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Song of the Day: Tamikrest - Imanin

April 13, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Tamikrest

Song of the Day: A stirring, evocative song of defiance and resistance to the repression of northern Mali people by the acclaimed Saharan rock band, from their upcoming sixth album, Assikel, out on 15 May via Glitterbeat Records

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New album: A superb, rapturous swirl of energy, invention, passionate emotions and originality, this debut album by Cameron Picton, the bassist of the acclaimed British experimentalists Black Midi, features shapeshifting structures with a host of acoustic instruments, all originating from a hotel room fever dream of weird imagery and scrambled text

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Apr 8, 2026
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Snail Mail: Ricochet
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New album: American indie singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan returns with a third LP, awash with natural tendency for shoegaze-y melancholy, but also with a warm embrace of jangly and acoustic guitars in this introspective release about time, fading friendships, mortality, the afterlife, and the quiet terror of watching the things you love slip away

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LYR: Dark Sky Reservation
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New album: Filled with beautiful stillness and vivid, intricate images, gentle wit, lilting profundity and contemplative moments, this gorgeously illuminating third experimental LP by the trio of UK poet laureate Simon Armitage and musicians Richard Walters and Patrick J Pearson begins on the constellatory contradiction that the furthest points of light in our skies can only be seen in the dark

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Apr 5, 2026
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Apr 4, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
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Robyn: Sexistential
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Apr 13, 2026
Song of the Day: Tamikrest - Imanin
Apr 13, 2026

Song of the Day: A stirring, evocative song of defiance and resistance to the repression of northern Mali people by the acclaimed Saharan rock band, from their upcoming sixth album, Assikel, out on 15 May via Glitterbeat Records

Apr 13, 2026
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Apr 11, 2026
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Apr 10, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026

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Apr 9, 2026
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Song of the Day: Beth Orton - The Ground Above
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Apr 8, 2026
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Apr 7, 2026
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Apr 6, 2026

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Apr 9, 2026
Word of the week: undine
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Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
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