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New albums: Stormzy, Free Nationals (Anderson .Paak), St Vincent/Kraviz, U-Bahn, Arlo Parks, Burial, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Daniel Lopatin

December 28, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Stormzy

Stormzy

The final roundup of new albums of 2019 includes UK grime king Stormzy’s second LP, Anderson .Paak’s backing band, a St Vincent remix, a Burial compilation, and refreshing indie electronica from Melbourne in the form of U-Bahn

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In albums, ambient, dub, electronica, experimental, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, soundtracks Tags albums, new releases, Stormzy, Free Nationals, Anderson Paak, U-Bahn, Arlo Parks, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Daniel Lopatin, Oneohtrix Point Never, St Vincent, Kraviz, Burial, #Merky, Atlantic Records, Empire, OBE, Melodic Records, Future Folklore Records, Beatnik Creative, Castle Face, Warp Records, Loma Vista, Hyperdub
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New albums: The Comet Is Coming, The Who, Carla dal Forno, Ms Banks, Tune-Yards, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Doon Kanda, Stick In The Wheel, Jeremy Walmsley, Various

December 10, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Dan Leavers, Shabaka Hutchings and Max Hallett of The Comet Is Coming

Dan Leavers, Shabaka Hutchings and Max Hallett of The Comet Is Coming

This week’s roundup includes The Comet Is Coming’s second album of 2019, the first by the Who for half a generation, beautiful stark work by Carla Dal Forno as well as Doon Kanda and psyche by Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band

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In albums, ambient, dance music, dub, experimental, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, psychedelia, punk, reggae, rock, soul, soundtracks, rocksteady, trip-hop, electronica Tags albums, new releases, The Comet Is Coming, The Who, Carla Dal Forno, Ms Banks, tUnE-yArDs, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Doon Kanda, Stick In The Wheel, Jeremy Walmsley, Various, Joe Meek, Impulse Records, Polydor, Kallista Records, Castle Face, From Here, Hyperdub, Cherry Red Records
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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: Mark Lanegan, Foals, Lankum, Vagabon, Caroline Polachek, Alice Hubble, Floating Points, Jacques Greene, The Yummy Fur

October 23, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Vagabon, aka Laetitia Tamko

Vagabon, aka Laetitia Tamko

This week’s selection includes Foals Part 2 to their acclaimed Part 1, Mark Lanegan going slightly goth, clever pop from Vagabon, extraordinary folk from Lankum, and entrancing electronica from Floating Points and Alice Hubble

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In albums, ambient, African, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Mark Lanegan, Foals, Lankum, Vagabon, Caroline Polachek, Alice Hubble, Floating Points, Jacques Greene, The Yummy Fur, Heavenly Recordings, Transgressive, Warner Bros, Rough Trade, Nonesuch Records, Columbia Records, Happy Robots Records, Ninja Tune, Lucky Me Records, Rock Action Records
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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: Brittany Howard, Liam Gallagher, Hiss Golden Messenger, Thurston Moore, Roxy Girls, LIFE, Andrew Combs, Chastity Belt, One True Painting, Joe Armon–Jones, Ebony Steel Band

October 3, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Wonderful soul voice: Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes

Wonderful soul voice: Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes

This latest roundup includes solo projects by previous performers with Alabama Shakes, Oasis and Wild Beasts, plus postpunk from Roxy Girls and LIFE, and a reunion for the members of Chastity Belt

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, electronica, dub, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Hiss Golden Messenger, Thurston Moore, Roxy Girls, LIFE, Andrew Combs, Chastity Belt, One True Pairing, Wild Beasts, Joe Armon-Jones, Ebony Street Band, Kraftwerk, Columbia Records, Warner Bros, Merge Records, Daydream Library, Rough Trade, Afghan Moon, New West Records, Hardly Art, Domino Records, Brownswood Recordings, OM Swagger Music
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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: Bon Iver, Marika Hackman, Chali 2na and Krafty Kuts, Fionn Regan, The Regrettes, Trippie Redd, Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective

August 14, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Marika Hackman

Marika Hackman

The American indie folk band return with their newly alternative fourth, the British singer-songwriter has a direct and earthy breakup, the ex-Jurassic 5 rapper joins forces, plus other wonders including an album inspired by Vietnamese monsoons

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In albums, ambient, dance music, experimental, electronica, folk, hip hop, garage, indie, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Bon Iver, Marika Hackman, Chali 2na, Krafty Kuts, Fionn Regan, The Regrettes, Trippie Redd, Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective, Jagjaguwar, EMI, Manphibian Music, Abbey Records, Warner Bros, Caroline Records, Bandcamp
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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: The Flaming Lips, Purple Mountains, Blood Orange, Banks, IDER, Sarathy Korwar, Various (Frightened Rabbit tribute)

August 3, 2019 Peter Kimpton
From The Flaming Lip’s an immersive art exhibition to accompany their new album, King’s Mouth.

