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Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane

June 1, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane

New album: His voice now may be thinner and weaker, yet his genius for melody remains in this warm, tender LP, inspired by vivid childhood reminiscences in the Speke area of Liverpool and beyond, with references to friends, parents, girlfriends, his bandmates, and includes a duet with Ringo Starr

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In albums, pop, rock Tags Paul McCartney, Wings, The Beatles, RIngo Starr, albums, new albums, new releases, Capitol Records, UMG
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Magic Tuber Stringband: Heavy Water

May 27, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Magic Tuber Stringband: Heavy Water

New album: Mesmerically skilful, oddly beautiful expressive and sometimes powerfully disturbing experimental instrumental folk and bluegrass by the debut South Carolina trio of fiddler Courtney Werner, guitarist Evan Morgan and bassist/banjoist Michael Devito, together weaving extraordinary sounds within and beyond traditional on a dark and tragic ecological theme

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In albums, alternative, Americana, bluegrass, experimental, folk Tags Magic Tuber Stringband, Courtney Werner, Evan Morgan, Michael Devito, South Carolina, Thrill Jockey, albums, new albums, new releases
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Little Barrie: Gravity Freeze

May 27, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Little Barrie: Gravity Freeze

New album: Classy, catchy psychedelic rock and 60s blues grooves come thick and fast in this sixth LP from the British band fronted by Barrie Cadogan, and their first under their name since the death of drummer Virgil Howe in 2017

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In albums, funk, psychedelia, rock, blues Tags Little Barrie, Easy Eye Sound, albums, new albums, new releases
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Aja Monet: The Color of Rain

May 26, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Aja Monet: The Color of Rain

New album: A mystical, spiritual fusion of jazz, soul, electronica and spoken word poetry in this second LP by the Los Angeles writer, poet, performer and activist, filled with sensual sounds and personal mantras to political and social commentary about her country and beyond, her delivery particularly reminiscent of the smooth and smoky Dana Bryant from the 1990s

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In albums, alternative, experimental, jazz, poetry, soul, spoken word Tags Aja Monet, Drink Sum Wtr, Meshell Ndegeocello, albums, new albums, new releases
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Marisa Anderson: The Anthology Of UnAmerican Folk Music

May 26, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Marisa Anderson: The Anthology Of UnAmerican Folk Music

New album: Beautifully evocative instrumental interpretations of older folk tunes from Southeast Asia, the USSR and the Arabic and Islamic regions of the world, all areas subject to US conflict since 1970s, brought by by the American guitarist from the private 78rpm archive of the late Harry Smith

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In albums, alternative, folk, Arabic, bluegrass, blues, traditional Tags Marisa Anderson, Harry Smith, Thrill Jockey, albums, new albums, new releases
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The Coral: 388

May 25, 2026 Peter Kimpton

The Coral: 388

New album: A surprise release but a very welcome one from the Merseyside band, following 2021’s hit LP Coral Island, with songs that slip effortlessly out, deceptively simple and catchy, with elements of Jamaican rocksteady, ska and Ethiopian jazz into their familiar psych-indie-pop sound

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In albums, indie, pop, reggae, rocksteady, ska Tags The Coral, James Skelly, Run On Records, Modern Sky Records, albums, new albums, new releases
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Bleachers: Everyone For Ten Minutes

May 24, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Bleachers: Everyone For Ten Minutes

New album: With a title that point to the very transitional nature of contemporary culture, Jack Antonoff and co return with a sixth album of harmony-laden folk rock, synth and indie pop with that specifi sax-rich New Jersey sound, expressing personal memories and mixed feelings of insecurity and optimism

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In albums, indie, pop, rock Tags Bleachers, Jack Antonoff, Dirty Hit, albums, new albums, new releases
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Ed O'Brien: Blue Morpho

May 23, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Ed O'Brien: Blue Morpho

New album: Emanating from a period of dark depression during lockdown 2020, the Radiohead guitarist’s solo album is a meditative, soothing, catharsis piece, beautiful uplifting at times, found through experimental rock, jazz, drone, psychedelia, and of course, a flavour his career band

