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Song of the Day: My New Band Believe - Numerology

February 23, 2026 Peter Kimpton

My New Band Believe

Song of the Day: Energetic, eclectic, stylish new work by Cameron Picton, formerly bassist of Black Midi, with new band lineup and a pacy mix of saxophone-filled jazz, acoustic guitar and frenetic stop-start rhythms, heralding the forthcoming eponymous debut album, out on 19 April via Rough Trade

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Song of the Day: Molina - Golden Brown Sugar

February 22, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Molina

Song of the Day: Dreamy, blurry and strangely beautiful, woozy shoegaze with washes of textured sound and some echoes of gentler My Bloody Valentine by the Copenhagen-based Chilean-Danish artist Rebecca Molina, out now on Escho Records

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In 2026, alternative, experimental, indie, shoegaze, pop Tags Molina, Rebecca Molina, Escho Records, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter

February 21, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter

Song of the Day: A mysterious, semi-whispered, darkly enchanting and intimate experimental country ballad in reference to her husband Jeremy Dufrene by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter, and the latest to herald her upcoming tenth studio album Stove, out on Interscope/ Universal

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In 2026, Americana, alternative, alt-country, country, pop Tags Lana Del Rey, Jack Antonoff, songs, song of the day, Universal, Interscope, Interscope Records
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Song of the Day: Fan Girl - Easy Now

February 19, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Fan Girl’s upcoming EP, 8HRS

Song of the Day: An intricate, glimmering fusion of guitars, synths, pacy rhythm and emotive delivery with stylistic echoes of Radiohead by the Melbourne indie band of Noah Harris and co, heralding the upcoming EP, 8HRS, out on 24 April via Community Music

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In 2026, alternative, electronica, experimental, pop, rock Tags Fan Girl, Melbourne, Community Music, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Kloyd - New Love

February 18, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Kloyd - New Love

Song of the Day: Mesmeric, repetitive, jangling ambience over gentle, infectious beats with a looping vocal by the London electronica artist Kate Lloyd with number about embarking on a journey into love with excitement, yet with an undertone of uncertainty and apprehension, then giving into surrender and euphoria

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In 2026, experimental, electronica, dance, alternative Tags Kloyd, Kate Lloyd, songs, song of the day, Anjunadeep
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Song of the Day: La Sécurité - Bingo

February 17, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Montreal’s La Sécurité

Song of the the Day: A quirky, sharp, clever, jerky, catchy nod to disco punk of the early-2000s by the Montreal art-punk collective with a a mix of hooky riffs, pacy drums and crunchy bass, themed across the chance numbers game and a spin on creativity, and also now the title track heralding their upcoming album out on 12 June via Mothland and Bella Union

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Song of the Day: Bleachers - You and Forever

February 16, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Bleachers’ upcoming new album Everyone For Ten Minutes

Song of the Day: A beautiful, passionate, stirring and serene love song from the New Jersey rock band fronted by producer and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff, heralding the upcoming sixth album, Everyone For Ten Minutes, out on 22 May via Dirty Hit Records

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In 2026, alternative, indie, pop, rock Tags Bleachers, Jack Antonoff, Dirty Hit Records, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Evelyn Gray - Clotheslines

February 15, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Evelyn Gray

Song of the Day: Beautiful, evocative indie-folk with a Celtic flavour by trio of Evelyn Gray (previously of Tapir!) on guitar/vocals, Suzie Nicholls on bass, and Sophia Bartlett on violin, heralding the forthcoming project I Am Building a House (out on My Life is Big) which also includes a novel

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In 2026, alternative, folk, indie Tags Evelyn Gray, My Life Is Big, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Kevin Morby - Javelin

February 14, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Kevin Morby’s upcoming album, LIttle Wide Open

Song of the Day: A breezy, catchy, uplifting travel-themed love song by the Texas born, Kansas raised singer-songwriter, heralding his eighth album, Little Wide Open, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, and out on 15 May via Dead Oceans

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Song of the Day: Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest – Flags (from War Child album HELP2)

February 13, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest

Song of the Day: A stirring, soulful, vivid, emotional collaboration between the Blur/Gorillaz frontman, the Fontaines D.C. singer and the London rapper and writer, from the upcoming WarChild charity album HELP(2), raising money for children affected by conflict out on 6 March

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Song of the Day: Charlotte Cornfield - Living With It (featuring Feist)

February 12, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Charotte Cornfield’s upcoming album Hurts Like Hell