From The Flaming Lip’s an immersive art exhibition to accompany their new album, King’s Mouth.

A catchup of recent releases includes The Flaming Lips going concept again with with their best for years, Silver Jews frontman David Berman’s new band, innovations from IDER, Blood Orange and Banks and an all-star Frightened Rabbit tribute

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, punk, rock, funk, trip-hop, soul Tags albums, new releases, The Flaming Lips, Purple Mountains, David Berman, Silver Jews, Blood Orange, Banks, IDER, Sarathy Korwar, Frightened Rabbit, Scott Hutchison, Biffy Clyro, Daughter, The Hold Steady, Sarah Silverman, The National, Drag City, Bella Union, Glassnote Records, The Leaf Label, Domino Records, Atlantic Records, Harvest 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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New albums: Bill Callahan, Kate Tempest, Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, Calexico/Iron & Wine, Baroness, Jordan Rakei, Crumbs, Tusks, The Catenary Wires

June 19, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Strong likeness: detail from the cover of Bill Callahan’s Shepherd In A Sheepskin

Strong likeness: detail from the cover of Bill Callahan’s Shepherd In A Sheepskin

A mellowness touches the landscape of this week’s releases, with various artists taking a more reflective, gentler direction, with a beauty from Bill Callahan, a more personal Kate Tempest, a lusher Bruce Springsteen and more

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, jazz, indie, metal, pop, post-punk, rock, soul Tags Songs, albums, new releases, Bill Callahan, Smog, Kate Tempest, Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, Calexico, Iron & Wine, Baroness, Jordan Rakei, Crumb, Tusks, Emily Underhill, The Catenary Wires, Drag City, Fiction Records, Columbia Records, Bandcamp, City Slang, Abraxan Hymns, Ninja Tune, Crumb Records, One Little Indian, Tapete
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New albums: Richard Hawley, Madonna, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Skepta, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Pip Blom, Sacred Paws, Yonaka

June 4, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, from the video for Let It Rain

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, from the video for Let It Rain

A mixture of old-timers and young bucks make up this week’s selection, from the youthful Amsterdam indie band debutants Pip Blom to the dub legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry releasing one of his finest and most eccentric records yet

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, reggae, rock, soul, traditional, dub Tags albums, new releases, Richard Hawley, Madonna, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Skepta, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Pip Blom, Sacred Paws, Yonaka, Adrian Sherwood, BMG, Interscope, Live Nation, Maverick, On-U Sound Records, Boy Better Know Records, Marathon Artists, Heavenly Recordings, Rock Action Records, Atlantic Records
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May 6, 2026
Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons
May 6, 2026

New album: The acclaimed American singer-songwriter and pianist’s 18th album in a 35-year career is a grandiose, powerful 17-track album of odyssey and allegory around politics, power and feminist resistance, fuelled by the current state of her nation, set from the view of fictionalised marriage to a dangerous billionaire and an escape across the country with a narrative twist

May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026
Kacey Musgraves: Middle of Nowhere
May 6, 2026

New album: Moving away from the pop-folk direction of 2021’s Star-Crossed and 2024’s Deeper Well, the Nashville singer-songwriter returns with this seventh LP back to her country roots with gently trotting, stripped-back finely crafted collection of witty, catchy, candid numbers covering a spectrum of moods

May 6, 2026
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May 5, 2026
Pigeon: OUTTANATIONAL
May 5, 2026

New album: Hugely enjoyable, stylish, playfully eclectic debut LP of indie, electronica and Afro-disco and krautrock grooves by the Margate band fronted by the multi-lingual artist Falle Nioke from Guinea Conakry, West Africa, with songs about identity and ancestry, and a sound somewhere between New Order and William Onyeabor

May 5, 2026
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May 3, 2026
KNEECAP: FENIAN
May 3, 2026

New album: Still the scourge of the establishment after 2024’s debut LP Fine Art, a hugely entertaining second LP of punchy, slick, defiant Irish Gaelic rap by Belfast’s Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap, and beatmaker DJ Próvaí, with an expanded sound aided by innovative producer Dan Carey and an appearance by Kae Tempest

May 3, 2026
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May 2, 2026
Jesca Hoop: Long Wave Home
May 2, 2026

New album: Brilliantly inventive, eclectic, poetic, experimental folk and art-pop by the acclaimed Manchester-based Californian singer-songwriter and guitarist in her first self-produced album, variously about the end of relationships, life changes, technology’s social effects, Gaza victims and other contemporary issues with perhaps her finest yet