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In albums, alternative, experimental, jazz, psychedelia, rock Tags Ed O'Brien, albums, new albums, new releases, Radiohead, Transgressive, Transgressive Records
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Balming Tiger: Gongbu

May 20, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Balming Tiger: Gongbu

New album: A stylishly fun, funky, eccentric electronica, indie and hip-hop creative concoction by the South Korean collective known as “alternative K-pop”, who perform partly in English with a madcap second LP, this time a concept around “the narrative of ‘Gongbu Korea,’ a fictional research institute where experimental technologies are used to observe and document human dreams and the unconscious

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In albums, alternative, experimental, funk, hip-hop, indie, pop Tags Balming Tiger, AWAL, albums, new albums, new releases, Korea
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Tamikrest: Assikel

May 20, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Assikel by Tamikrest

New album: An evocative, stirring, atmospheric and moving sixth album of desert blues and rock by the Malian Kel Tamasheq (Touareg) band whose name means ‘connection’ or ‘union’ in Tamasheq and this title pointing to ‘voyage’ to chart their two-decade journey

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In albums, African, blues, rock, Tuareg Tags Tamikrest, Glitterbeat Records, Tinariwen, Mali, albums, new albums, new releases
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Dua Saleh: Of Earth & Wires

May 20, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Dua Saleh: Of Earth & Wires

New album: This eclectic, experimental second LP by the Minneapolis-based Sudanese-American non-binary singer and actor features Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) on three tracks, and plays with deconstructions of indie, R&B, electronic pop dance, baile funk and Sudanese folk, themed around home, identity and difficult relationship in the shadow of climate change and AI’s advancement

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In albums, alternative, afrobeat, African, dance, experimental, funk, fusion, indie, pop, R&B, soul Tags Dua Saleh, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Ghostly International, Aja Monet, albums, new albums, new releases
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Genesis Owusu: Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge

May 19, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Genesis Owusu: Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge

New album: Superbly striking and stylish, eclectic third album by the Australian-Ghanaian artist Kofi Owusu-Ansah with punchy, political and social critique surge of hip-hop, punk, synth-pop, funk and dance music, he takes no prisoners with articulate anger at many ongoing subjects from billionaires to ignorance and racism

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In albums, alternative, dance music, electronica, experimental, hip-hop, hip hop, post-punk, punk, soul, funk Tags Genesis Owusu, Ourness Records, Ladyhawke, albums, new albums, new releases
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Rostam: American Stories

May 18, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Rostam: American Stories

New album: The Iranian-American singer-songwriter, star producer and Vampire Weekend co-founder Rostam Batmanglij’s third solo LP mixes Americana with Persian sounds in a mellow, beautiful reflection of love songs also inspired by challenging, changing times

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In Americana, alternative, Arabic, folk, experimental, country, indie, pop, rock Tags Rostam, Clairo, Matsor Projects, albums, new albums, new releases
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Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open

May 15, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open

New album: The Kansas City-raised singer-songwriter’s eighth solo LP of folk, rock and country is inspired by Missouri’s vast space, and features guests including Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Katie Gavin, Lucinda Williams, Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) with production by The National’s Aaron Dessner

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In albums, alternative, country, folk, indie, rock Tags Kevin Morby, Aaron Dessner, Meg Duffy, Lucinda Williams, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, Dead Oceans, albums, new albums, new releases
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Cola: Cost Of Living Adjustment

May 14, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Cola: Cost Of Living Adjustment

New album: A third album of clever, angular, abstract, oddly appealing and also retro indie postpunk by the Montreal trio of former Ought members Tim Darcy (vocals/guitar) and Ben Stidworthy (bass), along with Evan Cartwright (percussion) with a title reflecting their name as an acronym and a call to re-appraise the way the the world should work

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In albums, alternative, post-punk, indie, rock Tags Cola, Fire Talk, Ought, albums, new albums, new releases
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Ana Roxanne: Poem 1

May 13, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Ana Roxanne: Poem 1

New album: Ambient, minimalist, experimental synth-chamber pop by the American artist with a collection of resonantly beautiful, vulnerable and mournful ballads fuelled by heartbreak

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In albums, alternative, ambient, dream pop, experimental Tags Ana Roxanne, albums, new albums, new releases, Kranky
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Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom

