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Song of the Day: Tiberius b - HHB

August 24, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Tiberius B’s latest EP - DIN

Song of the Day: Taken from the latest EP, DIN, the London-based artist Frank Belcourt’s track is beautiful experimental pop with fabulous drums and a tuneful homage to trans beauty

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Song of the Day: Jessica Winter and Jonathan Snipes - All I Need

August 23, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Jessica Winter & Jonathan Snipes - All I Need / Finish Line

Song of the Day: “Food. Shelter. Find a mate. Danger.” Brilliantly snappy, dynamic dance-electronica with a dash of Goldfrapp in this superb collaboration between the soaring-voiced south London singer and the Los Angeles composer and producer

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Song of the Day: FIZZ - As Good As It Gets

August 22, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Animal attraction: FIZZ

Song of the Day: Oozing energy and fun, and building from a quiet start to to ironic, grand crescendos, a stirring new indie-pop number filled with sparkling vocals and instrumentation by the effervescent quartet comprising Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland, dodie, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown

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Song of the Day: Anna Erhard - 170

August 21, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Anna Erhard measures hits a new high of 170cm

Song of the Day: Following last year’s wonderfully quirky and innovative album, Campsite, the Berlin artist returns with new and also fabulously eccentric, indie-electro-pop number about claims and estimates of height

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In 2023, electronica, experimental, pop, indie Tags Anna Erhard, Radicalis Music, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Sweeping Promises - Ideal No (Good Living Is Coming For You LP)

August 20, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Sweeping Promises’ new album, Good Living Is Coming For You

Song of the Day: Taken from their recently released album Good Living Is Coming For You, fantastically punchy, catchy, witty early-80s-style post-punk by the band comprising Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug from Lawrence, Kansas

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Song of the Day: Sufjan Stevens - So You Are Tired

August 18, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Sufjan Stevens

Song of the Day: A beautiful, intimate, delicate-yet-cutting lullaby-like breakup new song by the acclaimed US artist, heralding his forthcoming new album, Javelin, the first since 2020’s The Ascension, but one more akin to his full singer-songwriter mode, 2015’s powerfully moving Carrie & Lowell

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Song of the Day: Folly Group - Strange Neighbour

August 15, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Mysterious neighbour … Folly Group’s new single

Song of the Day: Sharp, witty, energised new post-punk single by the south London band with particularly strong drumming, and a curtain-twitching theme in a long tradition of neighbour-themed songs such as Space’s Neighbourhood or Tom Waits’ What’s He Building?

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In 2023, experimental, pop, post-punk, rock Tags Folly Group, So Young Records, songs, song of the day
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Song of the Day: Orla Gartland - Kiss Ur Face Forever

August 12, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Orla Gartland

Song of the Day: Superb, punchy, driving, witty indie-pop in this eccentric, double-edged love song by the talented and charismatic Irish singer-songwriter who first gained huge acclaim via her YouTube channel

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Song of the Day: Cory Wong - Call Me Wild (featuring dodie)

August 11, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Cory Wong - Call Me Wild (featuring dodie)

Song of the Day: Fabulously catchy funk pop the brilliant Minnesota guitarist and producer from Vulfpeck and other bands, here with witty lyrics about a night out delivered by guest vocalist Dodie, taken from Cory’s forthcoming solo album, The Lucky One

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Song of the Day: Jaakko Eino Kalevi - I Forget

August 10, 2023 Peter Kimpton

One to remember: Jaakko Enio Kalevi’s forthcoming album, Chaos Magic

Song of the Day: Beautifully crisp, droll, gentle-paced deep-voiced electro-pop with echoes of early 80s and The Human League by the ingenious, mischievous Finnish artist, from the upcoming album Chaos Magic out on 17 November on Weird World / Domino

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Song of the Day: eee gee - School Reunion

August 9, 2023 Peter Kimpton

eee gee - School Reunion

Song of the Day: Brilliantly droll but resplendent soaring Abba-like pop by the Brooklyn-based Danish singer-songwriter Emma Grankvist who seamlessly merges humorous irony and fabulous melody. With a fabulously disturbing video to match, it’s another single from her forthcoming new album, She-Rex

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Song of the Day: CHAI - NEO KAWAII, K?

August 8, 2023 Peter Kimpton

CHAI channel their philosophy of Neo Kawaii

Song of the Day: Wonderfully fresh, quirky, feminist post-punk-pop celebrating self-love, oddness and individuality by the Japanese quartet from Nagoya of twin sisters Mana and Kana, with rhythm section of Yuna and Yuuki

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In 2023, alternative, pop, post-punk Tags CHAI, Sub Pop Records, songs, song of the day, Sony Records
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Song of the Day: Bootsy Collins - Funk Not Fight featuring Baby Triggy, Fantaazma

August 7, 2023 Peter Kimpton

The incomparable Bootsy

Song of the Day: Superbly infectious brassy, squelchy Prince and also Parliament-like like funk of the highest order by legendary bass master with Queens rapper Baby Triggy and Hamburg singer Fantaazma

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Song of the Day: Public Service Broadcasting - This New Noise

August 1, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Public Service Broadcasting - This New Noise