Song of the Day: Beautiful, fragile, vulnerable indie-folk by the Canadian singer-songwriter with a fellow famous guest, heralding her upcoming sixth album, Hurts Like Hell, out 27 March on Merge Records / Next Door Records

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In 2026, alternative, folk, indie Tags Charlotte Cornfield, Feist, songs, song of the day, Merge Records, Next Door Records
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Song of the Day: Anna Calvi - God’s Lonely Man (featuring Iggy Pop)

February 10, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Anna Calvi and Iggy Pop, from the video for God’s Lonely Man

Song of the Day: A pulsating duet between two outstanding artists, in which the acclaimed singer-guitarist turns to Iggy as perfect character to embody the voice of her passionate, destructive internal monologue, heralding the new EP Is This All There Is? out on 20 March on Domino Records

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Song of the Day: Majke Voss (aka Broken Twin) - Coming Down

February 8, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Majke Voss (aka Broken Twin)

Song of the Day: A beautiful, sparsely crafted, mesmeric new single with gorgeous haunting violin and vocals by the Danish, Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter who previously performed and recorded as Broken Twin, returning after a decade, and now out on Broken Records

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Song of the Day: Sunglaciers - Eye to Eye

February 6, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Sunglacier’s upcoming album Spiritual Content

Song of the Day: Stylish psychedelia and indie postpunk with a racing, krautrock momentum and a mesmeric, old-footage video montage by the Canadian band from Calgary, heralding the upcoming album Spiritual Content out on 27 March via Mothland

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Song of the Day: Jesca Hoop - Designer Citizen

February 5, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Jesca Hoop

Song of the Day: A sharp, catchy, witty and socially satirical new number about current American politics and society by the innovative, experimental, Manchester-based Californian folk singer-songwriter, heralding her upcoming album Long Wave Home due out on 1 May via Last Laugh / Republic Of Music

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Song of the Day: Broken Social Scene - Not Around Anymore

February 4, 2026 Peter Kimpton

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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Song of the Day: Modern Woman - Dashboard Mary

February 3, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Modern Woman’s upcoming debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld

Song of the Day: An intriguingly experimental, eclectic, slowing unfolding number with a gently spooky video by the London art-rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Sophie Harris, heralding their debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld on 1 May via One Little Independent Records

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Song of the Day: Sego - Buy It Break It

February 2, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Sego - Buy It Break It

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)

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Song of the Day: Robber Robber - The Sound It Made

January 30, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Robber Robber

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

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Song of the Day: Charlotte Day Wilson - Lean (featuring Saya Gray)

January 27, 2026 Peter Kimpton

Charlotte Day Wilson - Lean (featuring Saya Gray)

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

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June 16, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
June 16, 2026

New album: The 23-year-old American singer-songwriter, actress, and evidently big fan of The Cure returns with consummately crafted, smart, witty pop and indie rock, featuring an appearance by Robert Smith, and charting the arc of a romantic relationship from unbridled joy to bitter aftermath in her third LP

June 16, 2026
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June 15, 2026
La Sécurité: Bingo!
June 15, 2026

New album: Fabulously fun, vibrant, feisty, catchy, wittily droll post-punk, new wave and art-punk in this pacy, vivacious sophomore LP by the Montréal collective with themes from mental health, dysfunctional relationships, food to enjoyable elderly activities, with styles reminiscent of The B-52s and Devo

June 15, 2026
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June 13, 2026
Kelsey Lu: So Help Me God
June 13, 2026

New album: Luxuriant, ethereal, dramatic and passionate experimental and chamber dream pop by the American singer-songwriter and cellist, with their second LP, seven years since 2019 debut Blood, with guests including Sampha, Kamasi Washington, Kim Gordon, and co-producer Jack Antonoff

June 13, 2026
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June 10, 2026
Vince Staples: Cry Baby
June 10, 2026

New album: The Compton/ Long Beach, Californian rapper returns with a potent, punchy, overtly political rock-hip hop seventh LP that heavily critiques American society and power, racism, police violence, gun culture, media and the music industry, largely accompanied by a tight, riff-heavy electric guitars, bass and drums

June 10, 2026
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June 9, 2026
Liz Lawrence: Vespers
June 9, 2026

New album: More acoustic, stripped back and lo-fi than her previous four albums, yet with deeply powerful and moving songwriting and performance, the British artist’s latest is suffused with grief, reflection and devotion for the premature loss of her sister Jessie, capturing life and death, poetically expressing devotion and reflection

