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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: Sleater-Kinney, The Murder Capital, Shura, The Hold Steady, Ride, Blanck Mass, Oh Sees, Friendly Fires, Kurt Vile, King Gizzard and TLW, The Rails

August 30, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Shura

Shura

Cracking returns from Sleater-Kinney, The Murder Capital, Ride, Oh Sees, The Hold Steady, and some Prince-style funk pop from Manchester’s Shura are among this week’s latest roundup of album releases

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, folk, funk, experimental, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, rocksteady, soul, traditional Tags albums, new releases, Sleater-Kinney, The Murder Capital, Shura, The Hold Steady, Ride, Blanck Mass, Thee Oh Sees, Friendly Fires, Kurt Vile, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Rails, St Vincent, Richard and Linda Thompson, Fuck Buttons, Mom + Pop Records, Human Season Records, Secretly Canadian, Sacred Bones Records, Psychonaut Sounds, Casablanca Records, Polydor, Castle Face, Wichita, Mexican Summer, Frenchkiss Records, Flightless Records
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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: 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: 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: 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: Peter Perrett, The Divine Comedy, Vanishing Twin, Wovoka Gentle, Mattiel, Aurora, Pixx, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Plaid, Younghusband

June 11, 2019 Peter Kimpton
The one and only Peter Perrett

The one and only Peter Perrett

A second great solo album by the former The Only Ones frontman, bright, witty work by The Divine Comedy, and outstanding innovation from Wovoka Gentle, Pixx, Mattiel and more make up this week’s roundup of releases

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, indie, pop, post-punk, punk, rock Tags albums, new releases, Peter Perrett, The Only Ones, Divine Comedy, Neil Hannon, Vanishing Twin, Mattiel, Aurora, Pixx, Jake  Xerxes Fussell, Plaid, Younghusband, Domino Records, Fire Records, Nude Records, Heavenly Recordings, ATO Records, Decca, 4AD, Paradise of Bachelors, Warp Records, Opposite Number
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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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New albums: Cate Le Bon, Amyl and the Sniffers, Mavis Staples, Steve Lacy, Flying Lotus, Areni Agbabian, Youssou N'Dour, Faye Webster, Honeyblood, Frankie Lee, Gia Margaret, The Claim, Petrol Girls

May 28, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Which way? Her way. Cate Le Bon

Which way? Her way. Cate Le Bon

A huge selection and range this week includes the unique and original sound of Welsh artist Cate Le Bon, Australian punk rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, soul, funk and hip from The Internet’s Steve Lacy and cinematic rap from Flying Lotus

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In albums, ambient, blues, classical, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul, African, traditional Tags new releases, albums, Cate Le Bon, Amy and the Sniffers, Mavis Staples, Steve Lacy, The Internet, Flying Lotus, Arena Agbabian, Youssou N'Dour, Faye Webster, Honeyblood, Frankie Lee, Gia Margaret, The Claim, Petrol Girls, Mexican Summer, ANTI Records, Rough Trade, 3QTR, ECM, Warp Records, Naive Records, Secretly Canadian, Marathon Artists, Loose Records, Dalliance Recordings, A Turntable Friend, Hassle Records
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New albums: The National, Erland Cooper, BCUC, Lewis Capaldi, Slowthai, Josephine Wiggs, Steel Pulse, Hey Colossus, Tyler The Creator, Carly Rae Jepson

May 22, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Stock image? From the cover of Slowthai’s Nothing Great About Britain

Stock image? From the cover of Slowthai’s Nothing Great About Britain

This week’s new album roundup has something for everyone – soft, soothing, moving gentle experimental and lo-fi, fierce and soulful hip-hop, African dance music, political reggae and cheesy pop

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In albums, ambient, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, reggae, punk, rock, rocksteady, soul Tags albums, new releases, The National, Erland Cooper, BCUC, Lewis Capaldi, Slowthai, Josephine Wiggs, The Breeders, Steel Pulse, Hey Colossus, Tyler The Creator, Carly Rae Jepson, Phases Records, 4AD, Buda Musique, The Sound of Sinners, Method Records, Virgin EMI, Rootfire Cooperative, Alter Records, Schoolboy/Interscope, Columbia Records
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New albums: Clinic, Holly Herndon, Mac Demarco, Viagra Boys, AA Bondy, Jamila Woods, The Mystery Lights, Laurence Pike, Death And Vanilla

May 15, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Clinic: summoning wonderfully woozy images of 1970s showbiz

