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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: Björk, Noel Gallagher, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, plus Neil Young, Richard Hell

November 23, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Björk is back. Still innovative. Still extraordinary.

Björk is back. Still innovative. Still extraordinary.

The queen of Icelandic innovation releases a more upbeat album than her heartbreaking last, Noel's Birds are Flying High, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones and two Black Friday vinyl special reissues

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Tags new releases, albums, Björk, Noel Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Liam Gallagher, Bdy_Prts, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Neil Young, Richard Hell & The Voidoids
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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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New Albums: Oh Sees, DJ Shadow, Everything Everything, Ghostpoet, Grizzly Bear, Paul Draper

August 15, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

An indie-pop assortment of intelligence characterises this week's releases, with altered-name Oh Sees, DJ Shadow, Everything Everything, Ghostpoet, Grizzly Bear, and ex-Mansun's Paul Draper

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Tags new releases, albums, Thee Oh Sees, Oh Sees, indie, Ghostpoet, Everything Everything, DJ Shadow, Grizzly Bear, Paul Draper, Mansun, Nas, Danny Brown, Steven Price, film soundtracks, Obaro Ejimiwe
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New albums: The Cribs, Randy Newman, Girl Ray, Dead Cross, Frankie Rose, 5 Billion In Diamonds

August 9, 2017 Peter Kimpton
The Cribs

The Cribs

Our latest selection of recent releases includes cutting satire with the return of Randy Newman, The Cribs going back to their roots, plus a hardcore punk supergroup, plus melancholy pop and psychedelia

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Tags new releases, albums, The Cribs, Randy Newman, Father John Misty, Sonny Boy Williamson, John F Kennedy, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Steve Albini, NIrvana, Pixies, Girl Ray, Ray Davies, Todd Rundgren, Cate Le Bon, Dead Cross, Retox, The Locust, Head Wound City, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits, Slayer, Fantômas, Faith No More, Frankie Rose, 5 Billion In Diamonds, Butch Vig, Foo Fighters, James Grillo, Andy Jenks
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New album releases: The Fall, Brian Eno, Black Grape, George Thorogood, The Duke Spirit

August 1, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Black Grape are back after 20 years: Shaun Ryder and Kermit

Black Grape are back after 20 years: Shaun Ryder and Kermit

Shaun Ryder and Kermit return after 20 years, a Brian Eno reissue, The Duke Spirit welcome Josh T Pearson, George Thorogood and The Fall's 31st album in 41 years all decorate this week's selection

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Tags new releases, albums, Brian Eno, The Fall, Mark E Smith, The Duke Spirit, Josh T Pearson, Duke Garwood, Black Grape, Shaun Ryder, Kermit, George Thorogood
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New releases: Arcade Fire, OMD, Michael Chapman, Everything soundtrack

July 25, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

This week's selection highlights the album of release by Arcade Fire, OMD's return to their early electronica sound, Michael Chapman channelling early Bowie and music from the game Everything

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Tags new releases, albums, video games, film soundtracks, Arcade Fire, OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark, Michael Chapman, Mick Ronson, Steeleye Span, Ben Lukas Boysen, Sebastian Piano
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New releases: Lana Del Rey, Clint Mansell, Poliça & Stargaze, Declan McKenna

July 18, 2017 Peter Kimpton
Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey

Our latest selection includes some collaborations from the pop noir singer, some innovative Steve Reich inspiration from Berlin artists, Black Mirror soundtrack music, and an impressive 18-year-old's debut

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Tags new releases, songs, albums, Lana Del Rey, Clint Mansell, film soundtracks, Poliça & Stargaze, Declan McKenna, Black Mirror, Steve Reich
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Apr 21, 2026
Tiga: HOTLIFE
Apr 21, 2026

New album: Montreal’s acclaimed electronica/techno/dance artist Tiga Sontag returns with his fourth album - inventively packed with head-nodding, toe-tapping, oddly itchy, infectious grooves, cleverly crafted retro sounds recalling Kraftwerk to acid house and electroclash, insistent bold beats and synth riffs, with lyrics of the existential, droll and surreal

Apr 21, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
TOMORA: Come Closer
Apr 20, 2026

New album: A striking, dynamic collaboration between Norwegian experimental pop sensation Aurora and Tom Rowlands, one of half of Chemical Brothers, with a sensual, otherworldly energetic fusion of mystical, sensual ambience, and block-rocking dance beats