May 2, 2026
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Apr 29, 2026
Sam Grassie: Where Two Hawks Fly
Apr 29, 2026

New album: Beautiful debut LP by the London-based Glaswegian fingerstyle folk guitarist and singer-songwriter, with added saxophone, double bass, flute, clairsach and clarinet in a release of mostly the traditional, covers, sung or instrumental, and supported by the Bert Jansch Foundation

Apr 29, 2026
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Apr 29, 2026
Irmin Schmidt: Requiem
Apr 29, 2026

New album: A strangely mesmeric, avant-garde and analogue-ambient, field recording-based experimental release by the last surviving founding member of experimental ‘krautrock’ band CAN, who, approaching the age of 89, has also written over 40 TV and film scores

Apr 29, 2026
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Apr 28, 2026
Gia Margaret: Singing
Apr 28, 2026

New album: Gently profound, and full of wondrous, mesmeric, slow, delicate experimental songs, this simple title has a powerful resonance – it is the Chicago artist’s first vocal album since 2018’s There’s Always Glimmer (there have been two instrumental LPs since), having suffered and recovered from a severe vocal injury, she returns with a delicate, candid, whispery but hauntingly beautiful delivery

Apr 28, 2026
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Apr 28, 2026
Angelo De Augustine: Angel in Plainclothes
Apr 28, 2026

New album: A beautiful, delicate fifth LP from the Los Angeles singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator with Sufjan Stevens with whom he shares a stylistic resemblance, here with themes on life's fragility, second chances, and picking up the pieces after an undiagnosed illness forced him to re-learn basic abilities

Apr 28, 2026
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Apr 28, 2026
Carla dal Forno: Confession
Apr 28, 2026

New album: This lo-fi, darkly minimalist but also oddly candid fourth LP by the Australian, Castlemaine-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist centres on the conflicted, obsessive feelings about “a friendship that became emotionally charged in an unexpected way”, and “an album about closeness that arrives late and unexpectedly. About stability rubbing up against desire.”

Apr 28, 2026
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Apr 26, 2026
Friko: Something Worth Waiting For
Apr 26, 2026

New album: Passionate, powerful, dynamic indie rock in this sophomore LP by the Chicago-based quartet that gallops forwards with a driving momentum, some elements of early PJ Harvey and Radiohead, and is produced by John Congleton

Apr 26, 2026
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Apr 26, 2026
White Denim: 13
Apr 26, 2026

New album: This 13th LP in two decades by the Austin, Texas rock band fronted by James Petralli has a particularly mischievous experimentalism, spreading styles far beyond breathlessly paced prog rock, with wrily humorous, surreal, personal and passionate numbers across heavy funk, dub, soul, psyche, country, dirty blues and more, joined by host of outstanding extra musicians

Apr 26, 2026
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Apr 24, 2026
Hukwe Zawose Foundation: Asili ya Mama
Apr 24, 2026

New album: Wonderfully evocative field recordings release of Wagogo, Waluguru and Wasambaa Tanzanian women singing traditional songs in their villages, rarely heard outside of their own circles, the title is translated as The Origin of Mother, rich in stories and capturing the place where song is first learned, first felt, first shared

Apr 24, 2026
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Apr 23, 2026
They Might Be Giants - The World Is To Dig
Apr 23, 2026

New album: Four decades since their self-titled debut, Brooklyn alternative rockers John Flansburgh and John Linnell return with their 24th LP, packed with of punchy, pacy, wistful, whimsical, clever wordplay and indie rock-pop, buoyantly satirical and also a little world weary at times, they remain oddball, lively commentators on the ongoing absurdity of life

Apr 23, 2026

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May 6, 2026
Song of the Day: Zoh Amba - Eyes Full
May 6, 2026

Song of the Day: An impassioned, stirring, dark and driving country/indie-rock number about what makes someone’s heart full and questioning why by the NY-based band with Kingsport, Tennessee roots, with this title track of the forthcoming debut LP Eyes Full, out on 5 June via Matador Records

May 6, 2026
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May 5, 2026
Song of the Day: Sofie Royer - Cowboy Mouth
May 5, 2026

Song of the Day: A catchy, cool, stylish fusion of indie and electro-pop by the classically trained, California-born, Vienna-based Iranian-Austrian artist, inspired by reading Patti Smith and Sam Shepard’s play of the same title, reimagining the play’s characters as Angel and Cowboy, and out now on Stones Throw Records

May 5, 2026
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May 4, 2026
Song of the Day: Hodge - Wiggler
May 4, 2026