Clinic: summoning wonderfully woozy images of 1970s showbiz

Wonderfully otherworldly and woozy work is a theme this week, especially from Liverpool’s fabulous Clinic and choral groundbreaking brilliance from Holly Herndon, alongside a variety of other oddities including Mac Demarco

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Clinic, Holly Herndon, Mac Demarco, Viagra Boys, A.A. Bondy, Jamila Woods, The Mystery Lights, Laurence Pike, Death And Vanilla, Domino Records, 4AD, Mac's Record Label, YEAR0001, Jagjaguwar, Daptone Records, The Leaf Label, Fire Records
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New albums: Vampire Weekend, Drahla, Kedr Livanskiy, Filthy Friends, Big Thief, Rhiannon Giddens, Flamingods, Jesse Mac Cormack

May 8, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Russia’s Kedr Livanskiy

Russia’s Kedr Livanskiy

This week’s selection includes an experimental and expansive double album return from Vampire Weekend, Leeds post-punkers Drahla, Russian underground dance queen Kedr Livanskiy and members of REM and Sleater-Kinney

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, electronica, folk, garage, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, reggae, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Vampire Weekend, Drahla, Kedr Livanskiy, Yana Kedrina, Filthy Friends, Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney, Peter Buck, REM, Big Thief, Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, Flamingods, Jesse Mac Cormack, Columbia Records, Captured Tracks, 2MR, Kill Rock Stars, 4AD, Nonesuch Records, Moshi Moshi, Secret City Records
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New albums: Fat White Family, Kelsey Lu, Loyle Carner, Lizzo, Stealing Sheep, Wand, Jade Bird, Elva

April 23, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Fat White Family – seamless dipped in humorous wooziness

Fat White Family – seamless dipped in humorous wooziness

The Fat White Family return. leading a procession of wonderful musical mischief, while there’s a follow-up from rapper Loyle Carner, debuts from singer-songwriters Kelsey Lu and Lizzo and a whole lot more in this week’s selection

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Fat White Family, Kelsey Lu, Loyle Carner, Lizzo, Melissa Jefferson, Stealing Sheep, Wand, Jade Bird, Elva, Domino Records, Columbia Records, AMF, Nice Life, Atlantic Records, Heavenly Recordings, Drag City, Glassnote Records, Tapete
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New albums: Fontaines D.C., Anderson Paak, Chemical Brothers, Pom Poko, Labrinth, Sia and Diplo (LSD), The Leisure Society, Sun Kil Moon, Stubbleman, Band of Skulls, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, Bibio

April 17, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Fresh new voice. Dublin’s Fontaines D.C.

Fresh new voice. Dublin’s Fontaines D.C.

Alongside frenetic and fresh punk and postpunk from Fontaines D.C. and Pom Poko, and dance music from Chemical Brothers, this week’s selection also includes a beautiful spread of mellow records from Anderson Paak and others

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In albums, ambient, blues, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, garage, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, reggae, rock, soul Tags Fontaines D.C., albums, new releases, Anderson Paak, Chemical Brothers, Pom Poko, Labrinth, Sia, Diplo, LSD, The Leisure Society, Sun Kil Moon, Stubbleman, Band of Skulls, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, Bibio, Partisan Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Virgin EMI, Bella Union, Syco, Ego Drain Records, Calvo Verde, Crammed Discs, So Recordings, Yep Roc, Warp Records
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New albums: Weyes Blood, David Bowie, Jess Ribeiro, W.H. Lung, Pozi, Ratso, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Shana Cleveland, Rozi Plain, Priests

April 9, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood

Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood

Exquisite vocals and electronica and female vocalists decorate this weeks list, from Weyes Blood to Jess Ribeiro and Shana Cleveland, plus sharp postpunk from Pozi, beautiful songs by Ratso with Nick Cave, and rare, early Bowie

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In albums, ambient, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, indie, pop, punk, post-punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags Songs, albums, new releases, Weyes Blood, David Bowie, Jess Ribeiro, W.H. Lung, Pozi, Ratso, Nick Cave, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Shana Cleveland, Rozi Plain, Priests, Sub Pop, Barely Dressed Records, Melodic Records, Prah Recordings, Lucky Number, Big Crown Records, Hardly Art, Memphis Industries, Sister Polygon, Parlophone
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New albums: Edwyn Collins, Billie Eilish, White Denim, Beth Gibbons, Unkle, Ohtis, Gerry Cinnamon, Show Me The Body, The Matthew Herbert Big Band

