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Song of the Day: Bleachers - You and Forever

February 16, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Bleachers’ upcoming new album Everyone For Ten Minutes

Song of the Day: A beautiful, passionate, stirring and serene love song from the New Jersey rock band fronted by producer and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff, heralding the upcoming sixth album, Everyone For Ten Minutes, out on 22 May via Dirty Hit Records

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Song of the Day: Evelyn Gray - Clotheslines

February 15, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Evelyn Gray

Song of the Day: Beautiful, evocative indie-folk with a Celtic flavour by trio of Evelyn Gray (previously of Tapir!) on guitar/vocals, Suzie Nicholls on bass, and Sophia Bartlett on violin, heralding the forthcoming project I Am Building a House (out on My Life is Big) which also includes a novel

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Song of the Day: Kevin Morby - Javelin

February 14, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Kevin Morby’s upcoming album, LIttle Wide Open

Song of the Day: A breezy, catchy, uplifting travel-themed love song by the Texas born, Kansas raised singer-songwriter, heralding his eighth album, Little Wide Open, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, and out on 15 May via Dead Oceans

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Song of the Day: Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest – Flags (from War Child album HELP2)

February 13, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest

Song of the Day: A stirring, soulful, vivid, emotional collaboration between the Blur/Gorillaz frontman, the Fontaines D.C. singer and the London rapper and writer, from the upcoming WarChild charity album HELP(2), raising money for children affected by conflict out on 6 March

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Song of the Day: Charlotte Cornfield - Living With It (featuring Feist)

February 12, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Charotte Cornfield’s upcoming album Hurts Like Hell

Song of the Day: Beautiful, fragile, vulnerable indie-folk by the Canadian singer-songwriter with a fellow famous guest, heralding her upcoming sixth album, Hurts Like Hell, out 27 March on Merge Records / Next Door Records

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Song of the Day: Friko - Seven Degrees

February 11, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Friko’s upcoming album Something Worth Waiting For

Song of the Day: Classic acoustic indie-pop with wistful, witty songwriting with a wonderful melody, bridge key change and entertaining video, heralding the Chicago band’s sophomore album Something Worth Waiting For, produced by the Grammy-winning John Congleton, and out on 24 April via ATO Records

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Song of the Day: Anna Calvi - God’s Lonely Man (featuring Iggy Pop)

February 10, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Anna Calvi and Iggy Pop, from the video for God’s Lonely Man

Song of the Day: A pulsating duet between two outstanding artists, in which the acclaimed singer-guitarist turns to Iggy as perfect character to embody the voice of her passionate, destructive internal monologue, heralding the new EP Is This All There Is? out on 20 March on Domino Records

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Song of the Day: Hungry - Cambridge Is On Fire

February 9, 2026 Peter Kimpton

They are Hungry

Song of the Day: Catchy, caustic, satirical and fun post-punk by the Manchester-based band fronted by charismatic singer Jacob Peck and with the latest of so-called “fenland gothic” preoccupation, and stylistic echoes of Sports Team and Deadletter

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Song of the Day: Majke Voss (aka Broken Twin) - Coming Down

February 8, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Majke Voss (aka Broken Twin)

Song of the Day: A beautiful, sparsely crafted, mesmeric new single with gorgeous haunting violin and vocals by the Danish, Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter who previously performed and recorded as Broken Twin, returning after a decade, and now out on Broken Records

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Song of the Day: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sunburned in London

February 7, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Song of the Day: Shimmering, bright, insightful, double-edged indie by the five-piece band from indie, returning after 2022’s Endless Rooms LP, about the UK capital city and sensory overload, out on I OH YOU/Mushroom Music

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Song of the Day: Sunglaciers - Eye to Eye

February 6, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Sunglacier’s upcoming album Spiritual Content

Song of the Day: Stylish psychedelia and indie postpunk with a racing, krautrock momentum and a mesmeric, old-footage video montage by the Canadian band from Calgary, heralding the upcoming album Spiritual Content out on 27 March via Mothland

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Song of the Day: Jesca Hoop - Designer Citizen

February 5, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Jesca Hoop

Song of the Day: A sharp, catchy, witty and socially satirical new number about current American politics and society by the innovative, experimental, Manchester-based Californian folk singer-songwriter, heralding her upcoming album Long Wave Home due out on 1 May via Last Laugh / Republic Of Music

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Song of the Day: Broken Social Scene - Not Around Anymore

February 4, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Reconnected apart: Broken Social Scene

