramon, who cold-emailed demos to Rough Trade Records before even playing a live gig and were signed – that instinctive leap of faith rewarded by this stylish, bold, mercurial, confident, darkly humorous, eclectic debut leaping between rock, indie, pop, hoedown country, delta blues and beyond

Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
Kim Gordon: Play Me
Mar 13, 2026

New album: Following 2024’s The Collective, the former Sonic Youth frontwoman’s fourth solo LP continues her extraordinary experimental, innovative journey, moving to more melodic beats and shorter tracks with a motorik krautrock-style driven coloured by strange sounds, intense emotions and sharply angled, dark, droll social commentary

Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026
ELIZA: The Darkening Green
Mar 11, 2026

New album: The London artist Eliza Caird (formerly under the mainstream pop moniker Eliza Doolittle) returns with more of the cool, slow, sensual, gentle, sophisticated experimental soul-funk style evolving from her 2022 album A Sky Without Stars, here with particularly polished, silky, stripped back grooves and vocals

Mar 11, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Andrew Wasylyk: Irreparable Parables
Mar 11, 2026

New album: The Scottish multi-instrumentalist and composer returns with a new selection of soothing, meditative mix of experimental classical and jazz, but this time joined with six different singers represented by the birds on the album artwork

Mar 11, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
waterbaby: Memory Be A Blade
Mar 10, 2026

New album: A delicate, experimental, understated soulful chamber pop debut by the pure-voiced Stockholm-born singer-songwriter (aka Kendra Egerbladh) in 25-minute, eight-track release of lo-fi, lyrically semi-improvised numbers about heartbreak and self-renewal in a world of gorgeous musical sensations

Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Joshua Idehen: I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try
Mar 10, 2026

New album: With a strikingly long title, a euphoric and honest full debut LP by the British-born Nigerian poet, spoken word artist and musician based in Sweden, working with his musical partner Ludvig Parment’s sonic layers, packed pacy dance and hip-hop grooves, clever sampling, slower reflections, and articulate expressions of positivity through the ups and downs of grief and hope

Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Gnarls Barkley: Atlanta
Mar 10, 2026

New album: Finally, after an 18-year gap since their last collaboration in the heady days of the hit Crazy, with the St Elsewhere and The Odd Couple LPs a third and supposedly final album from fabulous singer CeeLo Green and producer and musician aka Brian Burton with a mix of soaring soul, hip-hop, pop and RnB with songs filled with vivid lyrical memories and strong, emotive melodies

Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 9, 2026
Various: HELP(2) - War Child Records
Mar 9, 2026

New album: Not only a timely and topical milestone charity record following the first in 1995 to help bring aid and wide variety of support to children in war zones around he world, but an impressive double-LP array of stellar British and international talent and powerful, poignant 23 songs from Arctic Monkeys to Young Fathers

Mar 9, 2026
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Mar 9, 2026
Bonnie “Prince” Billy: We Are Together Again
Mar 9, 2026

New album: Just over a year after 2025’s The Purple Bird, but from parallel recording sessions and familiar co-musicians, the veteran Louisville-Kentucky singer-songwriter Will Oldham returns with another collection of exquisite, intimate, gently defiant lo-fi folk to troubled times, an ode to community with a beautiful array of acoustic instruments and his poignant, insightful lyrics and delivery

Mar 9, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
DEADLETTER: Existence Is Bliss
Mar 5, 2026

New album: This second LP by the South Yorkshire/London six-piece expands their post-punk sound palette with a collection of arresting, thrumming songs, often dark and challenging, with richly exploratory lyrics across dystopian and existential questions, yet despite a climate of difficult, shows how gasping for life’s oxygen is essential

Mar 5, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
Lala Lala: Heaven 2
Mar 5, 2026

New album: Moving from Chicago to New Mexico, Reykjavík, then London and now Los Angeles, the UK-born artist Lillie West’s experimental indie dream pop is a fascinating release about restless escapism while trying to stay where she is

Mar 5, 2026
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Mar 3, 2026
Iron & Wine: Hen's Teeth
Mar 3, 2026

New album: Timeless, poetic, gentle folk-rock in this eighth solo album by the North Carolina multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Beam, in warm, tender album with a title that suggests the idea of the impossible yet real, and an earthier, darker, more more tactile companion to his Grammy-nominated 2024 album Light Verse

Mar 3, 2026
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Mar 3, 2026
Buck Meek: The Mirror
Mar 3, 2026

New album: The Brooklyn-based Texan guitarist of Big Thief returns with his fourth solo LP filled with tender, thoughtful, beautiful folk-country-rock, a tiny splash of analogue synths, joined by bandmate James Krivchenia as producer, Adrianne Lenker on backing vocals, plus guitarist Adam Brisbin and harp player Mary Lattimore

Mar 3, 2026
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Mar 1, 2026
Mitski: Nothing’s About To Happen To Me
Mar 1, 2026

New album: Following 2023’s acclaimed The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, now an eighth LP of sublime beauty, wit and melancholy and silken vocal tones from the American singer-songwriter, mixing pop, rock, echoes of Laurel Canyon era, and stories and metaphors of love and loss, insecurity, independence and solitude all set at home – and no shortage of cats

Mar 1, 2026

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Mar 17, 2026
Song of the Day: Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell
Mar 17, 2026