May 12, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom

New album: An effervescent colourful, spring-like, flower-themed fusion of electronica, dance music, Chicago techno, cumbia, kuduro, dancehall, African and south American influences in this energetic release by the Stockholm-based Swedish artist and brother and sometime collaborator of Karin Dreijer (aka Fever Ray), in an LP of two different halves

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In albums, alternative, dance, dance music, electronica Tags Olof Dreijer, Toya DeLazy, Diva Cruz, MaMan, dh2, albums, new albums, new releases
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Lykke Li: The Afterparty

May 12, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Lykke Li: The Afterparty

New album: A brief, 24-minute burst of shimmering alternative pop by the Swedish singer-songwriter sees this sixth LP’s concept capturing the experience of fictional bad-boy pop star persona, moving from a messy night out into aftermath, variously mixing mood-shifting jubilation, loneliness and comedown

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In albums, alternative, experimental, pop, chamber pop Tags Lykke Li, Neon Gold Records, Futures, albums, new albums, new releases
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The Lemon Twigs: Look For Your Mind!

May 11, 2026 Peter Kimpton

The Lemon Twigs: Look For Your Mind!

New album: With a title for calling for sanity in crazy times, this latest LP by the multi-instrumental New York brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario is a pristine release of beautiful new songs inspired by a 60s rock and pop sound, echoing artists from the Hollies to Byrds, mid-career Beatles, Beach Boys and the Who

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In albums, pop, psychedelia, rock, rockabilly Tags The Lemon Twigs, Brian D'Addario:, Michael D’Addario, Captured Tracks, albums, new albums, new releases
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Broken Social Scene: Remember The Humans

May 10, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Broken Social Scene: Remember The Humans

New album: Driven by a sense of reunion, renewal, collaboration, community and re-finding values lost, a superbly stirring, emotionally uplifting, profound and dynamic return by the Toronto indie rock collective with their first in almost a decade

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In albums, alternative, indie, post-rock, rock, pop Tags Broken Social Scene, albums, new albums, new releases, City Slang, David Newfeld
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June 23, 2026
Jim Ghedi: The Death of Robin Hood (Original Soundtrack)
June 23, 2026

New album: Beautiful, evocative, darkly visceral and elegiac, thi folk-based soundtrack by the Sheffield singer-singer and composer captures the deeply unromantic and violent new feature film depicting Hood as a criminal non-hero from writer/director Michael Sarnoski and starring Hugh Jackman, very much stands on its own as album

June 23, 2026
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June 22, 2026
Graham Coxon: Castle Park
June 22, 2026

New album: With delightful echoes of the The Jam, The Kinks, The Bees, Small Faces and other classic 60s pop and mod influences, the Blur guitarist’s resurfaced and unreleased solo LP was actually recorded in 2011 at the time of his 2012 album A+E, and made with producer Ben Hillie

June 22, 2026
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June 17, 2026
Fruit Bats: The Landfill
June 17, 2026

New album: Written as usual with his first-thing-in-the-morning, stream-of-consciousness technique, the singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson, also one-third of the folk trio Bonny Light Horseman, returns with a new collection of melodic, often beautiful, and profound, reflective, gentle, folky rock now 30 years since the first album

June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
Horse Lords: Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
June 17, 2026

New album: The Berlin-based, Baltimore quartet return with their special brand of mesmeric, experimental rock, weaving a rich maze of African polyrhythmic patterns and fascinating tessellations of percussion, guitar, bass, saxophone, microtones, electronic and voice loops

June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
Widowspeak: Roses
June 17, 2026

New album: Deliciously gentle-paced and languid, warmly twangy and romantically nostalgic, poetic indie-country-rock by the New York band of spouses vocalist Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas, with delicate musical echoes of Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, REM, Neil Young, Yo La Tengo and Cat Power in this finely crafted seventh LP

June 17, 2026
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June 16, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
June 16, 2026

New album: The 23-year-old American singer-songwriter, actress, and evidently big fan of The Cure returns with consummately crafted, smart, witty pop and indie rock, featuring an appearance by Robert Smith, and charting the arc of a romantic relationship from unbridled joy to bitter aftermath in her third LP

