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New releases: Shame, Jack White, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Panda Bear

January 12, 2018 Peter Kimpton
Farm hands. A moment of calm captured Shame's debut album cover

Farm hands. A moment of calm captured Shame's debut album cover

Anger, irony and eeriness appear across these new releases, including the young London punk band, Jack White's new single, music from the TV series Stranger Things, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

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In albums, blues, indie, pop, rock, post-punk, jazz Tags new releases, albums, Shame, Charlie Steen, Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Stranger Things, tv soundtracks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jack White, Panda Bear, Noah Lennox, Animal Collective
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Sexuality, seduction and salutations: favourite albums of 2017 – part 2

December 31, 2017 Peter Kimpton
No swan song ... St Vincent

No swan song ... St Vincent

St Vincent to Queens of the Stone Age, Marika Hackman to Laura Marling, Fleet Foxes to the Mountain Goats, this second part of our readers' favourite albums throws up lots of questions over the self and others

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In albums, blues, classical, country, dance music, electronica, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, metal, pop, punk, rock, soul, trip-hop, jazz Tags albums, new releases, Stormzy, Cigarettes After Sex, Sampha, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, St Vincent, Marika Hackman, The Moonlandingz, Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, Jens Lekman, Laura Marling, Chilly Gonzalez, Jarvis Cocker, Conor Oberst, Kendrick Lamar, Thurston Moore, The Mountain Goats, Fleet Foxes, The Duke Spirit, Queens of the Stone Age, Benjamin Clementine, The Surfing Magazines, The Wave Pictures, Slow Club, Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morrissey, Kamasi Washington, Baxter Dury, Lost Horizons, Shed Seven, Ian Svenonius, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, DJ Format, Abdominal, Miraculous Mule, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Noel Gallagher, Mammut, Slowdive, Solveig Heilo, United Bottles, The Whiskey Rebellion, London Grammar, Jason Isabell and the 400 Unit, Hunter and the Bear, The Weeks, Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro, Chris Stapleton, Samantha Fish, Bad Sam, Not Waving, Rag'n'Bone Man, Gorillaz, Bedouine, Arcade Fire, Sparks, Flat Worms, Will Ivy, Justin Sulllivan, Tim Hellman, Ron Mael
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Drunk, dark and humorous: favourite albums of 2017 – part 1

December 30, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Images Father John Misty's Pure Comedy

Images Father John Misty's Pure Comedy

Father John Misty to Randy Newman, Thundercat to Sleaford Mods, Richard Dawson to DUDS, Björk to Lorde – who is on the first part of this week's reader-voted list, and what is the running theme?

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In albums, blues, classical, country, dance music, electronica, folk, funk, garage, hip hop, indie, metal, pop, punk, rock, soul, trip-hop Tags albums, new releases, Black Grape, Shaun Ryder, Kermit, DUDS, Father John Misty, Randy Newman, Nadine Shah, Public Service Broadcasting, Björk, LCD Soundsystem, Lone Taxidermist, IDLES, Royal Blood, Loyle Carner, Richard Dawson, Susanne Sundfør, The Unthanks, Molly Drake, Nick Drake, The National, Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin, Mark Lanegan, The War On Drugs, Perfume Genius, Lorde, The Cravats, Thundercat, Sleaford Mods, alt-J, Jane Weaver, Foxygen, Elbow, Jesus & Mary Chain, Goldfrapp, Future Islands, Kasabian, Mac Demarco, Paul Weller, !!! Chk Chk Chk, Saint Etienne, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Lucy Rose, Lana Del Rey, Girl Ray, Ghostpoet, Grizzly Bear, Tori Amos, Alvvays, Ariel Pink, Marc Almond, Omni, Wolf Alice, Tricky, Liam Gallagher, Four Tet, The The
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New albums: Donald Fagan, The Staves & yMusic, Belle and Sebastian, Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno, plus Morrissey

December 5, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Belle and Sebastian … tackling problems with a series of new EPs

Belle and Sebastian … tackling problems with a series of new EPs

Unreleased material from one half of Steely Dan, singing sisters combine with classical, Glaswegians tackle global problems, experimentation with Eno and Morrissey's new single are among this week's selections

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In albums, electronica, indie, pop, rock, soul, classical, funk, folk Tags new releases, albums, Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, The Staves, yMusic, Belle & Sebastian, Tom Rogerson, Brian Eno, Morrissey
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New albums: Alien Stadium, U2, New Order, plus Rush, Wilco, The Rolling Stones

December 1, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Alien Stadium … taking off with Steve Mason and Martin Duffy

Alien Stadium … taking off with Steve Mason and Martin Duffy

Have U2 bounced back? Beta Band frontman Steve Mason joins forces with Primal Scream's Martin Duffy, a New Order double live album, plus reissues from Wilco, Rush and some 60s sessions from the Stones