Song of the Day: A hugely fun, energising, infectious, effervescent, repetitive electronic dance track by the Bristol-based DJ/producer (aka Jake Martin) featuring a 3D pipe bassline by Memotone, and released alongside another track,Trust, out on Local Action

May 4, 2026
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May 3, 2026
Song of the Day: Ibibio Sound Machine - Return To Sender
May 3, 2026

Song of the Day: Fizzing with vibrant energy and intricate rhythms, a fabulous new single with a personal accidental backstory by the London electronic afro-funk band out of London fronted by vocalist Eno Williams, out Merge Record

May 3, 2026
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May 2, 2026
Song of the Day: The Puppini Sisters - Total Eclipse of the Heart
May 2, 2026

Song of the Day: A fabulous new version of the Jim Steinman-penned 1983 Bonnie Tyler power pop hit, arranged by Marcello Puppini in an entirely different style for her swing-jazz trio and band, part of their 20th anniversary celebrations and album, The Birthday Party, out now on Millionaire Records

May 2, 2026
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May 1, 2026
Song of the Day: Bleachers - I'm Not Joking
May 1, 2026

Song of the Day: Featuring harpsichord, Hammond organ, Dobro and more, producer Jack Antonoff and his New Jersey rock band return with a heartfelt love song single heralding the upcoming album, Everyone For Ten Minutes, out on 22 May via Dirty Hit

May 1, 2026
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Apr 30, 2026
Song of the Day: Alewya - Selah
Apr 30, 2026

Song of the Day: Striking, stylishly agile electronica and dance with a rich African and Arabian influence by the London-based British singer-songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist and model Alewya Demmisse, heralding her upcoming album, Zero, out on 26 June via LDN Records

Apr 30, 2026
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Apr 29, 2026
Song of the Day: Metric - Crush Forever
Apr 29, 2026

Song of the Day: Uplifting, effervescent electro-disco-pop by the Toronto indie rock band, with a song vocalist/keyboardist Emily Haines describes as “my love letter to strong girls in this world”, taken from their recently released 10th album, Romanticize the Dive, out on Metric Music via Thirty Tigers

Apr 29, 2026
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Apr 28, 2026
Song of the Day: Jim Ghedi - The Hungry Child
Apr 28, 2026

Song of the Day: Dark, gripping, visceral folk by the Sheffield singer-songwriter, with a striking number based on an early 19th-century German poem about the fatal story of a child pleading for food, and, following last year’s acclaimed album, Wasteland, also out on Basin Rock, it heralds his upcoming soundtrack for the Hugh Jackman film, The Death of Robin Hood.

Apr 28, 2026
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Apr 27, 2026
Song of the Day: holybones (with Baxter Dury) - SLUGBOY
Apr 27, 2026

Song of the Day: Dark, unsettling, sleazy and strange, this is arrestingly vivid new collaborative single between the clandestine London electronic collective and the downbeat, deep-voiced poetic Londoner, out on Promised Land Recordings

Apr 27, 2026
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Apr 26, 2026
Song of the Day: Hand Habits - Good Person
Apr 26, 2026

Song of the Day: Gentle, droll, humorously self-deprecatingly, and also delicately beautiful, this new experimental folk single by the moniker of Los Angeles singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Meg Duffy addresses the love-hate relationship with making music, out on Fat Possum

Apr 26, 2026
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Apr 25, 2026
Song of the Day: Pigeon - Miami
Apr 25, 2026

Song of the Day: Catchy, sunny, upbeawt indie synth-pop with an African twist by the Margate band fronted by Falle Nioke, with flavours of William Onyeabor, Hot Chip and New York 70s disco, heralding their upcoming album OUTTANATIONAL, out on 1 May via Memphis Industries

Apr 25, 2026

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Apr 23, 2026
Word of the week: throstle
Apr 23, 2026

Word of the week: An archaic, evocative noun with two connected meanings, originally for the song thrush, then later a textiles industrial frame for spinning, twisting and winding machine for cotton, wool, and other fibres simultaneously

Apr 23, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026
Word of the week: undine
Apr 9, 2026

Word of the week: It might sound like the act of abstaining from food, but this noun from derived from undina (Latin unda) meaning wave, refers to mythical, elemental beings associated with water, such as mermaids, and stemming from the alchemical writings of the 16th-century Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher Paracelsus

Apr 9, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026
Word of the week: veena
Mar 27, 2026

Word of the week: This ornate, curvaceous, south Indian classical instrument, the saraswati veena, is a special bowl lute with a rich, resonant tone, has 24 copper frets with four playing strings and three drone strings, and is used for Carnatic music

Mar 27, 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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