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New albums: Sparks, Perfume Genius, Nick Hakim, Charli XCX, The Magnetic Fields, Jason Isbell, Frazey Ford, Sleaford Mods, Hanni el Khatib, Witch 'n' Monk

May 19, 2020 Peter Kimpton
This week’s shiny new album selection collection

This week’s shiny new album selection collection

This week’s roundup has a wealth of genre-spanning artists from the wit and wisdom of Sparks and Magnetic Fields to the low-key funk of Nick Hakim, the gender-redefining pop of Perfume genius to the fusions of Witch ‘n’ Monk

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, dub, experimental, folk, funk, grime, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Sparks, Perfume Genius, Nick Hakim, Charli XCX, The Magnetic Fields, Jason Isabell and the 400 Unit, Frazey Ford, Sleaford Mods, Hanni El Khatib, Witch 'n' Monk, BMG, Matador Records, ATO Records, Nonesuch Records, Arts and Crafts, Innovative Leisure, Tzadik Records, Southeastern Records, Rough Trade
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New albums: Car Seat Headrest, Damien Jurado, Ghostpoet, Happyness, Michael J Sheehy, Lavinia Blackwall, The Soft Pink Truth, Rose McGowan, Ben Lukas Boysen, Various for NHS

May 6, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Lavinia Blackwall, formerly of Trembling Bells, releases her debut LP Muggington Lane End

Lavinia Blackwall, formerly of Trembling Bells, releases her debut LP Muggington Lane End

This week’s roundup includes some new music self-definition from Car Seat Headrest and Happyness, an eclectic mix from Ghostpoet, and two wonderful solo albums by Michael J Sheehy and Lavinia Blackwall

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In albums, ambient, blues, electronica, experimental, folk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Car Seat Headrest, Will Toledo, Damien Jurado, Ghostpoet, Happyness, Michael J Sheehy, Miraculous Mule, Lavinia Blackwall, Trembling Bells, The Soft Pink Truth, Drew Daniel, Matmos, Rose McGowan, Ben Lukas Boysen, Various, NHS, Foals, The Vaccines, The Big Moon, Sports Team, Wolf Alice, Baxter Dury, The Wombats, The Magic Gang, Nilüfer Yanya, Spector, Swim Deep, The Orielles, Pixx, Jessica Winter, Oscar Lang, Alfie Templeton, Matador Records, Loose Music, PIAS, Infinit Suds, Bandcamp, Thrill Jockey, Erased Tapes
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New albums: BC Camplight, Ezra Furman, Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes, Hazel English, Lucinda Williams, Santrofi, Lennon Stella, Kirsty Merryn, Sneakbo, Joe Hisaishi, Pole

April 30, 2020 Peter Kimpton
BC Camplight

BC Camplight

This week’s roundup includes the finest yet from humorously dark BC Camplight, the Sex Education soudntrack by Ezra Furman, transcendant pop from Hazel English and a gorgeous compilation by the Studio Ghibili composer Joe Hisaishi

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul, soundtracks, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, BC Camplight, Ezra Furman, Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Hazel English, Lucinda Williams, Santrofi, Lennon Stella, Kirsty Merryn, Sneakbo, Joe Hisaishi, Pole, Bella Union, Beyond The Groove, Marathon Artists, Highway 20 Records, Outhere, Insanity Records, Island Records, Warp Records, Decca Gold, Decca, UMG Japan, Mute Records
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New albums: Fiona Apple, EOB Ed O'Brien (Radiohead), Rina Sawayama, Gerry Cinnamon, Sonikku, Plone, Shabazz Palaces, Holly Penfield

April 22, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Fiona Apple. Her new album is finally cut free after eight years since the last

Fiona Apple. Her new album is finally cut free after eight years since the last

This week’s roundup includes an extraordinary, viscerally non-digital return by Fiona Apple, Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, and Japanese pop star Rina Sawayama

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, rock, soul, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Fiona Apple, Ed O'Brien, EOB, Radiohead, Rina Sawayama, Gerry Cinnamon, Sonikku, Plone, Shabazz Palaces, Holly Penfield, Epic, Capitol Records, Dirty Hit, Little Runaway, Bella Union, Ghost Box, Sub Pop
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New albums: The Strokes, Laura Marling, Jackie Lynn, Pokey LaFarge, Flat Worms, Margaret Glaspy, Irma Vep, Hailu Mergia, Denzel Curry + Kenny Beats, DJ Python

April 15, 2020 Peter Kimpton
The Strokes

The Strokes

Strong new LPs from The Strokes and Laura Marling reflect signs of the times, while eclectic records from Jackie Lynn and Pokey LaFarge, and excellent postpunk from Flat Worms and Irma Vep are also among this week’s 10 picks