Song of the Day: A sparkling return by Toronto indie collective fronted by Kevin Drew with cleverly, catchy, upbeat rhythmic brass and sax-infused wistful track about disappearing possibilities, and heralding their first album in nearly a decade, Remember The Humans out 8 May via City Slang / Arts & Crafts

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Song of the Day: Modern Woman - Dashboard Mary

February 3, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Modern Woman’s upcoming debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld

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

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Song of the Day: Sego - Buy It Break It

February 2, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Sego - Buy It Break It

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)

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Song of the Day: Chris Brain - Red Sun Rising

February 1, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Chris Brain

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

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Song of the Day: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

January 31, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

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

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Song of the Day: Robber Robber - The Sound It Made

January 30, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Robber Robber

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

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Song of the Day: Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody

January 29, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Holly Humberstone’s second album is Cruel World

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.

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Song of the Day: Nathan Fake - Slow Yamaha

January 28, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Nathan Fake’s next album is Evaporator, out on InFiné Music

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

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Feb 16, 2026
Congratulations: Join Hands
Feb 16, 2026

New album: Enormously fun, inventive, experimental, colourful pop-art-rock by the Brighton quartet of Jamie Chellar (guitar), Greg Burns (bass), James Gillingham (drums) and Leah Stanhope on vocals, bringing a cocktail of 80s pop and 00s indie through humour, mischief and clever, quirky musicality

Feb 16, 2026
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Feb 15, 2026
Cardinals: Masquerade
Feb 15, 2026

New album: Awash with passionate anguish and swaggering post-punk indie and gnarly energy, a strikingly impressive debut by the Cork five-piece, coloured by seething, stormy vocals and guitars, and flavoured by a distinctively rich accordion sound

Feb 15, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
Alice Costelloe: Move On With The Year
Feb 12, 2026

New album: A beautifully delicate, melodious, thoughtful and poetic indie-folk-pop debut, following EPs, by the London singer-songwriter, formerly of shoe-gaze band Big Deal, here on themes of grief and growth, purging, personal rebuilding and creative detangling

Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
Puma Blue: Croak Dream
Feb 11, 2026

New album: A mesmeric, experimental, otherworldly, hypnotic fusion of trip-hop, dub, electronica of nocturnal ambience, haunting, intimate vocals and sensual grooves by the south London/Atlanta multi-instrumentalist and producer Jacob Allen, centred around the existential theme of strangely knowing when and how were going to die

Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
Ratboys: Singin' To An Empty Chair
Feb 11, 2026

New album: Vibrant, catchy, reflective, clever indie rock and pop with an twangy, effervescent, country flavour in this sixth LP by the Chicago band fronted by the candid clarity gentle humour, and emotional insight of singer-songwriter Julia Steiner

Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
IST IST: DAGGER
Feb 11, 2026

New album: Throbbing, pulsating, dark, deep-voiced indie post-punk pop with a double-edged theme and an 80s goth-rock feel in this fifth LP in a decade by the Manchester quartet known for delivering exciting gigs

Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 9, 2026
Ulrika Spacek: EXPO
Feb 9, 2026

New album: Arresting, intelligent art rock and electronica, krautrock and psychedelia and a marriage of the analogue and electronic, all intermingle wonderfully different and intelligent new LP by the London band fronted by Rhys Edwards

Feb 9, 2026
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Feb 8, 2026
Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Laughter In Summer
Feb 8, 2026

New album: Delightful, charming, old-fashioned, touching, tender and timeless, this late-career LP from from 82-year-old American-born Canadian singer alongside partner Elizabeth is a love letter to their companionship, and an embrace of the inevitable

Feb 8, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
Mandy, Indiana: URGH
Feb 6, 2026

New album: An extraordinary second album by the Manchester experimental noise and electronica quartet of the visceral and playful, protest and cartharsis, in a fierce, throbbing, shape-shifting, genre-bursting tour de force that’s responds to very challenging times

Feb 6, 2026
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Feb 4, 2026
Geologist: Can I Get A Pack Of Camel Lights?
Feb 4, 2026

New album: The hurdy-gurdy never quite sounded like this before. Animal Collective multi-instrumentalist Brian Weitz is the final member of that experimental collective to release a solo album, and it’s a bizarre journey of oddball sounds and instruments looped through guitar pedal effects krautrock repetitive, meditational exploratory spirit, inhaled through the titular reference to his past as a smoker

Feb 4, 2026
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Feb 4, 2026
Delaney Bailey: Concave
Feb 4, 2026

New album: A highly absorbing, potent, intense yet understated, ethereally sound-sculptured debut by the Indiana-raised Chicago artist who crafts intimate noir-goth dream pop across themes of vulnerability and mental health