April 3, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Twisted sister: Billie Eilish gets on up with a highly original debut LP

Twisted sister: Billie Eilish gets on up with a highly original debut LP

This week’s selection spans the full range from the quirky pop of Billie Eilish to the triumphant return of Edwyn Collins, masterful prog from White Denim to Beth Gibbons doing Henryk Górecki with a Polish orchestra

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In albums, ambient, classical, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags Songs, albums, new releases, Edwyn Collins, Billie Eilish, White Denim, James Petrali, Steve Terebecki, Beth Gibbons, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Henryk Górecki, Portishead, Unkle, James Lavelle, Ellliot Power, Miink, Liela Moss, The Duke Spirit, Mark Lanegan, Dhani Harrison, Editors, Tom Smith, Ohtis, Gerry Cinnamon, Show Me The Body, The Matthew Herbert Big Band, AED, Darkroom, Interscope, Polydor, City Slang, Domino Records, Songs For The Def, Full Time Hobby, Lorna Vista Recordings, Caroline Records, Accidental Records
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New albums: Lambchop, Ibibio Sound Machine, These New Puritans, Lucy Rose, Jenny Lewis, The Hare and Hoofe, Olcay Bahir, Jayda G

March 26, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Ibibio Sound Machine’s Eno Williams

Ibibio Sound Machine’s Eno Williams

This week? New experimentation by Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner, dance-funk from Ibibio Sound Machine, complex melancholy from These New Puritans, hilarious prog rockers Hare and Hoofe, and fabulous female singer-songwriters

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In albums, ambient, classical, country, dance music, electronica, experimental, funk, folk, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, soul Tags albums, new releases, Lambchop, Kurt Wagner, Ibibio Sound Machine, These New Puritans, Lucy Rose, Jenny Lewis, The Hare and Hoofe, Olcay Bahir, Jayda G, City Slang, Merge Records, Infectious Records, Communion Records, Warner Bros, Arc Music, Ninja Tune
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New albums: Karen O & Danger Mouse, Cinematic Orchestra, Stephen Malkmus, Nilüfer Yanya, Uranium Club, Chai, Kathryn Tickell, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Low Life, Dwight Trible

March 19, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Stylish and cinematic: Karen O and Danger Mouse

Stylish and cinematic: Karen O and Danger Mouse

This week’s selection includes a collaboration between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer and Danger Mouse, plus The Cinematic Orchestra, Stephen Malkmus going electronic, and original sounding pop from Nilüfer Yanya

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In albums, ambient, blues, electronica, dance music, experimental, folk, funk, hip hop, indie, jazz, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul Tags albums, new releases, Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Danger Mouse, The Cinematic Orchestra, Stephen Malkmus, Nilüfer Yanya, Uranium Club, Chai, Kathryn Tickell, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Low Life, Dwight Trible, BMG, ATO Records, PIAS, Static Shock, Fashionable Idiots Records, Heavenly Recordings, Ninja Tune, Domino Records, Resilient Records, Alter Records, A Recordings, Gearbox Records
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New albums: Solange, Dave, Foals, Townes Van Zandt, Flight of the Conchords, Stella Donnelly, Money For Rope, Test Dept, Nick Waterhouse, The Coathangers, Phillipi and Rodrigo, Bilge Pump

March 12, 2019 Peter Kimpton
Dave. Articulate, analytical, angry, honest.

Dave. Articulate, analytical, angry, honest.

A selection of great contrasts and innovations includes a debut from the British rapper, experimental work from Solange, rare and unreleased material from folk legend Townes Van Zandt, and the return of industrial artists Test Dept

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In albums, ambient, blues, dance music, electronica, experimental, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, post-punk, punk, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Dave, Solange, Beyonce, Foals, Townes Van Zandt, Flight of the Conchords, Stella Donnelly, Money For Rope, Test Dept, Nick Waterhouse, The Coathangers, Phillipi and Rodrigo, Bilge Pump, Neighbourhood Records, Columbia Records, Warner Bros, Fat Possum, Secretly Canadian, Sub Pop, Cheersquad Records and Tapes, One Little Indian, Innovative Leisure, Suicide Squeeze, Deewee, Gringo Records
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Apr 4, 2026
Thundercat: Distracted
Apr 4, 2026

New album: Rich, deep, squelchy grooves and high falsetto in the distinctively funky-jazz-soul-afrofuturistic-cosmic-rock return of the outstanding Los Angeles bass player with his first LP for six years, and an impressive array of collaborators, including Mac Miller, Tame Impala, Flying Lotus, A$AP Rocky, and The Lemon Twigs