Apr 20, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
Jessie Ware: Superbloom
Apr 20, 2026

New album: Following 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure? and 2023’s That! Feels Good!, as well as the successful food podcast Table Manners she hosts alongside her mother, the British pop singer continues to ride the 70s disco ball train, catering to the clever, kitsch and catchy with an ironic wink, adding also a luxuriant garden metaphor

Apr 20, 2026
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Apr 16, 2026
Juni Habel: Evergreen In Your Mind
Apr 16, 2026

New album: Exquisite, delicate, ethereal finger-picking folk by the Norwegian singer-songwriter in this third album, one that poetically and musically inhabits a mysterious half-dream state flitting between two worlds

Apr 16, 2026
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Apr 16, 2026
Gretel: Squish
Apr 16, 2026

New album: After several years of excellent EPs and singles such as Drive, a much anticipated and strong rock-pop debut by the London singer-songwriter who delivers catchy, energising numbers, here themed around wanting the warmly craved feelings of love, lust and relationships, but also finding overwhelming of being squashed and consumed by them

Apr 16, 2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Squarepusher: Kammerkonzert
Apr 15, 2026

New album: An eclectic, dramatic, polyrhythmic mix of jazz, modern classical and drum’n’bass by the experimental British musician and producer Tom Jenkinson, in this dramatic, abstract, cerebral and cinematic release featuring a host of instruments from bass to chamber strings and harpischord

Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Pictish Trail: Life Slime
Apr 15, 2026

New album: Mesmeric, slow-build, mid-tempo, woozy, psychedelic-electronica folk of gentle, personal, reflective dark humour, profundity and melancholy by the Isle of Eigg-based Scottish musician Johnny Lynch in his sixth LP, here produced by Mike Lindsay of Tunng and LUMP themed around metaphorical ooze, transformation, exhaustion, hope, guilt, and renewal

Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 14, 2026
Flea: Honora
Apr 14, 2026

New album: The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist turns his skills to another passion – trumpet – and the result is an absorbing, eclectic, fusion of experimental jazz, electronica, spoken word of six originals and four covers, with collaborators including Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Tortoise’s Jeff Parker, and Nick Cave

Apr 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2026
Lime Garden: Maybe Not Tonight
Apr 12, 2026

New album: Zesty, fresh, infectiously catchy, smash-and-grab synthy indie-pop-rock by the Brighton quartet, packed with fabulous riffs and melodies and droll, tongue-in-cheek lyrics that engagingly chart the highs and lows, the joys and insecurities of a big night out

Apr 12, 2026
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Apr 11, 2026
My New Band Believe: My New Band Believe
Apr 11, 2026

New album: A superb, rapturous swirl of energy, invention, passionate emotions and originality, this debut album by Cameron Picton, the bassist of the acclaimed British experimentalists Black Midi, features shapeshifting structures with a host of acoustic instruments, all originating from a hotel room fever dream of weird imagery and scrambled text

Apr 11, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026
Wendy Eisenberg: Wendy Eisenberg
Apr 9, 2026

New album: An absolutely gorgeous, delicate, subtle, brilliantly inventive LP of folk-rock-country-pop by the Brooklyn-based guitarist, improviser, composer and singer-songwriter, themed around the artist’s newfound queerness and love, all coloured by a sense of personal awe and reinvention

Apr 9, 2026
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Apr 8, 2026
LuxJury: Giving Up
Apr 8, 2026

New album: Catchy, funky, witty, insightful and candid soulful indie-pop debut by the London trio fronted by Nicole ‘Lux’ Fermie, with songs inspired by a formative first queer relationship and subsequent exploration of identity

Apr 8, 2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Snail Mail: Ricochet
Apr 7, 2026

New album: American indie singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan returns with a third LP, awash with natural tendency for shoegaze-y melancholy, but also with a warm embrace of jangly and acoustic guitars in this introspective release about time, fading friendships, mortality, the afterlife, and the quiet terror of watching the things you love slip away

Apr 7, 2026
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Apr 6, 2026
LYR: Dark Sky Reservation
Apr 6, 2026

New album: Filled with beautiful stillness and vivid, intricate images, gentle wit, lilting profundity and contemplative moments, this gorgeously illuminating third experimental LP by the trio of UK poet laureate Simon Armitage and musicians Richard Walters and Patrick J Pearson begins on the constellatory contradiction that the furthest points of light in our skies can only be seen in the dark

