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Song of the Day: Heartworms - Retributions Of An Awful Life

January 24, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Heartworms: Jojo Orme

Song of the Day: Dark, disturbing, but arrestingly brilliant and original, a new electro post-punk track by the south London’s Jojo Orme and co from the debut EP, A Comforting Notion, out 24 March on Speedy Wunderground, produced by Dan Carey

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Song of the Day: Antony Szmierek - Rock and a Calm Place

January 21, 2023 Peter Kimpton

From Antony Szmierek’s video for Rock and a Calm Place

Song of the Day: Wonderfully wry, witty, catchy and uplifting fusion of disco and hop hop by the Manchester poet in this upbeat interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus, in which pushing that eternal metaphorical rock up the hill can have benefits

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In 2023, alternative, disco, funk, pop, spoken word Tags Antony Szmierek, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: James Holden - Contains Multitudes

January 17, 2023 Peter Kimpton

James Holden’s new album Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities

Song of the Day: A colourful, mesmeric, intricate collage of looped electronica, tabla, piano and violin come together in this epic lead single by the London artist’s forthcoming album Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities, out via Border Community

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Song of the Day: Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian - Grains (wee Paulownia Wood)

January 15, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Ryuichi Sakamoto reworkings tribute album featuring a variety of guests including David Sylvian and Thundercat

Song of the Day: Beautiful, strange, atmospheric, tender, rattling and evocative, a reworking of an older track by the legendary Japanese musician and composer by old friend and collaborator Sylvian, from a Sakamoto tribute album, To The Moon And Back

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Song of the Day: Peter Gabriel - Panopticom

January 12, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Peter Gabriel - Panopticom

Song of the Day: With a vibrant, dynamic sound and heralding his first album of completely new material for 20 years, i/o, the singer, songwriter, producer and campaigner’s single is based on the idea of creating an infinitely expandable accessible data globe: the Panopticom

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In 2023, alternative, experimental, pop Tags Peter Gabriel, songs, song of the day, Real World, Brian Eno, Tony Levin, Manu Katche, David Rhodes, technology, data
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Song of the Day: Heith - [] () () , 21, wheel of fortune

January 11, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Heith’s latest album: X, wheel

Song of the Day: A mesmeric and strikingly original track by Italy’s Daniele Guerrini, artist and electronic musician based in Milan, here with beautiful additional guitar and brass, from his recent album, X, wheel, out on PAN Records

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Song of the Day: Lowly - Seasons

January 9, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Lowly

Song of the Day: Delicate, lush, textured, beautifully building electro-pop by the Danish alternative indie quintet from their forthcoming next album Keep Up The Good Work out on Bella Union

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Song of the Day: O. – OGO

January 6, 2023 Peter Kimpton

O. the band: drummer Tash Keary and saxophonist Joe Henwood

Song of the Day: Wonderfully fresh, vibrant, energetic instrumental debut single by the sax and drumming south London duo of Joe Henwood and Tash Keary produced rapidly and skilfully by Dan Carey on his Speedy Wunderground label

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Song of the Day: Decisive Pink - Haffmilch Holiday

December 22, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Decisive Pink: Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV (Ekaterina Shilonosova)

Song of the Day: Filled with wonderful modular synth whistles, squeaks, squiggles, plonks and industrial noises, fabulously dreamy old-school-style electro-pop by the New York duo of Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV (Ekaterina Shilonosova)

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Song of the Day: La Dame - Watcha Gonna Do (feat. Goldie B)

December 21, 2022 Peter Kimpton

La Dame’s Furtives EP

Song of the Day: Rhythmic, eclectic, witchy, and an altogether mysterious brew, this striking and wonderful single by the artist Erica Lippert, with guest vocals by Goldie B aka Bonnie Mbala, from La Dame’s fourth EP, Furtives

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Song of the Day: Steam Down - Overcome (feat. Afronaut Zu, TINYMAN, Germane Marvel)

December 15, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Steam Down: (We shall) Overcome

Song of the Day: A superb, powerful, stirring fusion of hip hop, jazz, afrobeat and other genres with guest rappers, by Deptford-based collective formed by multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ahnansé

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Song of the Day: Kali Horse - In The Water

December 14, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Kali Horse

Song of the Day: Sensual, mesmerising, liquid, echoey, ethereal, psychedelic krautrock-pop with oscillating drum rhythm, beautiful rumblings, rippling harp and vocals by the Toronto duo Desiree Das Gupta and Sam Maloney

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Song of the Day: @ - Friendship Is Frequency

December 12, 2022 Peter Kimpton

The artwork for @’s forthcoming album Mind Palace Music

Song of the Day: A charmingly offbeat acoustic guitar number enriched with vocal harmonies by the US indie duo, band name pronounced "At’, from their forthcoming album Mind Palace Music, out on Carpark Records

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Song of the Day: King Tuff - Portrait Of God (feat. Sasami)

December 9, 2022 Peter Kimpton

King Tuff with … Music, Art and Nature

Song of the Day: Colourful, catchy, gentle, philosophical, and warm, the American indie pop-rock singer-songwriter Kyle Thomas paints a portrait that his religion is three things: Music, Art, and Nature. Out on Sub Pop.