Apr 4, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
MEMORIALS: All Clouds Bring Not Rain
Apr 1, 2026

New album: Innovative, eclectic fusion of psychedelia, folk, dub, krautrock, 60s soul, garage rock, prog, pop, electronica and 70s spiritual jazz by the Canterbury experimental duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms

Apr 1, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
José González: Against The Dying Of The Light
Apr 1, 2026

New album: A gentle, reflective, meditative, but quietly defiant fifth LP by the Swedish-Argentine indie-folk guitarist and singer-songwriter, following his last, Local Valley, broadening his perspective in an urgent call to preserve the light of humanity as technology advances in ironically darkening world

Apr 1, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
RAYE: This Music May Contain Hope
Apr 1, 2026

New album: A highly entertaining, exuberantly stylish, cross-genre 17-track, 73-minute odyssey by the London popstar, with a huge musical show of a second LP, spanning swing-era jazz to soul, R&B, house music, pop, dance, gospel, classical and the full kitchen sink, with orchestral band, family members, Hans Zimmer, and even Al Green

Apr 1, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
Pitou: P2
Mar 30, 2026

New album: Brilliantly quirky, original second LP of experimental folk pop by the Amsterdam artist, who has the free spirited musical adventurousness reminiscent of Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus and Fiona Apple in this clever, playful, stop-start work with oodles of vocal loops and layering, electronica and unusual field recordings across themes of freedom and restlessness

Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
Robyn: Sexistential
Mar 29, 2026

New album: After a break of seven years, the hugely influential 46-year-old Swedish pop star returns with a new burst of alternative, electro-pop bangers, in this ninth LP, now subverting themes of romantic love in another context since having gone through having IVF and becoming a single parent

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
The Twilight Sad: It's The Long Goodbye
Mar 29, 2026

New album: The Glasgow indie rockers fronted by vocalist James Graham and guitarist Andy MacFarlane return with a tempestuous, highly emotional and moving sixth LP, their first for seven years, with musical input from The Cure’s Robert Smith, fuelled by the illness and passing of Graham’s mother and his subsequent mental health struggles

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 28, 2026
Courtney Barnett: Creature of Habit
Mar 28, 2026

New album: The Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist returns after a five-year gap to bring more of her witty, indie-country-rock, but with a bittersweet flavour, and an emotionally resonant record that explores change and the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life

Mar 28, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026
Ego Ella May: Good Intentions
Mar 26, 2026

New album: Beautifully crafted but effortlessly performed, a wonderful release of delicious, classy, smooth and smoky soul, jazz and RnB by the London singer-songwriter who has vocal and stylistic qualities reminiscent of Erykah Badu and Sade

Mar 26, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Ellie O'Neill: Time of Fallow
Mar 25, 2026

New album: A gorgeous, delicate debut folk LP by the Dublin-based singer-songwriter from County Meath with an exquisite voice, not unlike that of Joni Mitchell, that hovers and rises with expressive control, with themes of memory, grief, desire, and self-reckoning

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Ladytron: Paradises
Mar 25, 2026

New album: Following 2023’s Time’s Arrow, the Liverpool synth-pop band fronted by Helen Marnie, now a trio, return with substantial 16-track eighth LP that combines simplicity of chord progressions with rich textures, styles retro and futuristic with classic, catchy pop melodies

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Grace Ives: Girlfriend
Mar 25, 2026

New album: Best known as a bedroom pop artist on her DIY produced first two LPs, the New Yorker returns with an expanded sound of eclectic, striking synth-pop, fuelled by a sense of personal and musical rebirth, inspired by some Californian sunshine where she recorded, and referencing an escape from addictions

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 23, 2026
Tinariwen: Hoggar
Mar 23, 2026

New album: After 2023’s Amatssou, the collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of southern Algeria and of northern Mali return with a 10th LP iteration of their signature desert blues style sung in Tamasheq, and joined this time by younger younger musicians from the bands Imarhan and Terakaft, as well as guests José González and Sulafa Elyas

Mar 23, 2026
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Mar 23, 2026
Avalon Emerson & The Charm: Written Into Changes
Mar 23, 2026

New album: A fabulous, bright, catchy and expanded, more live sound by the innovative New York multi-instrumentalist of experimental indie and synth-pop, moving on from the more bedroom feel of her first self-titled & The Charm LP, and here with lyrical themes of personal and relationship evolution