Apr 6, 2026

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Apr 21, 2026
Song of the Day: LEENALCHI 이날치 - Here Comes That Crow 떴다 저 가마귀
Apr 21, 2026

Song of the Day: Wonderfully catchy, funky, psychedelic and quirky new work by the seven-piece Seoul-based Korean pansori band led by bassist Jang Young Gyu with the title track of their new EP, out on 12 June via Luaka Bop, and heralding a European and North American tour

Apr 21, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
Song of the Day: Jesca Hoop - Big Storm
Apr 20, 2026

Song of the Day: Catchy, quirky experimental indie folk-pop by the innovative Manchester-based California artist, featuring a clever video that old footage and Hoop in various vintage guises, heralding her upcoming album Long Wave Home, out on 1 May via Last Laugh / Republic of Music

Apr 20, 2026
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Apr 19, 2026
Song of the Day: Gia Margaret - Alive Inside
Apr 19, 2026

Song of the Day: Delicate, dream-like, reflective experimental folk-pop by the American singer-songwriter and producer from Chicago, heralding her upcoming fourth album, Singing, out on Jagjaguwar

Apr 19, 2026
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Apr 18, 2026
Song of the Day: Prima Queen - Crumb
Apr 18, 2026

Song of the Day: Catchy, playful, gently humorous, self-deprecating experimental indie pop by the inventive transatlantic duo of Louise Macphail and Kristin McFadden, with a number about having a fragile crush on someone, and their first new music of 2026, out on Submarine Cat Records

Apr 18, 2026
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Apr 17, 2026
Song of the Day: Olivia Rodrigo - Drop Dead
Apr 17, 2026

Song of the Day: A bright, shimmering, effervescent, soaring new single by the American pop superstar, with stylistic parallels to Chappell Roan and ABBA, heralding her upcoming third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, out on 12 June via Geffen

Apr 17, 2026
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Apr 16, 2026
Song of the Day: Massive Attack with Tom Waits – Boots on the Ground
Apr 16, 2026

Song of the Day: Now 35 years since the hugely influential Blue Lines, and 16 since their last LP, Robert Del Naja and co return, joined by the unmistakeable voice of the American musician, with a powerful, poignant, topically political number portraying the perspective of a boorish, monstrous warmonger

Apr 16, 2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Song of the Day: The Gnomes - Magic Man
Apr 15, 2026

Song of the Day: Fresh, energised, guitar-driven 60s-style retro garage-rock-pop fun from the young Melbourne four-piece taken from their the new EP, More, out on 13 May

Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 14, 2026
Song of the Day: Getdown Services - The Radiator
Apr 14, 2026

Song of the Day: Weirdly wonderful and oddly mesmeric, catchy, surreal and silly groove electro-pop by the Bristol duo of Josh Law and Ben Sadler, best known for the single Dog Dribble and their joyous, comedic, frenzied live shows, out on Breakfast Records

Apr 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2026
Song of the Day: Tamikrest - Imanin
Apr 13, 2026

Song of the Day: A stirring, evocative song of defiance and resistance to the repression of northern Mali people by the acclaimed Saharan rock band, from their upcoming sixth album, Assikel, out on 15 May via Glitterbeat Records

Apr 13, 2026
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Apr 12, 2026
Song of the Day: Royel Otis - Sweet Hallelujah
Apr 12, 2026

Song of the Day: Soaring, strident, anthemic rock about a bittersweet farewell and enriched with stirring orchestral backing in this latest single by the Sydney, Australia duo of Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, out on Ourness/Capitol Records/UMG

Apr 12, 2026
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Apr 11, 2026
Song of the Day: Kelela - Idea 1
Apr 11, 2026

Song of the Day: Sensual, smoky, stripped back soul, R&B dream-pop and electronica about facing an uncertain world by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter of Ethiopian ancestry with first new music since her second album Raven (2023), out on Warp Records

Apr 11, 2026
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Apr 10, 2026
Song of the Day: Lambrini Girls - Cult of Celebrity
Apr 10, 2026

Song of the Day: Taking a punchy shot at the sinister, dark underbelly of global elites and backdoor dealings of notorious super-wealthy inner circles who prey on the young and innocent, a fabulously feisty new single by the Brighton British punk duo of Phoebe Lunny and Selin Macieira, out on City Slang

Apr 10, 2026

Word of the week

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

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

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

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

Mar 27, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
Word of the week: wallfish
Mar 12, 2026

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

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

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

Feb 25, 2026
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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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