June 16, 2026
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June 15, 2026
La Sécurité: Bingo!
June 15, 2026

New album: Fabulously fun, vibrant, feisty, catchy, wittily droll post-punk, new wave and art-punk in this pacy, vivacious sophomore LP by the Montréal collective with themes from mental health, dysfunctional relationships, food to enjoyable elderly activities, with styles reminiscent of The B-52s and Devo

June 15, 2026
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June 13, 2026
Kelsey Lu: So Help Me God
June 13, 2026

New album: Luxuriant, ethereal, dramatic and passionate experimental and chamber dream pop by the American singer-songwriter and cellist, with their second LP, seven years since 2019 debut Blood, with guests including Sampha, Kamasi Washington, Kim Gordon, and co-producer Jack Antonoff

June 13, 2026
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June 10, 2026
Vince Staples: Cry Baby
June 10, 2026

New album: The Compton/ Long Beach, Californian rapper returns with a potent, punchy, overtly political rock-hip hop seventh LP that heavily critiques American society and power, racism, police violence, gun culture, media and the music industry, largely accompanied by a tight, riff-heavy electric guitars, bass and drums

June 10, 2026
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June 9, 2026
Liz Lawrence: Vespers
June 9, 2026

New album: More acoustic, stripped back and lo-fi than her previous four albums, yet with deeply powerful and moving songwriting and performance, the British artist’s latest is suffused with grief, reflection and devotion for the premature loss of her sister Jessie, capturing life and death, poetically expressing devotion and reflection

June 9, 2026
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June 9, 2026
Bedouine: Neon Summer Skin
June 9, 2026

New album: A serenely beautiful, but also nostalgically sorrowful fourth LP by American singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian who has Armenian-Syrian heritage, with songs about displacement and identity, very mindful of Middle Eastern conflicts, atrocities and her family history, while broadening her sound into the lush mould of 1970s Carole King and Laurel Canyon

June 9, 2026
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June 8, 2026
Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars: Spatial, No Problem
June 8, 2026

New album: This wondrously eclectic and entertaining final official album project by the legendary Jamaican producer and artist, made before his passing in 2021, is a collaboration with the German electronic duo Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, mixing reggae, krautrock, ambient, dub, jazz, New Orleans brass and more, alongside Perry’s distinctive voice

June 8, 2026
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June 7, 2026
Jalen Ngonda: Doctrine of Love
June 7, 2026

New album: Following his acclaimed 2023 debut Come Around And Love Me, the American UK-based impressive soul singer’s second LP is another classy collection of beautifully uplifting, sublime Northern soul and Motown-era love songs

June 7, 2026
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June 7, 2026
Death Cab For Cutie: I Built You A Tower
June 7, 2026

New album: Elegantly expressed emotional turmoil unfolds across 11 cleverly crafted songs in this 11th album by the Seattle indie rock band fronted by Ben Gibbard and produced by the brilliant John Congleton around a metaphor for post-marriage grief

June 7, 2026

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June 26, 2026
Song of the Day: Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys
June 26, 2026

Song of the Day: Gloriously uplifting indie-folk dream-pop the the acclaimed American singer-songwriter, joined on backing by her Boygenius friends Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, and a charming medieval fantasy video also starring actor Skyler Gisondo, from the upcoming third LP Lost Weekend, out on 14 August via Dead Oceans

June 26, 2026
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June 25, 2026
Song of the Day: Cinder Well - Beyond The Pale
June 25, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, poetic, vivid folk and Americana about uncertainty and guilt by the LA–based songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Baker, heralding her upcoming album A Blooming Body, out on 17 July via Hen House Studios

June 25, 2026
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June 24, 2026
Song of the Day: Julia Holter - Fantasy
June 24, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful, sensual, dream-like, ethereal new track by the acclaimed Los Angeles composer and songwriter, heralding her upcoming new album Materia, out on 21 August, a seven-track companion album to her superb 2024 release Something in the Room She Moves, also out on Domino Records

June 24, 2026
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June 23, 2026
Song of the Day: BODEGA - All Inside Aquarium
June 23, 2026

