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A$AP Rocky - Punk Rocky
Song of the Day: The standout catchy hip-pop/soul/pop track from the New York rapper aka Rakim Athelston Mayers’ (also the husband of Rihanna) recently released album, Don’t Be Dumb, featuring also the voice of Cristoforo Donadi, and out on A$AP Rocky Recordings
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Pan Amsterdam - KIMCHI
Song of the Day: A tasty groove and food theme by the New York rapper and trumpeter aka Leron Thomas, joined by the French DJ and producer in this this droll, witty, slick and stylish new single, following May’s album, Confines, released on Heavenly
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Genesis Owusu
Song of the Day: A sharp Halloween-themed catchy post-punk number with a caustic bite at the monsters of far-right politics and an entertaining video by the Ghanaian-Australian rapper and singer, out on OURNESS
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Dave - The Boy Who Played The Harp, his third album
Song of the Day: The south London rapper’s title track from his recently released third album, a slick and candid summary of the dilemmas and hypocrisies of social conscience, racism, social media, and protest in a time of political unrest and uncertainty
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Sleaford Mods’ new album The Demise Of Planet X, is out on 16 January 2026 via Rough Trade Records
Song of the Day: The Notts duo of Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson and return with a fabulously furious, colourful, sweary and darkly acerbic number, with explosive, passionate rage by the Game of Thrones actress, spooky vocals by the indie/postpunk Black Country duo, and a video by brilliant British horror director Ben Wheatley, heralding the new album, The Demise Of Planet X, out on 16 January 2026 via Rough Trade Records
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Danny Brown - Starburst
Song of the Day: A frenetic swirl of arrhythmic, extraordinary, otherworldly, restless sounds and manic energy are all conjured this title track from the forthcoming seventh album (out 7 November via Warp Records) by the innovative American rapper, collaborating here with the Portuguese producer Holly, and Frost Children’s Angel Prost whose voice enters in the latter stages
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Sleaford Mods are back with a bang: Megaton
Song of the Day: The Nottingham punk-rap duo of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn return with a bang and their first since 2023 – a punchy, catchy, dark-humoured mimicry number about how society is stupidly crippled by social media and separatism – with proceeds from the release going to War Child, the charity that helps children affected in conflict zones
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Maruja’s single Trenches is the latest to herald their debut album Pain To Power
Song of the Day: Influenced by Rage Against The Machine, a seething, menacing new track by the Manchester jazz-punk band, one they describe as “a call for revolution in the face of the oppressive,” with searing, combative lyrics by vocalist Harry Wilkinson and interweaving sax by Joseph Carroll, heralding their debut album Pain to Power, out on 12 September via Music For Nations
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Disclosure and Anderson .Paak - NO CAP
Song of the Day: An itchily infectious and ecstatic fusion of dance music and hip-hop between the British electronic music duo brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence, with the American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer, out on Apollo Records / Disorder Records /UMG / Capitol Records
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Deki Alem - House Fire
Song of the Day: Stirring, dark, stylish hip-hop, trip-hop and dance music by the Swedish band fronted by Sammy and Johnny Boakye Bennett, with shades of The Prodigy and Faithless, heralding their upcoming debut album, Forget In Mass, out on Amuseio AB
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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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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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Yugen Blakrok
Song of the Day: The South African sorceress of mystical hip-hop returns with a poetic, powerful new single, joined here by Sa-Roc, nad heralding her forthcoming album The Illusion of Being, co-written with and produced by Kanif The Jhatmaster, out on 21 May via I.O.T. Records
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Deerhoof’s forthcoming album Noble And Godlike In Ruin
Song of the Day: Uniquely oddball, innovative post-punk, hard-rock riffs and free-jazz percussive freakouts by the San Francisco band joined by the US rapper and poet, heralding from the forthcoming Deerhoof album, Noble And Godlike In Ruin, out on Joyful Noise Recordings
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Pigs x7 and El-P
Song of the Day: Turn it up to seven! The likeable Newcastle-upon-Tyne heavy rockers return with their elemental, meaty, thunderous sound fronted by raucous voice of Matthew Baty, also joined by one half of American hip-hop outfit Run The Jewels, aka rapper
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Kae Tempest
Song of the Day: Striking and articulate as ever, this first single since 2022 by the south London rapper, lyricist, poet, playwright and author is a defiant, empowering shout-out to non-binary identity with an arresting video
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Doechii - Anxiety
Song of the Day: Re-released and re-recorded after her more recent success with last year’s album Alligator Bites Never Heal, a fabulous, sharp, inventive number from the Tampa, Florida rapper and singer, sampling Gotye’s 2011 hit Somebody That I Used To Know
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LIttle Simz (centre), with Obongjayar (left) and Moonchild Sanelly (right)
Song of the Day: Three standout artists together in this extraordinary, thunderous, dark, exciting, menacing, mythological new single of hip-hop and African drumming by the London rapper, with the Nigerian and South African singers
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McKinley Dixon’s forthcoming album, Magic, Alive!
Song of the Day: Dynamic, stylish, clever hip-hop with agile notes of jazz and gospel and guests, by the American rapper and singer from Richmond, Virginia, heralding his forthcoming fifth album, Magic, Alive!, out on 6 June via City Slang
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Yugen Blakrok - Osiris Awakens
Song of the Day: The first single from the new album, an alluring, dark, mystical hip-hop by the charismatic South African rapper collaborating with the Madrid-based psychedelic rock band in a number about awakening a sleeping giant – resistance in the face of tyranny
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