June 9, 2026
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June 9, 2026
Bedouine: Neon Summer Skin
June 9, 2026

New album: A serenely beautiful, but also nostalgically sorrowful fourth LP by American singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian who has Armenian-Syrian heritage, with songs about displacement and identity, very mindful of Middle Eastern conflicts, atrocities and her family history, while broadening her sound into the lush mould of 1970s Carole King and Laurel Canyon

June 9, 2026
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June 8, 2026
Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars: Spatial, No Problem
June 8, 2026

New album: This wondrously eclectic and entertaining final official album project by the legendary Jamaican producer and artist, made before his passing in 2021, is a collaboration with the German electronic duo Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, mixing reggae, krautrock, ambient, dub, jazz, New Orleans brass and more, alongside Perry’s distinctive voice

June 8, 2026
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June 7, 2026
Jalen Ngonda: Doctrine of Love
June 7, 2026

New album: Following his acclaimed 2023 debut Come Around And Love Me, the American UK-based impressive soul singer’s second LP is another classy collection of beautifully uplifting, sublime Northern soul and Motown-era love songs

June 7, 2026
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June 7, 2026
Death Cab For Cutie: I Built You A Tower
June 7, 2026

New album: Elegantly expressed emotional turmoil unfolds across 11 cleverly crafted songs in this 11th album by the Seattle indie rock band fronted by Ben Gibbard and produced by the brilliant John Congleton around a metaphor for post-marriage grief

June 7, 2026
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June 6, 2026
Zoh Amba: Eyes Full
June 6, 2026

New album: The NY-scene free jazz saxophonist forms an indie-folk-country-rock-muddy-blues trio with fabulously strong results in this passionate, raw, free-flowing debut as guitarist-singer-songwriter, lyrics themed around their original hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee, and coloured by Appalachian roots

June 6, 2026
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June 5, 2026
ear: Rumspringa
June 5, 2026

New album: Minimalistic, introverted, nuanced quirky laptop experimental electronica by the New York duo Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan, following last year’s debut The Most Dear and the Future, this one named after a a rite of passage for Amish adolescents translated as "running around" in Pennsylvania German

June 5, 2026
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June 3, 2026
Greg Mendez: Beauty Land
June 3, 2026

New album: A gently ironic title, but no doubting beauty of the sound, reminiscent of the late, great Elliott Smith, this new gem of a lo-fi LP is full of mildly tragic, sensitive, thoughtful 14 short numbers by the Philadelphia high falsetto singer-songwriter

June 3, 2026
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June 3, 2026
Iceage: For Love of Grace & The Hereafter
June 3, 2026

New album: A stylishly ramshackle, brilliantly brash’n’breezy punk-shoegaze feral sixth studio LP, streamlining sounds from 50s rock’n’roll through to early 00s indie by the Copenhagen band fronted by Elias Rønnenfelt, successfully fulfilling their aim on this to be “immediate, urgent, raw and fast” across themes of romantic devotion with violent chaos and nihilism

June 3, 2026
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June 2, 2026
Boards of Canada: Inferno
June 2, 2026

New album: Scotland’s hugely influential electronic experimental sibling duo Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin return 13 years after their last LP, Tomorrow’s Harvest, with an epic 18-track collection that dissects the psychology of religion with distorted vocal samples and cut-ups across landscapes of dystopian synth textures and beats

June 2, 2026

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June 16, 2026
Song of the Day: Surusinghe - FRIED
June 16, 2026

Song of the Day: A mesmeric, eclectic opening track by the Naarm/Melbourne-raised, London-based electronic artist, DJ and producer aka Suze Gurusinghe, from her recently released EP, Cutting Thread, out on Dh2

June 16, 2026
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June 15, 2026
Song of the Day: L'Rain - Soulless Cycle
June 15, 2026

Song of the Day: A whoosh of thunderous, mesmeric alternative rock marks this striking new single by the Brooklyn experimental composer, musician, artist and singer Taja Cheek, heralding her upcoming fourth album Fata Morgana, out on 14 August via Mexican Summer

June 15, 2026
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June 14, 2026
Song of the Day: Fenne Lily - Uh Huh
June 14, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, banjo accompanied, reflective wistful indie folk-pop by the the Brooklyn-based British singer-songwriter with this first single heralding her upcoming fourth album, Win Win, out on 23 October via Nettwerk Music

June 14, 2026
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June 13, 2026
Song of the Day: Interpol - See Out Loud
June 13, 2026