Song of the Day: A catchy, witty, innuendo-filled new number about being and single and lonely, with some stylistic echoes of Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac, heralding the acclaimed Grammy-winning Texas country singer-songwriter’s upcoming seventh album, Middle of Nowhere, out 1 May on Lost Highway

Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 16, 2026
Song of the Day: Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Black Diamond
Mar 16, 2026

Song of the Day: A splendidly rousing eight-minute retro-style electro-pop baroque melodrama by the Finnish artist with the deep, rich voice, one that stylistically and in his own fashion, draws a pentagram between Goblin, Rondo Veneziano, Cerrone, Doris Norton and Lindstrom, out on Domino Records

Mar 16, 2026
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Mar 15, 2026
Song of the Day: Hannah Lew - Sunday
Mar 15, 2026

Song of the Day: An appropriate day to highlight this classy latest single of shimmering 80s-style synth-pop with echoes of OMD, with themes about pain, love and grief from the upcoming debut album by the Richmond, California artist, out on 10 April via Night School Records

Mar 15, 2026
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Mar 14, 2026
Song of the Day: Mei Semones - Tooth Fairy (featuring John Roseboro)
Mar 14, 2026

Song of the Day: A charming cross-genre fusion of bossa nova, jazz, folk and chamber pop sung in English and Japanese by the Brooklyn-based American musician with a tale of losing a tooth on the subway and friendship, from the upcoming album Kurage, out 10 April on Bayonet Records

Mar 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
Song of the Day: Robyn - Blow My Mind
Mar 13, 2026

Song of the Day: Quirky, sensual electro-pop with a dash of Kraftwerk by the acclaimed Swedish singer, songwriter and producer Robin Miriam Carlsson, in this latest from the upcoming album Sexistential out on 27 March via Konichiwa / Young Records

Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
Song of the Day: Lava La Rue - Scratches
Mar 12, 2026

Song of the Day: The latest single by the London singer-songwriter is punchy, powerful psychedelic rock number with tearing riffs and lyrics about damage from troubled relationship, abuse and self-harm, from the forthcoming EP Do You Know Everything?, out on BMG

Mar 12, 2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Song of the Day: Alewya - City of Symbols (featuring eejebee)
Mar 11, 2026

Song of the Day: A stylish fusion of electronica, soul, hip hop and Ethiopian rhythmic influences centring on themes of heritage, family by London singer, songwriter, producer and multidisciplinary artist, with drums from eejebee and guitar from Vraell, heralding from the forthcoming new debut Zero out 22 June via LDN Records / Because Music

Mar 11, 2026
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Mar 10, 2026
Song of the Day: Huarinami - Carried Away
Mar 10, 2026

Song of the Day: Explosive, stylish, gritty, restless indie-psychedelic punk with angular, angry guitars, driving bass and wonderfully arresting vocals by Pauline Janier (aka Cody Pepper) fronting the French London-based four-piece in this single fuelled by the frustration of big-city life, and heralding their sophomore EP Nothing Happens, due for release on 6 June

Mar 10, 2026
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Mar 9, 2026
Song of the Day: Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Written into Changes
Mar 9, 2026

Song of the Day: Following the singles Eden and Jupiter and Mars, another stylish, experimental indie synth-pop release by the New York artist with the title track of upcoming second Charm moniker album, out on 20 March via Dead Oceans

Mar 9, 2026
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Mar 8, 2026
Song of the Day: Aldous Harding - One Stop
Mar 8, 2026

Song of the Day: An enigmatic, oddly stylish, stripped back, piano-based new experimental folk single by the New Zealand singer-songwriter, namechecking John Cale, and from her upcoming album Train on the Island out May 8 via 4AD

Mar 8, 2026
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Mar 7, 2026
Song of the Day: Max Winter, Asha Lorenz & Rael - Candlelight
Mar 7, 2026

Song of the Day: A dark, stylish, striking fusion of hip-hop, trip-hop, spoken word, and jazz by the London-based rapper and friends, and the the first single from the collaborative mixtape Like the season!, out on Secret Friend

Mar 7, 2026
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Mar 6, 2026
Song of the Day: SPRINTS - Trickle Down
Mar 6, 2026

Song of the Day: The feisty, ferociously fun Dublin post-punk band return with a punchy, on-point angry new number about the flawed economic term, watching systems fail in slow motion, housing crisis, rising costs, culture wars, climate collapse, and frustratingly being told to stay patient while everything burns

Mar 6, 2026

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Mar 12, 2026
Word of the week: wallfish
Mar 12, 2026

Word of the week: It sounds like the singing finned picture ornament Big Mouth Billy Bass that became popular in the late 1990s, but this is a much older noun, derived in Somerset, England, pertains to the climbing gastropod that can slowly climb up any surface

Mar 12, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026
Word of the week: xiphias
Feb 25, 2026

Word of the week: Get the point? This is the scientific name for the swordfish, in full Xiphias gladius (from the Greek and Latin for sword), that extraordinary sea creature with the long, pointy bill. But what of it in song?

Feb 25, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
Word of the week: yanggeum
Feb 12, 2026

Word of the week: A form or hammered dulcimer, this traditional Korean instrument, with a flat and trapezoidal shape, has seven sets of four metal strings hit by thin bamboo stick

Feb 12, 2026
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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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