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Song of the Day: L.T. Leif - Pass Back Through

December 7, 2022 Peter Kimpton

It follows ..

Song of the Day: Mesmeric, magical and experimental, an oddly beautiful, gently moving and uplifting new alt-folk single by the Glasgow-based Canadian artist about about the cyclical nature of suffering, endurance and survival

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Song of the Day: Jen Cloher - Being Human

December 6, 2022 Peter Kimpton

From the video from Jen Cloher’s Being Human

Song of the Day: Taken from the Takatāpui Australian singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, I Am the River, the River Is Me, an impassioned, powerful track inspired by her country’s Kulin Aboriginal Nations, oppression, identity and culture

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Song of the Day: Dave Okumu – Blood Ah Go Run

December 5, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Dave Okumu

Song of the Day: A powerful song inspired by the documentary about the January 1981 New Cross Fire in south London that claimed 13 Black young lives, with the title from a chant of anti-racism protests that followed

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Song of the Day: Nuha Ruby Ra - Self Portraiture

November 29, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Nuha Ruby Ra

Song of the Day: Strangely alluring, eclectic, polyrhythmic electro-art-punk by the London artist imagines herself as a painting and being prodded and stared at by others – “Don’t touch me/ feel me”

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Song of the Day: Skinny Pelembe - Like A Heart Won't Beat

November 27, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Skinny Pelembe’s Like A Heart Won't Beat

Song of the Day: From piano then morphing into rock guitar, a stirring crossover of soul, pop and gospel in this new single by the multi-talented Johannesburg-born, Doncaster-raised singer-songwriter and MC, out on Partisan Records

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Song of the Day: Miss Grit - Follow The Cyborg

November 23, 2022 Peter Kimpton

Totally wired: Miss Grit’s Follow The Cyborg

Song of the Day: The title track from New York musician Margaret Sohn’s debut album, an experimental fusion of electronica and fuzz guitar with sensual vocals, with a video in which she portrays her body in the cyber world

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New Albums …

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Feb 1, 2026
Yumi Zouma: No Love Lost To Kindness
Feb 1, 2026

New album: A bolder, more strident, indie-rock urgency of style by the New Zealand quartet previously known more for dream pop, particularly front-loading this fifth LP with a pacier, spikier material in their decade-long career

Feb 1, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Tyler Ballgame: For The First Time, Again
Jan 30, 2026

New album: With that sublime, soaring, soulful voice, and echoes of Roy Orbison, the Rhode Island-raised singer-songwriter’s truly gorgeous debut LP captures all the range of of the love – warmth, longing, tenderness and heartbreak through classy and crafted retro sound of 60s and 70s rock

Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse
Jan 29, 2026

New album: Beautiful, intricate, understated, poetic and intelligent, this warm, inviting experimental folk by the Dutch-British singer-songwriter is the first LP under her own name, having previously released three as the artist Someone

Jan 29, 2026
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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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Feb 2, 2026
Song of the Day: Sego - Buy It Break It
Feb 2, 2026

Song of the Day: Punchy, sharp, witty super-catchy art-punk indie by the Los Angeles-based band from Utah, consisting of Spence (guitar/ lead vocals), Tom (drums), Derv (bass), and Kathleen (keyboards and guitar)

Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 1, 2026
Song of the Day: Chris Brain - Red Sun Rising
Feb 1, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful Nick Drake-reminiscent new folk number with intricate finger-picking by the Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter, and the title track heralding his new album Red Sun Rising, out 1 May via Big Sun Records

Feb 1, 2026
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Jan 31, 2026
Song of the Day: Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis
Jan 31, 2026

Song of the Day: A powerful brand new protest song by the Boss, tackling America’s controversial influx of ICE agents into Minneapolis and their recent murders of innocent bystanders Alex Pretti and Renée Good, released on Columbia

Jan 31, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Song of the Day: Robber Robber - The Sound It Made
Jan 30, 2026

Song of the Day: Striking, dynamic, noisy stop-and-start, stylish experimental post-rock and post-rock by the band from Burlington, Vermont, fronted by Nina Cates, heralding their new album, Two Wheels Move the Soul, out on 3 April via on Fire Talk

Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Song of the Day: Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody
Jan 29, 2026

Song of the Day: Shimmeringly catchy and singalong, effervescent Abba-esque and Fleetwood Mac-ish piano and synth pop with an eye-catching, vampiric-themed video by the British singer-songwriter from Grantham, heralding her second album Cruel World out on 10 April via Polydor/Universal.

Jan 29, 2026
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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

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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