Mar 23, 2026

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Apr 4, 2026
Song of the Day: Bedouine - Long Way To Fall
Apr 4, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful, tender, poignant return by the Syrian-American singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian, with a strings and piano-based indie-folk number heralding her fourth album Neon Summer Skin, out on 5 June via Bedouine Music/ Thirty Tigers

Apr 4, 2026
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Apr 3, 2026
Song of the Day: Jack White - G.O.D. AND THE BROKEN RIBS / Derecho Demonico
Apr 3, 2026

Song of the Day: The acclaimed rock guitarist-singer-singer of White Stripes fame returns with this punchy, scorching catchy organ-backed, biblical-modern-fable-apocalypse-themed number alongside another, the Led Zeppelin-esque Derecho Demonico, out on his label Third Man Records

Apr 3, 2026
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Apr 2, 2026
Song of the Day: Julia Cumming - Please Let Me Remember This
Apr 2, 2026

Song of the Day: Lush, classic, piano-pop by the New York–born multi-instrumentalist and Sunflower Bean singer and bassist, influenced by Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and heralding her debut solo album, Julia, out on 24 April via Partisan Records

Apr 2, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Song of the Day: Jessie Ware - Automatic
Apr 1, 2026

Song of the Day: Infectiously catchy, funk-soul-disco pop by the charismatic singer-songwriter featuring a deep-voiced spoken intro by actor Colman Domingo, and the latest single heralding upcoming sixth album, Superbloom, out on 17 April via Interscope

Apr 1, 2026
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Mar 31, 2026
Song of the Day: Mount Palomar ft. Enola Gay - Feeding Frenzy
Mar 31, 2026

Song of the Day: Pulsating, dark, hard-hitting dance and hip-hop by the Northern Irish music producer, DJ and live electronic hardware artist Neil Kerr, joined by the Belfast indie-noise-punk quartet, on this title track of a new four-track EP, out on Ursa Minor

Mar 31, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
Song of the Day: Jungle - Carry On
Mar 30, 2026

Song of the Day: Swoonful, beautiful, but also bittersweet and vulnerable, old-fashioned soul-pop by the British band featuring the vocals of Lydia Kitto in a number co-penned with producer Joshua Lloyd Watson, heralding the upcoming album, Sunshine, out on 14 August via Caiola Records / AWAL Recordings

Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
Song of the Day: The Ocelots - Motor Hotel
Mar 29, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, reflective, uplifting alternative folk with banjo, guitar, flute and more by the Wexford Irish twin brothers Brandon and Ashley Watson, from their new five-track EP, Revisions, a mix of new and re-worked, re-recorded numbers

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 28, 2026
Song of the Day: Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mouse On Mars - Rockcurry
Mar 28, 2026

Song of the Day: A stylish, eclectic, cross-genre single from the late, great, legendary Jamaican producer and performer’s ongoing legacy, heralding his last official album - the project in Berlin with electronic pioneers Mouse on Mars (aka Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma) and the LP - Spatial, No Problem on on 5 June via Domino Records

Mar 28, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026
Song of the Day: Soulwax - Perfect We Are Not
Mar 27, 2026

Song of the Day: Following last October’s album All Systems Are Lying, Belgium’s Dewaele brothers David and Stephen return with a vibrant electro-pop dance standalone single with droll lyrics, from their recent Abbey Road After Hours project which included a live event at the iconic London studio

Mar 27, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026
Song of the Day: Lykke Li - Lucky Again
Mar 26, 2026

Song of the Day: Bright, uplifting, singalong, big sound pop in this welcome return from the enigmatic Swedish singer-songwriter and model, heralding her upcoming new album The Afterparty, out on 8 May via Futures Music Group

Mar 26, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Song of the Day: Model/Actriz - Glassman
Mar 25, 2026

Song of the Day: Violently sensual, truly alternative and viscerally arresting experimental noise/ industrial rock with guitar sounds unlike any other band, all conjured up by the Brooklyn quartet from their new EP Swan Songs out on Dirty Hit Records

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 24, 2026
Song of the Day: Death Cab For Cutie - Riptides
Mar 24, 2026

Song of the Day: With a gradual, powerfully growing intensity, this new indie-rock single about personal and universal challenges by the Washington band fronted by Ben Gibbard, heralds the upcoming 11th album, I Built a Tower, produced by John Congleton, and out on 5 June via ANTI- Records

Mar 24, 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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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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