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Song of the Day: Greentea Peng - Prisoners Round

December 18, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Greentea Peng - Prisoners Round

Song of the Day: Following March 2025’s acclaimed album, Tell Dem It’s Sunny, the south-east London artist (aka Aria Wells) returns with another smoky, dark, track with hues of blues, dub and soul and Portishead-esque trip-hop, focusing on the trappings and challenges of modern life

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Song of the Day: ELIZA - Anyone Else

December 7, 2025 Peter Kimpton

ELIZA - Anyone Else

Song of the Day: Stripped-back, bluesy, fuzzy funk with slight echoes of Prince and alt-R&B are conjured up in this love song by the London-based singer-songwriter Eliza Caird, her first single for two years, now off the mainstream and out on Log Off Records

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Song of the Day: Nubiyan Twist and Fatoumata Diawara - Chasing Shadows

November 2, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Fatoumata Diawara enjoys some studio time

Song of the Day: A fabulous, agile, upbeat, energetic blend of jazz, afrobeat, soul and funk as the Leeds-formed London collective join forces with the legendary Malian singer-songwriter on this new single, both a celebration and a lament, out on Strut Records

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Song of the Day: Magdalena Bay - Second Sleep

October 1, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Second Sleep

Song of the Day: Released alongside another track, Star Eyes, a stylish, dynamic, funk-pop single relating to the subconscious and dreams by the flamboyant Los Angeles-based electro-pop duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, with a highly entertaining fantasy video directed by Amalia Irons

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Song of the Day: Dijon - Another Baby!

September 4, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Dijon’s new album, Baby

Song of the Day: Almost as Prince-like as the sadly departed Purple One himself, this striking, vibrant funk-pop number by the Baltimore singer, musician, producer and actor Dijon Duenas comes from his recently released second LP, Baby, out on R&R and Warner Records

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Song of the Day: Jamie Woon - When

August 22, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Jamie Woon returns with his first album since 2015 …

Song of the Day: Infectiously pacy, catchy, agile, high-voiced funk and soul by the British singer-songwriter and producer, heralding this upcoming third LP 3, 10, Why, When – and his first for a decade, due out on 3 October via Also Can Records

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Song of the Day: corto.alto - DON'T LISTEN

June 22, 2025 Peter Kimpton

corto.alto - DON'T LISTEN

Song of the Day: The latest brilliantly original, experimental, eclectic cross-pollinated jazz-funk by the band led by Glasgow’s multi-instrumentalist producer Liam Shortall, with twisting, turning basslines, sax, percussion, fuzzy vocals and strings, out on Ninja Tune

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Song of the Day: El Michels Affair featuring Clairo - Anticipate

June 7, 2025 Peter Kimpton

El Michels Affair featuring Clairo - Anticipate

Song of the Day: Beautiful, serene, smooth, luxuriant 70s-style pop by the New York instrumental band led by Leon Michels with the sublime voice of American singer-songwriter Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, from the forthcoming album 24 Hr Sports, out on September via Big Crown Records

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Song of the Day: Franc Moody - Waiting For The Punchline (Swallertrip)

May 27, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Franc Moody - Waiting For The Punchline (Swallertrip)

Song of the Day: Quirky and supremely catchy electro-pop disco the London duo of Ned Franc and Jon Moody with a song channelling the influences of Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem and Fela Kuti, and released on Night Time Stories

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Song of the Day: Little Simz - Young

May 15, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Little Simz dons a new look for her Young video

Song of the Day: With a funky bass line and an eccentric character accent with feisty old-lady persona with highly entertaining video to match, the acclaimed London rapper and actress returns with a humorous new single heralding her upcoming album, Lotus, out on 6 June on AWAL Recordings

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Song of the Day: Getdown Services - Eat Quiche, Sleep, Repeat

May 12, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Getdown Services: new EP Primordial Slot Machine