Song of the Day: Pulsating indie rock by the seasoned New York band fronted by singer Paul Banks and guitarist Daniel Kessler, heralding their upcoming eighth album This Mirror Weighs a Ton, out on 28 August, and newly signed to Partisan Records

June 13, 2026
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June 12, 2026
Song of the Day: Jack White - Dollar Bill
June 12, 2026

Song of the Day: The White Stripes man returns with a blistering, bluesy rock guitar, Led Zeppelin-ish single, heralding his upcoming seventh solo album, Frozen Charlotte, out on 10 July via Third Man Records

June 12, 2026
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June 11, 2026
Song of the Day: Sylvan Esso - Hot Slob
June 11, 2026

Song of the Day: A proudly messy, rowdy, pointed and punchy new indie rock single embracing the spirit and chaos of living in the glitch by the North Carolina duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, here featuring Jenn Wasner and TJ Maiani and out on Psychic Hotline

June 11, 2026
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June 10, 2026
Song of the Day: Rodrigo y Gabriela - Monster
June 10, 2026

Song of the Day: The hugely popular and Grammy-winning Mexico City-raised guitar duo return with a dextrously brilliant new single mixing acoustic and rock styles, heralding their new upcoming new album OurHome out 18 September via ATO Records

June 10, 2026
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June 9, 2026
Song of the Day: JJerome87 - Mr. Alligator
June 9, 2026

Song of the Day: A bluesy, smooth, luxuriantly produced Americana number about a dubious authority figure by the British songwriter and musician Joe Newman, frontman of the Mercury winning band alt-J, in this latest single from his debut solo album, The Canyon, out on 26 June via Mushroom Music/ Virgin

June 9, 2026
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June 8, 2026
Song of the Day: Baalti & Lapgan - Romance / Ipa Ma
June 8, 2026

Song of the Day: Vibrant, rhythmic, experimental electronica and dance music sampling Bollywood, Bengali disco, Hindustani classical and Gujarati folk by the NY-based pair Jaiveer Singh, Mihir Chauhan, joined by producer Gaurav Nagpa, from their recent album, Threads, out on Azal/FADER

June 8, 2026
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June 7, 2026
Song of the Day: Margaret Glaspy - Michigan
June 7, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful finger-picked acoustic single by New York-based Californian singer-songwriter about escaping the big city post breakup, heralding her upcoming album I Am Both out on 7 August via ATO

June 7, 2026
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June 6, 2026
Song of the Day: LA Priest - Into The Sky
June 6, 2026

Song of the Day: High-octane electronica and euphoric, dance music by the eccentric, eclectic US artist Sam Eastgate with his first music for two years, and a highly entertaining video, out on Domino Records

June 6, 2026
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June 5, 2026
Song of the Day: Ibeyi - Aset / Offerings
June 5, 2026

Song of the Day: A pair of sensual, soulfully vivid new singles partly sung in Spanish, and the first new music for four years from the French-Cuban twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz, heralding their upcoming fourth album, Offering, out on 26 June via AWAL Recordings

June 5, 2026

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June 11, 2026
Word of the week: phialiform
June 11, 2026

Word of the week: This rare but oddly beautiful rare adjective means "saucer-shaped" or having the form of a small, shallow cup or vessel, from the Latin root phiala (a shallow bowl or phial) and the suffix -iform, meaning shape

June 11, 2026
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June 4, 2026
Word of the week: quamoclit
June 4, 2026

Word of the week: Also known as cypress vine, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, this striking climbing flower, Ipomoea quamoclit, is native tropical regions of the Americas and has a distinctive trumpet with five-point star-shaped petals

June 4, 2026
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May 21, 2026
Word of the week: riqq
May 21, 2026

Word of the week: An appropriately onomatopoeic noun for name for Middle Eastern tambourine, able to produce a range of percussive sounds, and commonly heard in traditional Egyptian, Arab, Greek and Turkish music

May 21, 2026
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May 7, 2026
Word of the week: salpinx
May 7, 2026

Word of the week: This very imposing, loud, resonant noun is an ancient Greek, trumpet-like instrument used as a tactical signal on the battle field, as well as to signal the beginnings of gatherings, or of races in sport

May 7, 2026
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April 23, 2026
Word of the week: throstle
April 23, 2026

Word of the week: An archaic, evocative noun with two connected meanings, originally for the song thrush, then later a textiles industrial frame for spinning, twisting and winding machine for cotton, wool, and other fibres simultaneously

April 23, 2026

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