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In albums, indie, pop, rock, electronica, dance music, blues Tags Alien Stadium, Steve Mason, The Beta Band, Martin Duffy, Primal Scream, Felt, U2, Steve Lillywhite, Haim, Kendrick Lamar, New Order, Rush, Wilco, The Rolling Stones
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New albums: Morrissey, The Moonlandingz, Karl Blau, Mavis Staples, Charlotte Gainsbourg

November 14, 2017 Peter Kimpton
One of the album covers of Morrissey Low In High School

One of the album covers of Morrissey Low In High School

Brimful with brilliant lyrics, a scattering of controversy but also great tunes, Moz's first since 2014, plus Saul and co with an EP, plus the great Mavis, Karl Blau and Serge's daughter continues to make her mark

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In albums, folk, indie, pop, punk, electronica, soul, rock Tags new releases, albums, Morrissey, The Moonlandingz, Fat White Family, Eccentronic Research Council, Lias Kaci Saoudi, Karl Blau, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy, Charlotte Gainsbourg
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New albums – Lost Horizons, EERA, Angel Olsen, Evanescence, Shed Seven, Quicksand, Spinning Coin, Ian Svenonius/Escape-ism, Paul Weller

November 10, 2017 Peter Kimpton
New EERA: Norway's Anna Lena Bruland

New EERA: Norway's Anna Lena Bruland

A bumper crop this week includes the Bella Union boss and friends, Angel Olsen, Norway's EERA, comebacks for Shed Seven and Quicksand, Evanescence orchestral reworkings, punk electronica from Escape-ism and a single from the Modfather

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In albums, dance music, electronica, hip hop, pop, punk, rock, soul, indie Tags Lost Horizons, Simon Raymonde, Bella Union, Richie Thomas, Marissa Nadler, Midlake, Tim Smith, Liela Moss, The Duke Spirit, Shed Seven, Evanescence, Quicksand, EERA, Angel Olsen, Anna Lena Bruland, David Campbell, Spinning Coin, Ian Svenonius, Escape-ism, Paul Weller, Sean Armstrong, Jack Mellin, Glasgow, Edwyn Collins, Domino Records, Merge Records
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New albums: Bob Dylan, James Holden & The Animal Spirits, Shamir, Autobahn, Fat Boy Slim, Lomond Campbell

November 1, 2017 Peter Kimpton
James Holden & The Animal Spirits

James Holden & The Animal Spirits

Alongside a 13th Dylan Bootleg box set, there's a real mixture of krautrock, psychedelia, rock, pop, pastroral folk and dance music in this week's selections

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In albums, dance music, electronica, folk, indie, pop, punk, rock Tags new releases, albums, James Holden & The Animals Spirits, Shamir, Autobahn, Fat Boy Slim, Lomond Campbell, Bob Dylan
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New albums: Catholic Action, Baxter Dury, Out Lines, Margo Price, Bootsy Collins, plus Morrissey

October 25, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Bootsy's back. As understated as ever …

Bootsy's back. As understated as ever …

There's a distinctly Scottish flavour to this week's selection with releases from Glasgow and Edinburgh, plus Ian Dury's son Baxter, Margo Price, Bootsy Collins and a new vinyl single from Morrissey

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In albums, hip hop, indie, pop, rock, funk, country Tags albums, new releases, Catholic Action, Baxter Dury, Ian Dury, Rose Elinor Dougall, Sleaford Mods, Jason Williamson, Out Lines, The Twilight Sad, Margo Price, Bootsy Collins, Morrissey
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New albums: The The, John Carpenter, Wu-Tang Clan, Destroyer, Lucinda Williams, The White Stripes, The Smiths

October 20, 2017 Peter Kimpton
The The – Radio Cinéola

The The – Radio Cinéola

Something of a throwback week of new and old: releases from The The, Destroyer and Wu-Tang Clan, plus compilations and box sets of The White Stripes John Peel sessions, John Carpenter film music and a Smiths classic

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In albums, dance music, electronica, folk, hip-hop, indie, pop, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, The The, Matt Johnson, Johnny Marr, Zeke Manyika, John Carpenter, film soundtracks, Ennio Morricone, Wu-Tang Clan, hip-hop, Redman, Sean Price, Streetlife, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA, Destroyer, Dan Bejar, New Order, Lucinda Williams, The White Stripes, John Peel, Jack White, The Smiths
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New albums: Beck, St Vincent, Four Tet, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Best Girl Athlete

October 10, 2017 Peter Kimpton
St Vincent aka Annie Clark

St Vincent aka Annie Clark

A truly exceptional selection this week includes two supreme indie innovators Beck and St Vincent, plus alt-country from Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Four Tet electronica, and a singer-songwriter from Aberdeen

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In albums, electronica, indie, pop, rock, soul Tags new releases, albums, Beck, St Vincent, Four Tet, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Best Girl Athlete, Jenny Lewis, Kamasi Washington
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New albums: Liam Gallagher, Kamasi Washington, Pale Seas, DUDS, Marilyn Manson, Benjamin Clementine, Gregg Allman

October 6, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Liam Gallagher: charm offensive

Liam Gallagher: charm offensive

This week's selection picks out the younger Gallagher, the jazz musician, the rhythmic Mancunians, a great British guitar band, the US country singer, the former Mercury winner and the inimitable goth metal rocker

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In albums, rock, soul, pop, metal, indie Tags new releases, albums, Kamasi Washington, Pale Seas, Gregg Allman, DUDS, Marilyn Manson, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Benjamin Clementine
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New releases: Wolf Alice, Tricky, Pere Ubu, Blancmange, David Gilmour, David Bowie, D.A.F.

