Song of the Day: A delicate, beautiful, seasonally evocative orchestral instrumental new single by the London pianist and composer out on Bigo and Twigetti
Read moreSong of the Day: Jim Perkins - Winter
Jim Perkins: Winter
Song of the Day: Anna Erhard: Campsite
Clever licks: Anna Erhard
Song of the Day: The title track of the the Berlin artist’s latest album is beautifully crisp, oddball German electro-pop with clever licked, jagged guitars, quirky lyrics and ironic, nostalgic detail about a summer camping trip
Read moreSong of the Day: Stanlæy - fluorescent_fossils
Stanlæy’s recent album theeverything_inbetween
Song of the Day: Taken from the recent album the_everything_inbetween, a gorgeous, meandering, eclectic, experimental track with jazz elements, strings and a distinctive high voice by the Bristol-based Bethany Stenning, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
Read moreSong of the Day: Helen Ganya - Afterparty
Helen Ganya
Song of the Day: Ethereal, soaringly aria-like, building with strong synths, strings and galloping drums, a beautiful, Kate Bush-reminiscent track taken from the Brighton-based songwriter’s recent album, Polish The Machine, out on Bella Union
Read moreSong of the Day: Villager - Lemons
The new Villager EP, Blind Eye
Song of the Day: Juicily enthralling, shapeshifting electronica by the artist Alex Young from the recent EP, Blind Eye, with a special twist on techno with soundscapes that strip down into syncopated rhythms and shuffling garage hi-hats. Out on Pretty Weird
Read moreSong of the Day: Memes - Monday, I Looked Like Death
Lost in the bagging area …
Song of the Day: For anyone with that heavy post-weekend feeling, a brilliantly catchy, punchy, darkly humorous post-punk single with shades of The Fall, Sleaford Mods and LCD Soundsystem by the cousin duo from Glasgow
Read moreSong of the Day: Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian - Grains (wee Paulownia Wood)
Ryuichi Sakamoto reworkings tribute album featuring a variety of guests including David Sylvian and Thundercat
Song of the Day: Beautiful, strange, atmospheric, tender, rattling and evocative, a reworking of an older track by the legendary Japanese musician and composer by old friend and collaborator Sylvian, from a Sakamoto tribute album, To The Moon And Back
Read moreSong of the Day: Heith - [] () () , 21, wheel of fortune
Heith’s latest album: X, wheel
Song of the Day: A mesmeric and strikingly original track by Italy’s Daniele Guerrini, artist and electronic musician based in Milan, here with beautiful additional guitar and brass, from his recent album, X, wheel, out on PAN Records
Read moreSong of the Day: The Lemon Twigs - Corner Of My Eye
Now you see us: The Lemon Twigs - Corner Of My Eye
Song of the Day: A delicate, tender and gentle new single, their first since 2020 by the Long Island multi-instrumental and high singing brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario which harks back to a Laurel Canyon 1970s sound
Read moreSong of the Day: Marina Herlop - abans abans
Marina Herlop’s 2022 album Pripyat
Song of the Day: From last year’s album Pripyat, the magical opening track by the Barcelona pianist and singer with a fabulous inventive and experimental composition interweaving skilful playing and vocal manipulation
Read moreSong of the Day: Daisy The Great - Time Machine
From the video for Time Machine By Daisy The Great
Song of the Day: With a new year, a wry, humorous and clever song about the perception of time and quantum mechanics, by the indie Brooklyn duo of Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker complete with sweet vocal harmonising
Read moreChristmas Songs Selection 2022: Laufey, Phoebe Bridgers, Amanda Shires, Rosie Thomas, Sara Noelle, Titus Andronicus, Silversun Pickups/Low
So Much Wine covered by Phoebe Bridgers
Songs of the Day: It’s the season where music market is flooded with Christmas songs seeking to cash in with the cheesy, sentimental and traditional. Here, there’s still no shortage of sleigh bells, but from covers to originals this small selection might be worth a listen at any time …
Read moreSong of the Day: Decisive Pink - Haffmilch Holiday
Decisive Pink: Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV (Ekaterina Shilonosova)
Song of the Day: Filled with wonderful modular synth whistles, squeaks, squiggles, plonks and industrial noises, fabulously dreamy old-school-style electro-pop by the New York duo of Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV (Ekaterina Shilonosova)
Read moreSong of the Day: La Dame - Watcha Gonna Do (feat. Goldie B)
La Dame’s Furtives EP
Song of the Day: Rhythmic, eclectic, witchy, and an altogether mysterious brew, this striking and wonderful single by the artist Erica Lippert, with guest vocals by Goldie B aka Bonnie Mbala, from La Dame’s fourth EP, Furtives
Read moreSong of the Day: Holly Waxwing - Sister Species
Single cover for Holly Waxwing’s Sister Species
Song of the Day: Wonderfully intricate, fidgety, twinkly and beautiful electronica by the artist Garrett Crosby from Providence, Rhode Island, in this latest single, out on PC Music
Read moreSong of the Day: abracadabra - talk talk (shapes & colors album)
Chris Niles and Hannah Skelton of abracadabra
Song of the Day: Clever, quirky, mischievous 80s-style new wave post-punk electro-pop with a dash of Talking Heads by the Oakland California duo of Hannah Skelton and Chris Niles from their forthcoming album, Shapes & Colors, out on Melodic Records
Read moreSong of the Day: The Go! Team - Whammy O
The Go! Team’s upcoming album Get Up Sequences Part 2
Song of the Day: Slick, clever, fast old-school-style hip hop from the Brighton band in this latest single written by Ian Parton and Nitzia Scott and taken from the forthcoming new album Get Up Sequences Part 2 out on Memphis Industries
Read moreSong of the Day: Steam Down - Overcome (feat. Afronaut Zu, TINYMAN, Germane Marvel)
Steam Down: (We shall) Overcome
Song of the Day: A superb, powerful, stirring fusion of hip hop, jazz, afrobeat and other genres with guest rappers, by Deptford-based collective formed by multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ahnansé
Read moreSong of the Day: Kali Horse - In The Water
Kali Horse
Song of the Day: Sensual, mesmerising, liquid, echoey, ethereal, psychedelic krautrock-pop with oscillating drum rhythm, beautiful rumblings, rippling harp and vocals by the Toronto duo Desiree Das Gupta and Sam Maloney
Read moreSong of the Day: Fazerdaze - Thick of the Honey
Fazerdaze’s new EP, Break!
Song of the Day: With a catchy syncopated, fuzzy bass line and melody, tasty indie dream-pop by the New Zealand singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Amelia Murray from her new EP, Break!
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