Feb 4, 2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Cast: Yeah Yeah Yeah
Feb 3, 2026

New album: Liverpool’s John Power and co returns after 2024’s Love Is The Call with an eighth LP, packed with anthemic, catchy, voluminous indie rock bangers with P.P. Arnold adding classy backing vocals

Feb 3, 2026
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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 16, 2026
Song of the Day: Bleachers - You and Forever
Feb 16, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful, passionate, stirring and serene love song from the New Jersey rock band fronted by producer and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff, heralding the upcoming sixth album, Everyone For Ten Minutes, out on 22 May via Dirty Hit Records

Feb 16, 2026
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Feb 15, 2026
Song of the Day: Evelyn Gray - Clotheslines
Feb 15, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, evocative indie-folk with a Celtic flavour by trio of Evelyn Gray (previously of Tapir!) on guitar/vocals, Suzie Nicholls on bass, and Sophia Bartlett on violin, heralding the forthcoming project I Am Building a House (out on My Life is Big) which also includes a novel

Feb 15, 2026
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Feb 14, 2026
Song of the Day: Kevin Morby - Javelin
Feb 14, 2026

Song of the Day: A breezy, catchy, uplifting travel-themed love song by the Texas born, Kansas raised singer-songwriter, heralding his eighth album, Little Wide Open, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, and out on 15 May via Dead Oceans

Feb 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2026
Song of the Day: Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest – Flags (from War Child album HELP2)
Feb 13, 2026

Song of the Day: A stirring, soulful, vivid, emotional collaboration between the Blur/Gorillaz frontman, the Fontaines D.C. singer and the London rapper and writer, from the upcoming WarChild charity album HELP(2), raising money for children affected by conflict out on 6 March

Feb 13, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
Song of the Day: Charlotte Cornfield - Living With It (featuring Feist)
Feb 12, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, fragile, vulnerable indie-folk by the Canadian singer-songwriter with a fellow famous guest, heralding her upcoming sixth album, Hurts Like Hell, out 27 March on Merge Records / Next Door Records

Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
Song of the Day: Friko - Seven Degrees
Feb 11, 2026

Song of the Day: Classic acoustic indie-pop with wistful, witty songwriting with a wonderful melody, bridge key change and entertaining video, heralding the Chicago band’s sophomore album Something Worth Waiting For, produced by the Grammy-winning John Congleton, and out on 24 April via ATO Records

Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 10, 2026
Song of the Day: Anna Calvi - God’s Lonely Man (featuring Iggy Pop)
Feb 10, 2026

Song of the Day: A pulsating duet between two outstanding artists, in which the acclaimed singer-guitarist turns to Iggy as perfect character to embody the voice of her passionate, destructive internal monologue, heralding the new EP Is This All There Is? out on 20 March on Domino Records

Feb 10, 2026
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Feb 9, 2026
Song of the Day: Hungry - Cambridge Is On Fire
Feb 9, 2026

Song of the Day: Catchy, caustic, satirical and fun post-punk by the Manchester-based band fronted by charismatic singer Jacob Peck and with the latest of so-called “fenland gothic” preoccupation, and stylistic echoes of Sports Team and Deadletter

Feb 9, 2026
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Feb 8, 2026
Song of the Day: Majke Voss (aka Broken Twin) - Coming Down
Feb 8, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful, sparsely crafted, mesmeric new single with gorgeous haunting violin and vocals by the Danish, Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter who previously performed and recorded as Broken Twin, returning after a decade, and now out on Broken Records

Feb 8, 2026
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Feb 7, 2026
Song of the Day: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sunburned in London
Feb 7, 2026

Song of the Day: Shimmering, bright, insightful, double-edged indie by the five-piece band from indie, returning after 2022’s Endless Rooms LP, about the UK capital city and sensory overload, out on I OH YOU/Mushroom Music

Feb 7, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
Song of the Day: Sunglaciers - Eye to Eye
Feb 6, 2026

Song of the Day: Stylish psychedelia and indie postpunk with a racing, krautrock momentum and a mesmeric, old-footage video montage by the Canadian band from Calgary, heralding the upcoming album Spiritual Content out on 27 March via Mothland

Feb 6, 2026
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Feb 5, 2026
Song of the Day: Jesca Hoop - Designer Citizen
Feb 5, 2026

Song of the Day: A sharp, catchy, witty and socially satirical new number about current American politics and society by the innovative, experimental, Manchester-based Californian folk singer-songwriter, heralding her upcoming album Long Wave Home due out on 1 May via Last Laugh / Republic Of Music

Feb 5, 2026

Word of the week

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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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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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