Song of the Day: A brilliantly droll, witty, catchy, eclectic new single mixing a glam-rock beat and a pub-piano accompaniment by the mischievous Bristol duo of Josh Law and Ben Sadler, heralding their upcoming new EP, Primordial Slot Machine, out on 6 June via Breakfast Records

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Song of the Day: Avalon Emerson - On It Goes

May 9, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Avalon Emerson - On It Goes

Song of the Day: The inventive American DJ and producer returns in the latest single of her Perpetual Emotion Machine project with bouncy, quirky dance track, a sped-up reworking of the gospel soul of Storm Queen number, out on Dead Oceans

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Song of the Day: Loaded Honey - Don't Speak

May 2, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Loaded Honey: Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd from Jungle

Song of the Day: Jackson 5 seventies pop vibes ooze from this lush, summery retro sound by the duo of Jungle members Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd, heralding the debut album for this project, Love Made Trees, out on Vetra Records / AWAL on 6 June

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Song of the Day: TOKiMONSTA - Enjoy Your Life

March 26, 2025 Peter Kimpton

TOKiMONSTA’s recent LP, Eternal Reverie

Song of the Day: Taken from the Los Angeles DJ and producer Jennifer Lee’s very recent album Eternal Reverie which explores a variety of pop and dance styles, this joyous 70s disco funk number rekindling a 1981 hit single by Nigeria’s Oby Onyioha brings a spring to any step, released on Young Art Records.

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Song of the Day: Tune-Yards - Limelight

March 6, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner

Song of the Day: Funky, catchy, danceable new single by the Oakland, California experimental pop duo of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, and the the first taken from their forthcoming sixth studio album, Better Dreaming, out on 16 May, via 4AD

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Song of the Day: Ora The Molecule - Nobody Cares

February 26, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Ora The Molecule aka Nora Schjelderup

Song of the Day: Witty, droll, fun funk-disco by the Norwegian artist and producer aka Nora Schjelderup, heralding her upcoming album, Dance Therapy, out on 21 March via Mute Records

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Song of the Day: Emma-Jean Thackray - Black Hole (featuring Reggie Watts)

January 3, 2025 Peter Kimpton

Emma-Jean Thackray - Black Hole (featuring Reggie Watts)

Song of the Day: A fabulous fusion of P-funk, jazz, pop and more about seeking refuge from the winter or any darker times, in this recent release by the Leeds-born British singer and multi-instrumentalist joined by the American comedian and musician and out on Brownswood Recordings

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Song of the Day: KuleeAngee - Animated Love

November 29, 2024 Peter Kimpton

KuleeAngee - Animated Love

Song of the Day: A fabulous toe-tapping, funk-disco, acid-house-influenced, talky-vocal indie-electronica groove debut by the Scottish duo of Duncan Grant and Keshav Kanabar, out on the Manchester indie label, Lab Records

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Song of the Day: Greentea Peng - TARDIS (hardest)

October 15, 2024 Peter Kimpton

Greentea Peng is back

Song of the Day: With a distinctive new fusion of hip-hop, trip-hop, neo soul, dub, reggae,  jazz, and psychedelia, south London artist Aria Wells returns after two years with a stylish number with a dark bassline, tinkling piano, and something of a manifesto about pure expression

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Song of the Day: Biig Piig- Decimal

October 12, 2024 Peter Kimpton

Biig Piig aka Jessica Smyth

Song of the Day: Sensual deep-bass funk and dance music in this latest single by the singer and rapper Jessica Smyth from Cork, Ireland, who also spent time growing up in Spain, and performs bilingually, out on Sony Records

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New Albums …

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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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Jan 16, 2026
Sleaford Mods: The Demise of Planet X
Jan 16, 2026

New album: The caustic wit of Nottingham’s Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn return with a 13th LP of brilliantly abrasive, dark humoured hip-hop and catchy beats, addressing the rubbish state of the world, as well as local, personal and social irritations through slick nostalgic cultural reference, some expanded sounds, and an eclectic set of guests

Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
SAULT: Chapter 1
Jan 14, 2026