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In African, albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, dub, electronica, folk, experimental, funk, grime, garage, hip hop, hip-hop, indie, jazz, metal, musical theatre, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, The Strokes, Laura Marling, Jackie Lynn, Haley Fohr, Pokey LaFarge, Flat Worms, Margaret Glaspy, Irma Vep, Hailu Mergia, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, DJ Python, Cult Records, Columbia Records, Partisan Records, Chrysalis, Drag City, New West Records, God? Records, PIAS, ATO Records, Gringo Records, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Loma Vista, Incensio
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New albums: Yves Tumor, Thundercat, Pigs x 7, Everything Is Recorded, Yaeji, Minor Science, Anna Burch, Ren Harvieu, Tops, M Ward

April 8, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Yves Tumor: mysterious, inventive androgyny

Yves Tumor: mysterious, inventive androgyny

An opulent selection of funk and electronica innovation comes from Yves Tumor and Thundercat, along with Korean artist Yaeji and Berlin’s Minor Science, plus massive metal of Pigs x 7 and beautiful indie and pop by Anna Burch and Ren Harvieu

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, hip-hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, prog-rock, psychedelia, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags Yves Tumor, new releases, albums, Thundercat, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Everything Is Recorded, Richard Russell, Yaeji, Minor Science, Anna Burch, Ren Harvieu, Tops, M Ward, Warp Records, Brainfeeder, Rocket Recordings, XL Recordings, Whities, Heavenly Recordings, Bella Union, Musique Tops, ANTI Records
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New albums: Porridge Radio, CocoRosie, Ultraísta, Nadia Reid, JFDR, Maria McKee, Yumi Zouma, Honey Cutt, The Wants, The Boomtown Rats

March 18, 2020 Peter Kimpton
CocoRosie aka sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady

CocoRosie aka sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady

A big, broad week of releases includes a mix of new and old artists, from the passionate female artists Porridge Radio, Nadia Reid and JFDR, the return of Nigel Godrich’s electronica project, to veterans Maria McKee and the Boomtown Rats

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, dub, experimental, folk, funk, garage, indie, hip hop, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Porridge Radio, CocoRosie, Ultraísta, Nigel Godrich, JFDR, Maria McKee, Yumi Zouma, Honey Cutt, The Wants, The Boomtown Rats, Secretly Canadian, Marathon Artists, Partisan Records, Spacebomb Records, Krunk, AFAR, Polyvinyl, Nonesuch Records, Council Records, Kanine, BMG
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New albums: Cornershop, Riz Ahmed, Caroline Rose, U.S. Girls, Honey Harper, Disq, Paul Heaton, Jackie Abbott, Georgia Ruth, Brielle Ansems

March 10, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Cornershop’s new album, England Is A Garden

Cornershop’s new album, England Is A Garden

The latest roundup includes A sian perspectives on Britain in different forms by Cornershop and Riz Ahmed, plus clever collage pop from U.S. Girls, Caroline Rose and punchy indie from Disq

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, pop, post-punk, psychedelia, punk, rock, reggae, soul, traditional, trip-hop Tags new releases, albums, Cornershop, Tjinder Singh, Riz Ahmed, Caroline Rose, U.S. Girls, Honey Harper, Disq, Paul Heaton, Jackie Abbott, The Beautiful South, Georgia Ruth, Brielle Ansems, Ample Play, Mongrel, New West Records, 4AD, ATO Records, Saddle Creek Records, EMI, Bubblewrap Collective, Mosaic Music
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New albums: Moses Sumney, Caribou, The Orielles, Soccer Mommy, The Lost Brothers, Myrkur, Vladislav Delay, The Heliocentrics, Alabaster DePlume, Cold Beat, Kevin Krauter

March 3, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Moses Sumney

Moses Sumney

The latest roundup includes a multi-genre double by Moses Sumney, melancholy electronica from Caribou, funk-indie-pop from the Orielles as well as Scandinavian selections from Denmark’s black metal queen doing folk

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In albums, ambient, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Moses Sumney, Caribou, Dan Snaith, The Orielles, Soccer Mommy, Sophie Allison, The Lost Brothers, Oisin Leech, Mark McCausland, Myrkur, Amalie Bruun, Vladislav Delay, Sasu Ripatti, The Heliocentrics, Cold Beat, Kevin Krauter, Jagjaguwar, City Slang, Heavenly Recordings, Concord Records, Bird Dog, Relapse, Cosmo Rhythmatic, Madlib Invazion, DFA, Bayonet, Alabaster DePlume, Lost Map Records, Total Refreshment Centre
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New albums: Grimes, Agnes Obel, King Krule, Pictish Trail, Lanterns on the Lake, Douglas Dare, Peggy Sue, Best Coast

