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SPRINTS - Trickle Down
Song of the Day: The feisty, ferociously fun Dublin post-punk band return with a punchy, on-point angry new number about the flawed economic term, watching systems fail in slow motion, housing crisis, rising costs, culture wars, climate collapse, and frustratingly being told to stay patient while everything burns
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José González - A Perfect Storm from the upcoming album Against the Dying of the Light
Song of the Day: A beautiful, delicate, evocative and profound new single about impending Earth disaster by the Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from Gothenburg, heralding his fifth album Against the Dying of the Light out on 27 March via Imperial Recordings / City Slang
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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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King Hannah’s latest double-A single
Song of the Day: Deliciously slow, rich, warm, bittersweet folk-country-Americana by the Liverpool duo of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle in this double A-side paired with a gorgeous number by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, out on City Slang
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Party Dozen - Mad Rooter/Ghost Rider single
Song of the Day: A stomping rock, raucously catchy new single by the Sydney Australia duo of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet, available as 7-inch double A-side with the song Ghost Rider, single out 5 December via City Slang/GRUPO
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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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Anna B Savage - Lighthouse
Song of the Day: An exquisite, tender, gentle, poetic, walking-pace new single decorated with piano, double bass and guitar and perfect intonations of the British singer-songwriter, heralding her forthcoming third album You & i are Earth, out on 24 January via City Slang
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Anna B Savage’s upcoming third album You & i are Earth is out in January on City Slang
Song of the Day: “There’s magic here.” An exquisite, intimate but also energetic new single by the British experimental folk singer-songwriter, heralding her upcoming third album You & i are Earth, out on 24 January via City Slang Records
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Lambrini Girls: Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira
Song of the Day: Blistering, brilliant, angry, articulate punk by the Brighton duo of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira addressing key, ongoing issues of inequality of gender and sexuality in the workplace. Familiar problem? Just finishing your working week? Let off some steam with this …
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Soft and tender: Tindersticks
Song of the Day: Deliciously paced, tender melancholy in the distinctive style of vocalist Stuart Staples and the Nottingham band from their forthcoming 14th studio album, Soft Tissue, released on 13 September via Lucky Dog / City Slang
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The second Los Bitchos album, Talkie Talkie, is due out on 30 August
Song of the Day: A stylish, catchy and always irresistably fun fusion of pace-changing instrumental indie, cumbia, surf and psych by the international London-based quartet, taken from their forthcoming second album Talkie Talkie, out on City Slang on 30 August
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The falling feeling: Mia Berrin of Pom Pom Squad
Song of the Day: Catchy, breezy, yet also anxious indie rock-pop from the Brooklyn-based band of singer Mia Berrin, in a song about the push-pull between those opposing sides her introvert-extrovert personality and the ambition can sometimes feel self-destructive
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King Hannah - Big Swimmer
Song of the Day: An immediately arresting, gorgeous indie Americana of poise and elegance by the Liverpool duo of singer Hannah Merrick and guitarist Craig Whittle, joined here by Sharon Van Etten on vocal harmonies, with the title track of their forthcoming album, out on City Slang
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Sinkane’s new album, We Belong
Song of the Day: This hugely uplifting title track from the forthcoming eighth album by the New York band led by multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab, is fabulously stylish, Sly Stone-inspired, gospel funk and soul with an energy that really flies
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McKinley Dixon’s forthcoming album - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
Song of the Day: Slick, catchy soul and hip-hop with a serious message about gun culture and youth by the multi-talented musician from Richmond, Virginia, from his forthcoming fourth album, Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? out on City Slang in June
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Imarhan collaborate again with Gruff Rhys on a short EP
Song of the Day: After the Algerian Tuareg quintet’s gorgeous album Aboogi released in January this year included a collaboration on the song Adar Newlon, Welsh artist Rhys teams up again with another beautiful, delicate track of subtle guitar licks and gentle vocals
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From the video for Lambchop’s Police Dog Blues
Song of the Day: Moving again away from his best known alt-country style, Kurt Wagner returns with an extraordinary experimental fusion of jazz, gospel and soul with this song that imagines a post-apocalyptic world where ex-police dogs roam
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Anna B Savage
Song of the Day: After her debut album earlier this year, A Common Turn, a new breakup number from the London singer-songwriter displaying her rich, deep, velvety voice, more bird reference, and a powerful lyrical delivery
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