New album: As ever, released suddenly without fanfare or any publicity, the prolific experimental soul, jazz, gospel, funk, psychedelia and disco collective of Cleo Sol, Info (aka Dean Josiah Cover) and co return with a stylish, mysterious LP

Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
The Cribs: Selling A Vibe
Jan 14, 2026

New album: A first LP in five years by the likeable and solid guitar indie-rock Jarman brothers trio from Wakefield, now with their ninth - a catchy, but at times with rueful, bittersweet perspectives on their times in the music business

Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
Dry Cleaning: Secret Love
Jan 9, 2026

New album: This third LP by the London experimental post-punk quartet with the distinctive, spoken, droll delivery of Florence Shaw, is packed with striking, vivid, often non seqitur lyrics capturing life’s surreal mundanities and neuroses with a sound coloured and polished by Cate Le Bon as producer

Jan 9, 2026
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Dec 31, 2025
Various Artists: ICELOCK CONTINUUM
Dec 31, 2025

New album: An inspiring, evocative, sensual and sonically tactile experimental compilation from the fabulously named underground French label Camembert Électrique, with range of international electronic artists capturing cold winter weather’s many textures - cracking, delicate crunchy ice, snow, electric fog, and frost in many fierce and fragile forms across 98 adventurous tracks

Dec 31, 2025
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Dec 18, 2025
Favourite albums of 2025 - Part Three
Dec 18, 2025

Welcome to the third and final part of Song Bar favourite albums of 2025. There is also Part One, and Part Two. There is no countdown nor describing these necessarily as “best” albums of the year, but they are chosen by their quality, originality and reader popularity

Dec 18, 2025

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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
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Jan 22, 2026
Song of the Day: White Denim - (God Created) Lock and Key
Jan 22, 2026

Song of the Day: The Austin, Texas-formed LA-based rockers return with an infectiously catchy groove fusing rock, funk, dub, soul, and down-dirty blues with some playful self-mythologising and darker themes, heralding 13th album, 13, out on 24 April via Bella Union

Jan 22, 2026
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Jan 21, 2026
Song of the Day: Holy Fuck - Evie
Jan 21, 2026

Song of the Day: The Canadian experimental indie rock and electronica quartet from Toronto return with a pulsating new track of thrumming bass and shimmering keyboards, heralding their forthcoming new album Event Beat, out on 27 March via Satellite Services

Jan 21, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
Song of the Day: KAVARI - IRON VEINS
Jan 20, 2026

Song of the Day: Exciting, cutting-edge electronica and hardcore dance music by innovative the Birkenhead-born, Glasgow-based artist Cameron Winters (she), with a stylish, striking video, heralding the forthcoming EP, PLAGUE MUSIC, out digitally and on 12-inch vinyl on 6 February via XL Recordings

Jan 20, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
Song of the Day: A$AP Rocky - Punk Rocky
Jan 19, 2026

Song of the Day: The standout catchy hip-pop/soul/pop track from the New York rapper aka Rakim Athelston Mayers’ (also the husband of Rihanna) recently released album, Don’t Be Dumb, featuring also the voice of Cristoforo Donadi, and out on A$AP Rocky Recordings

Jan 19, 2026
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Jan 18, 2026
Song of the Day: Buck Meek - Gasoline
Jan 18, 2026

Song of the Day: The Texas-born Big Thief guitarist returns with an beautifully stirring, evocative, poetic love-enthralled indie-folk single of free association made-up words and quantum leap feelings, rolling drums and strums, heralding his upcoming fourth solo album, The Mirror, out on 27 February via 4AD

Jan 18, 2026
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Jan 17, 2026
Song of the Day: Alexis Taylor - Out Of Phase (featuring Lola Kirke)
Jan 17, 2026

Song of the Day: A crisp, catchy fusion of synth-pop, cosmic country and some NYC-garage odyssey with references to two films by David Lynch from the Hot Chip frontman, heralding his upcoming sixth solo album, Paris In The Spring, out on 13 March via Night Time Stories

Jan 17, 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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