September 26, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice

The second from Wolf Alice, Tricky's return to 90s glory, experimentation from Pere Ubu, Blancmange continue a sweet return, plus some vinyl revivals from Bowie, the Pink Floyd guitarist and R.A.F complete this week's selection

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In electronica, hip hop, pop, rock, soul, punk, indie Tags new releases, albums, Wolf Alice, Tricky, Pere Ubu, Blancmange, David Gilmour, David Bowie, D.A.F., Jay-Z, Martina Topley-Bird, Pink Floyd
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New albums: The Killers, Marc Almond, Prophets of Rage, Omni, The Horrors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Wedding Present, plus Björk

September 19, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Stadium Killers: Brandon Flowers and friends are back

Stadium Killers: Brandon Flowers and friends are back

A bountiful selection this week brings you everything from rap-metal righteous anger to soulful 60s torch songs, stadium rock to innovative indie, plus a sneak preview of Björk's new single - her own category completely

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In hip hop, albums, pop, rock, garage, metal, indie, soul Tags new releases, albums, Marc Almond, Burt Bacharach, The Action, The Yardbirds, Bobby Darin, Julie Driscoll, Billy Fury, The Young Rascals, Prophets of Rage, Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, Chuck D, Cypress Hill, B-Real, Michael Moore, Omni, The Killers, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Horrors, Björk, The Wedding Present
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New albums: Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, Benjamin Clementine, Micah P. Hinson, Ariel Pink, The Surfing Magazines, Death From Above

September 13, 2017 Peter Kimpton
The Surfing Magazines jump on this week's wave of new albums

The Surfing Magazines jump on this week's wave of new albums

Dave Grohl and co aren't the only big release this week - from electronica to garage, soul and psychedelia, this week's selection touches on the future in all sorts of original ways, apocalyptic and otherwise

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In albums, electronica, pop, rock, garage, soul Tags albums, new releases, Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, The Surfing Magazines, Slow Club, The Wave Pictures, Benjamin Clementine, Micah P. Hinson, Death From Above, Ariel Pink
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New albums: Neil Young, The National, Sparks, Tori Amos, The Waterboys, Alvvays

September 5, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Water pair: Sparks are playing it cool by the pool.

Water pair: Sparks are playing it cool by the pool.

The Mael brothers continue to surprise and delight, some unheard 70s archive from Neil Young, Tori Amos takes on the alt-right and climate change, plus The National, Alvvays and The Waterboys colour this week's selection

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In folk, pop, electronica, rock, soul Tags Neil Young, The National, Sparks, Tori Amos, The Waterboys, Alvvays, politics, climate change
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New albums: LCD Soundsystem, Mogwai, OMD, Lone Taxidermist, David Rawlings, Downtown Boys

August 29, 2017 Peter Kimpton
LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

This week: a welcome return from James Murphy and co, erotica electronica from Natalie Sharp, acoustic work from Rawlings with Gillian Welch, a poppier Mogwai, rock/hip hop from Downtown Boys and OMD return to Kraftwerk roots

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In albums, electronica, folk, pop, rock, hip hop, dance music Tags albums, new releases, LCD Soundsystem, Lone Taxidermist, electronica, dance, punk, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Downtown Boys, OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark, Mogwai
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New albums: Queens of the Stone Age, Nadine Shah, Cabbage, Susanne Sundfør, Martin Hannett, Iron & Wine

August 22, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age take a truth test with their new album

Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age take a truth test with their new album

Josh Homme and co work with Mark Ronson, Nadine Shah and Cabbage go political, Martin Hannett's tribute to Delia Derbyshire, plus Susanne Sundfør and Iron & Wine decorate this week's selection

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In rock, pop, albums, electronica, folk, soul Tags new releases, albums, Queens of the Stone Age, Nadine Shah, immigration, politics, Cabbage, privatisation, Martin Hannett, Delia Derbyshire, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Susanne Sundfør, Scott Walker, John Grant, Mark Ronson, Iron & Wine
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Feb 3, 2026
Toni Geitani: Wahj
Feb 3, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 20, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Tragic Magic
Jan 18, 2026

New album: Delicate, beautiful, ethereal, meditative new work by the two American experimental composers in their first collaborative LP, with gentle understated vocals, classic synth sounds, and rare harps chosen from from the Paris Musée de la Musique Collection

Jan 18, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 23, 2026

Word of the week

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 20, 2025

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