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Julia Holter’s forthcoming sixth album, Something in the Room She Moves out on Domino
Song of the Day: A mesmeric, experimental, incantational new single by the Los Angeles artist about “being in the passionate state of making something: being in that moment”, taken from her forthcoming sixth album, Something in the Room She Moves
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Briston Maroney
Song of the Day: Gorgeous, tender, emotive, car-drive themed folk-country by the singer-songwriter and guitarist from Knoxville, Tennessee, with a voice reminiscent of Elliott Smith
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Vitya Payal'nik’s EP Solder Flux
Song of the Day: Packed with mischievous, oddball sounds, beeps, bass lines and stop-start rhythms, some mesmerically clever, inventive electronica and dance music by the Ukrainian musician, taken from the recently released Solder Flux EP
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Elbow - Lovers' Leap
Song of the Day: The Manchester band return with one of their finest for years, a declamatory love song, but one decorated with intricate rhythms and brass and heralds their forthcoming album, Audio Vertigo on 22 March, via Polydor Records
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Group Listening’s Paul Jones and Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo). Photo: Huw Evans
Song of the Day: A wonderfully odd and beautiful release featuring field recordings of the titular resonantly relaxing amphibians by the woodwind-and-key-wielding, sculptural-papier-mâché-hat-wearing duo of Paul Jones and Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo)
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Stevie Toddler’s forthcoming 8-track EP release, Last Time Forever
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming sophomore release, Last Time Forever, a gorgeous experimental mix of pop, jazz and classical by the Bristol artist, here with rolling piano sounds, orchestral instruments and a wonderful wooziness that captures that moment of falling awake in a dream-like state
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Royel Otis
Song of the Day: An infectiously catchy indie-rock-pop rhythmic-piano banger by the Australian duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, here produced by the acclaimed Dan Carey, and the latest single heralding their forthcoming album Pratts & Pain, out on Ourness
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Blue Whale’s forthcoming sophomore album, Last Immediate Images
Song of the Day: Excellently angular, guitar post-punk spiralling with a crazed but controlled momentum by the Belfast band in this opening instrumental track of their forthcoming sophomore album, Last Immediate Images
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Seraphina Simone - Better Days
Song of the Day: Vibrant pop about getting over heartbreak with distinctive synth sounds, tight vocal harmonies and intricate drum’n’bass rhythms by the London-based artist who is also daughter of 80s star Terence Trent d’Arby
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Cakes Da Killa - Mind Reader
Song of the Day: The flamboyant, charismatic American rapper aka Rashard Bradshaw known as a key figure in hip-hop’s ‘queer explosion’ returns with slick, fast, articulate, confident delivery on this dance-music inflected track, with guest vocals by Stout
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Haitus Kaiyote
Song of the Day:Intricate guitar riffs, rippling flute and fabulously soaring vocals by singer Nai Palm, this is stylish new funk and soul by the Melbourne band celebrating joy and a celebration of life's infinite possibilities
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Kim Gordon
Song of the Day: A dark, menacing but very strikingly original new number by the legendary former Sonic Youth frontwoman, fusing noise rock, electronica, and a farewell shopping-and-packing list, which heralds her next solo album, The Collection, out on 8 March
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The Klittens
Song of the Day: Catchy, clever, perky, perfect riff indie-art-pop by the five-piece from Amsterdam, highly uplifting, but ironically written like diary entries by guitarist Winnie Conradi during a period a extreme illness to deal with the dull passing of time
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A Certain Ratio - All Comes Down to This
Song of the Day: With an ever-evolving sound, a belter of a new single by the veteran Manchester post-punk trio brings electronic twists, sharp lyrics and the production magic of Speedy Wunderground label’s Dan Carey with the title track of their forthcoming new LP
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Lucy Rose
Song of the Day: With her first new music in four years, the British singer-songwriter returns with two dynamic rock-pop singles, one with mesmeric rising and falling piano chord line, the other with a jaunty jazz style, heralding her new album, This Ain’t the Way You Go Out
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Good call: Real Estate’s upcoming new album, Daniel
Song of the Day: Beautiful, perfect simplicity of melody is deceptively hard to achieve, but it flows freely in this new track by the Brooklyn indie-folk band, heralding their forthcoming album, Daniel, out in February on Domino Records
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Melanie Baker - All My Plants Have Died (except this one is still alive …)
Song of the Day: A wonderfully droll, wistful and catchy new indie single by the British singer-songwriter from the Lake District with a characteristic number about the anxieties and absurdities of everyday life
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Yard Act … they make hits
Song of the Day: The Leeds band fronted by James Smith return with another catchy, clever, talky, ironic post-punk single, here parodying the very nature of what they do, and heralding the new album, Where’s My Utopia
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Les Amazones d'Afrique
Song of the Day: Wonderfully, vibrant uplifting new single by the all-queens group featuring Malian singer Mamani Keïta, taken from their forthcoming third album, Musow Danse, out on 16 February on Real World Records
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Sasha Assad - Still
Song of the Day: Alongside another recent single, Bad Nature, a compelling, passionate, swaggering indie rock number from the Nottingham artist with Egyptian heritage with a song about heartbreak
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