February 24, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Grimes

Grimes

A truly eclectic lineup characterises this week’s roundup with a concept album from Grimes, a work of ethereal beauty from Agnes Obel, space electronic-folk from The Pictish Trail, and much more …

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Grimes, Agnes Obel, King Krule, The Pictish Trail, Lanterns of the Lake, Douglas Dare, Peggy Sue, Best Coast, Deutsche Grammophon, 4AD, Fire Records, XL Recordings, Matador Records, Bella Union, PIAS, Erased Tapes, Concord 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: Destroyer, Squarepusher, Drive-By Truckers, Sam Lee, Ben Watt, Smoke Fairies, J Hus, Frances Quinian

February 5, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Old folk made new: Sam Lee

Old folk made new: Sam Lee

Emotional intensity mostly in solo form, is the overriding theme of this week’s album roundup across a range of styles – folk, indie, alt-country and hip hop as well frenetic drum-n’bass and jazz

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, grime, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, rock, soul, psychedelia Tags Destroyer, Dan Bejar, Squarepusher, Drive-By Truckers, Sam Lee, Elizabeth Fraser, Bernard Butler, Ben Watt, Everything But The Girl, Smoke Fairies, J Hus, Frances Quinian, Dead Oceans, Warp Records, ATO Records, Cooking Vinyl, Unmade Road, Year Seven, Black Butter, Saddle Creek Records
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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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New albums: Algiers, Halsey, Courteeners, Eminem, Mura Masa, Mac Miller, Keeley Forsyth, Alice Boman, Bill Fay, Bombay Bicycle Club, Pinegrove, Whyte Horses (with John Grant), Ivor Cutler tribute

January 21, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Halsey

Halsey

A mixture of dark and light, hope and hopelessness decorate this week’s huge roundup of releases across many genres, including oddities and eccentricities, passions and playfulness from Emimen to Ivor Cutler, Halsey to Keeley Forsyth

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, grime, hip hop, hip-hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, prog-rock, psychedelia, punk, rock, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Algiers, Halsey, Courteeners, Eminem, Mura Masa, Mac Miller, Keeley Forsyth, Alice Boman, Bill Fay, Bombay Bicycle Club, Pinegrove, Whyte Horses, John Grant, Gruff Rhys, La Roux, Ivor Cutler, Citizen Bravo, Raymond MacDonald, Matador Records, Ignition, Interscope, Aftermath Entertainment, Polydor, Warner Bros, Capitol Records, The Leaf Label, PIAS, Dead Oceans, Mmm…Records, Rough Trade, CRC Music, Chemikal Underground
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New albums: Georgia, Field Music, The Big Moon, David Keenan, Aoife Nessa Frances, David Devant & His Spirit Wife, The Chap, Poppy

January 15, 2020 Peter Kimpton
Conjuring up new magic: David Devant & His Spirit Wife

Conjuring up new magic: David Devant & His Spirit Wife

The opening roundup of new LPs for 2020 is a heady mixture of electronica, indie, pop and even a concept album about the aftermath of the First World War. From clean living to death and destruction, anything is possible

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In albums, dance music, dub, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, psychedelia, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Georgia, Field Music, The Big Moon, David Keenan, Aoife Nessa Frances, David Devant & His Spirit Wife, The Chap, Poppy, Domino Records, Memphis Industries, Fiction Records, Rubyworks, Basin Rock, Lo Recordings, Sumerian
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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: 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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Mar 18, 2026
Diagonale Des Yeux: Madeleine
Mar 18, 2026

New album: Wonderfully weird, wonky, woozy, avant-garde, absurdist oddness by the French duo of Laurène Exposito and Théo Delaunay, with their lo-fi, ramshackle, DIY postpunk and retro-electronica, sharing sung and spoken vocals across French, German, English and Spanish

Mar 18, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Yebba: Jean
Mar 18, 2026

New album: Following 2021’s Dawn, a second LP by the American singer and songwriter from West Memphis, Arkansas, aka Abigail Smith, moves towards an eclectic mix of gentler, more understated pop, folk, gospel, R&B, and soul, is named after her late grandmother, and has candid, personal themes of mourning and spiritual healing

Mar 18, 2026
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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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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 18, 2026
Song of the Day: Rostam - Like A Spark
Mar 18, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful new acoustic folk-pop single with echoes of early 70s Van Morrison by the US musician, producer and former member of Vampire Weekend, heralding his upcoming third solo album American Stories out on 15 May via Matsor Projects

Mar 18, 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 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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