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Rebecca Taylor’s new Self Esteem track, I Do This All The Time
Song of the Day: Filled with killer lines and frankness, a darkly humorous, acerbic, self-derogatory instructional monologue of passion and irony about a relationship and more, with an added gospel chorus and orchestral backing by the Sheffield singer, heralding her second album as Self Esteem
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Song of the Day: A dynamic, cascading, piano-led mix of jazz, electronica, gospel and soul about guilty feelings over a friendship ending by the Brooklyn-born and based singer and multi-instrumentalist
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Fyfe Dangerfield’s new EP, Birdwatcher
Song of the Day: Following on from Howie Lee’s Birdy Island, the title track of the Midlands singer-songwriter and Guillemots founder’s new EP also features avian sounds and is a passionate, soaringly melodious and magnificent piece of work
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Howie Lee’s latest album
Song of the Day: Enchanting new experimental electronica with intricate, intertwining vocal harmonies, bird calls and traces of traditional Chinese music by the artist from Beijing in this title track from his wonderful new album
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SeeMeNot aka Renee Thompson
Song of the Day: With lyrics and vocals by Renee Thompson aka SeeMeNot and co-written with Alberto Cohen, a beautiful, eerie eclectic mix of electronica and disco soul by the New York-based Canadian artist from her latest EP which also includes a remix by Gerd Janson
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LoneLady aka Julie Campbell
Song of the Day: A cracking combination of early 80s synth pop reminiscent of Cabaret Voltaire combined with a singing style not unlike Neneh Cherry by the Mancunian electronica solo artist and multi-instrumentalist singer Julie Campbell
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Sorry’s latest EP Twistustwain
Song of the Day: Taken from the south London duo’s new EP Twixtustwain, after their previous, this experimental electronica pop number captures smoking’s dizzy addictive rush and comedown through fast, intertwining vocals, thrumming bass and clanking rhythm
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Song of the Day: A woozily dreamlike, spring-inspired piece of retro-feel electronica designed to conjure the whimsical image of hamsters happily dancing in a field, from the forthcoming new debut LP, Music for Living Spaces, by the Los Angeles-based artist Olive Ardizoni
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Mammal Hands
Song of the Day: From the tumultuous sound of Don’t Problem’s Whale, to another creatural connection and a great jazz instrumental by the brilliant Norwich trio of Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Jesse Barrett on drums and tabla
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Song of the Day: With a beautiful flugelhorn solo, a vibrant horn section, a rich sprinkle of strings, a dash of electronics and dynamic percussion, this original jazz instrumental by the south London eight-piece dives into and expresses the energy and joy of the large sea mammal
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Aksak Maboul’s new EP, Tous KO
Song of the Day: After a series of French songs, time to move to Belgium, a beautifully quirky, percussive, woodwind-whistle-y version of a song by the long-running experimental band co-founded by Marc Hollander who also founded and runs the Crammed Discs label
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Llyr’s EP: 3D Reworks 003
Song of the Day: With surging voluminous dynamics and a huge range of sounds, an astonishing electronica experience that requires listening through headphones from the EP 3D Reworks 003 by Berlin-based artist Gareth Williams
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Cover art for black midi’s forthcoming album Cavalcade
Song of the Day: A frenetic new number about a violence-stirring cult fanatic by the lauded English young alt-rock band features a feast of nightmarish stop-starts, added violins, keyboards and a spoken narrative that points a finger at fascism
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On the button: Earth Scum by FYI Chris
Song of the Day: The final track on the album Earth Scum by the Yorkshire and Macclesfield duo of Chris Coupe and Chris Watson features viscerally acerbic, self-deprecating gallows humorous delivery by Mancunian poet and performer Thick Richard
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Anushka are Victoria Port and Max Wheeler
Song of the Day: Hypnotic, bleepy funk and soulful vocals pour into this entrancing jazz-electronica fusion by Brighton singer-songwriter Victoria Port and producer Max Wheeler, released on the Tru Thoughts label
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Sofia Kourtesis’s new EP Fresia Magdalena
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s by Nicola Cruz from Ecuador, next is the mesmeric work of Berlin-based Peruvian electronic artist who uses field recordings and beats on which to build her dance tracks, with these two taken from her new EP, Fresia Magdalena, out on Ninja Tune
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Nicola Cruz’s new EP Subtropique
Song of the Day: A mesmeric mix of beats, voices and electronica by the artist and producer from Quito, Ecuador, taken from his latest EP Subtropique
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From the animated illustration from Misc’s latest release, Mad, from the album Partager l'ambulance
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s GoGo Penguin track and remix, another clever fusion of piano-based jazz and electronica in the form of this charming, cross-rhythm experimental release by the Montreal-based trio from their new album Partager l'ambulance
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Machinedrum, aka Travis Stewart, left, remixes Manchester trio GoGo Penguin
Song of the Day: Intricate, pace-changing and with beautiful narrative arcs, two versions of the recent piece by the Manchester experimental jazz trio of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Rob Turner with a new dance remix by American producer Travis Stewart
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The cover of Naoko Sakata’s second album Dancing Spirits
Song of the Day: Beginning with discordant, angry, violent, stormy chaos and moving gradually into lilting, gentle graduations of beauty, this free-flowing piece by the Japanese jazz pianist captures a huge spectrum of passionate emotions
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