Song of the Day: Moving away from of their post-punk sound into more of a meaty, guitar-driven melodic rock, the New York band return with a catchy, witty, singalong title track, , an existential anthem influenced by Jane’s Addiction, from their upcoming album, out on 9 October via Chrysalis Records

June 23, 2026
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June 22, 2026
Song of the Day: EELS - Cap In Hand
June 22, 2026

Song of the Day: A pointed, subtle but also catchy number about making mistakes, regret and social division, US artist Mark Oliver Everett and band return with the lead single from the upcoming album out on 16 October via E Works / Play It Again Sam

June 22, 2026
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June 21, 2026
Song of the Day: Elanor Moss - Sarah Waiting in the Car
June 21, 2026

Song of the Day: Gorgeously delicate, finger-picking folk by the British singer-songwriter from York, heralding her upcoming debut album The Knife, The Needle, out on 21 August via Merge Records

June 21, 2026
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June 20, 2026
Song of the Day: Pan Amsterdam & The 1FS - Szechuan Beef
June 20, 2026

Song of the Day: Themed around his favourite subject of food, but also going to many other places, American jazz trumpeter, composer and vocalist Leron Thomas returns with the New York composer and visual artist in an eclectic, eccentric fusion of jazz and hip-hop

June 20, 2026
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June 19, 2026
Song of the Day: Julia Jacklin - Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)
June 19, 2026

Song of the Day: A cleverly nuanced, emotionally ambiguous beautifully stirring indie-pop love song by the Australian singer-songwriter, in this first single heralding her upcoming fourth album The Gem, out on 25 September via 4AD

June 19, 2026
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June 18, 2026
Song of the Day: Paycheque - Heatwave
June 18, 2026

Song of the Day: Stylishly solemn, 80s-influenced synth and scything guitar indie pop with big drums by the Los Angeles duo of Allison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh, from their recently released self-titled debut album, out on Mansions and Millions

June 18, 2026
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June 17, 2026
Song of the Day: Hanna Tuulikki and Tommy Perman - We Came Out (Lesser Horseshoe bat)
June 17, 2026

Song of the Day: A pair of wondrously striking experimental electronica tracks infused with field recordings of the nocturnal winged mammal by the experimental artists and designer based in Scotland

June 17, 2026
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June 16, 2026
Song of the Day: Surusinghe - FRIED
June 16, 2026

Song of the Day: A mesmeric, eclectic opening track by the Naarm/Melbourne-raised, London-based electronic artist, DJ and producer aka Suze Gurusinghe, from her recently released EP, Cutting Thread, out on Dh2

June 16, 2026
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June 15, 2026
Song of the Day: L'Rain - Soulless Cycle
June 15, 2026

Song of the Day: A whoosh of thunderous, mesmeric alternative rock marks this striking new single by the Brooklyn experimental composer, musician, artist and singer Taja Cheek, heralding her upcoming fourth album Fata Morgana, out on 14 August via Mexican Summer

June 15, 2026

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June 11, 2026
Word of the week: phialiform
June 11, 2026

Word of the week: This rare but oddly beautiful rare adjective means "saucer-shaped" or having the form of a small, shallow cup or vessel, from the Latin root phiala (a shallow bowl or phial) and the suffix -iform, meaning shape

June 11, 2026
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June 4, 2026
Word of the week: quamoclit
June 4, 2026

Word of the week: Also known as cypress vine, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, this striking climbing flower, Ipomoea quamoclit, is native tropical regions of the Americas and has a distinctive trumpet with five-point star-shaped petals

June 4, 2026
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May 21, 2026
Word of the week: riqq
May 21, 2026

Word of the week: An appropriately onomatopoeic noun for name for Middle Eastern tambourine, able to produce a range of percussive sounds, and commonly heard in traditional Egyptian, Arab, Greek and Turkish music

May 21, 2026
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May 7, 2026
Word of the week: salpinx
May 7, 2026

Word of the week: This very imposing, loud, resonant noun is an ancient Greek, trumpet-like instrument used as a tactical signal on the battle field, as well as to signal the beginnings of gatherings, or of races in sport

May 7, 2026
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April 23, 2026
Word of the week: throstle
April 23, 2026

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

April 23, 2026

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