Song of the Day: The London band who specialise in songs sampling archive footage return with a stirring, nostalgic number about the early days of radio broadcasting, in a version played with the BBC Symphony Orchestra – and the title track of their forthcoming new live album

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Song of the Day: Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee with James Murphy - Los Angeles

July 31, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Lol Tolhurst, Budgie and Jacknife Lee

Song of the Day: “LA eats its children.” Superbly punchy, rhythmic title track with caustic, striking lyrics about the US city from the forthcoming album a supergroup trio of the ex-Cure drummer, Siouxsie drummer, producer joined by the LCD Soundsystem frontman

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Song of the Day: iskwē - Sure To Come

July 29, 2023 Peter Kimpton

iskwē - Sure To Come

Song of the Day: A empowering, uplifting fresh, new electro-pop single of self-encouragement with a a beautiful video by the Canadian singer-songwriter and activist, whose name is short waseskwan iskwew, meaning Blue Sky Woman

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Song of the Day: Jessie Ware with Róisín Murphy - Freak Me Now

July 28, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Queens of colour: Jessie Ware and Róisín Murphy

Song of the Day: A disco banger with an updated double dose of fun and funk and fabulous costumes from Jessie’s latest album, That! Feels Good!, now released in a new version with the Irish iconic singer

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Song of the Day: Gemma Rogers - New World Order

July 27, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Gemma Rogers

Song of the Day: A tasty fusion of summer pop and gentle reggae by the London artist in a languid, cheery sounding but seriously deadpan song responding to how government takes about civil liberties in an underhand but also blatant form of social control

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Song of the Day: Mother Mother - Normalize

July 25, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Enjoyably OTT: Mother Mother

Song of the Day: Indulgently over-the-top, shamelessly cliched, but hugely enjoyable pop-rock by the Vancouver band with a huge sound, oodles of teen angst, Muse-style operatic overdubbed vocals and guitar riffs and a horror movie-style video

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Song of the Day: Viji - Sedative

July 24, 2023 Peter Kimpton

Viji’s album, So Vanilla is out on 27 October

Song of the Day: Addictively thrumming, punchy fuzz-guitar indie pop by the London-based Austrian-Brazilian artist Vanilla Jenner with another excellent single out on Speedy Wunderground produced by Dan Carey

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Apr 5, 2026
deary: Birding
Apr 5, 2026

New album: A shimmering, sparkling, ethereal dream-pop and shoegaze debut by the London trio with an ornithological theme in the context of human impact, and significant echoes in flight of their key influences Cocteau Twins, Lush, My Bloody Valentine, and Slowdive

Apr 5, 2026
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Apr 4, 2026
Angine de Poitrine: Vol. II
Apr 4, 2026

New album: A weirdly wonky hot sensation on social media, the mysterious Quebec duo are instantly recognisable by their oddball, masked polka dot disguises, but this second release of mostly instrumental prog-rock bendy loops and riffs between guitar and drums remain just as mesmeric in their musical skill and complexity

Apr 4, 2026
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Apr 4, 2026
Thundercat: Distracted
Apr 4, 2026

New album: Rich, deep, squelchy grooves and high falsetto in the distinctively funky-jazz-soul-afrofuturistic-cosmic-rock return of the outstanding Los Angeles bass player with his first LP for six years, and an impressive array of collaborators, including Mac Miller, Tame Impala, Flying Lotus, A$AP Rocky, and The Lemon Twigs

Apr 4, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
MEMORIALS: All Clouds Bring Not Rain
Apr 1, 2026

New album: Innovative, eclectic fusion of psychedelia, folk, dub, krautrock, 60s soul, garage rock, prog, pop, electronica and 70s spiritual jazz by the Canterbury experimental duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms

Apr 1, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
José González: Against The Dying Of The Light
Apr 1, 2026

New album: A gentle, reflective, meditative, but quietly defiant fifth LP by the Swedish-Argentine indie-folk guitarist and singer-songwriter, following his last, Local Valley, broadening his perspective in an urgent call to preserve the light of humanity as technology advances in ironically darkening world

Apr 1, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
RAYE: This Music May Contain Hope
Apr 1, 2026

New album: A highly entertaining, exuberantly stylish, cross-genre 17-track, 73-minute odyssey by the London popstar, with a huge musical show of a second LP, spanning swing-era jazz to soul, R&B, house music, pop, dance, gospel, classical and the full kitchen sink, with orchestral band, family members, Hans Zimmer, and even Al Green

Apr 1, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
Pitou: P2
Mar 30, 2026

New album: Brilliantly quirky, original second LP of experimental folk pop by the Amsterdam artist, who has the free spirited musical adventurousness reminiscent of Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus and Fiona Apple in this clever, playful, stop-start work with oodles of vocal loops and layering, electronica and unusual field recordings across themes of freedom and restlessness

Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
Robyn: Sexistential
Mar 29, 2026

New album: After a break of seven years, the hugely influential 46-year-old Swedish pop star returns with a new burst of alternative, electro-pop bangers, in this ninth LP, now subverting themes of romantic love in another context since having gone through having IVF and becoming a single parent

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
The Twilight Sad: It's The Long Goodbye
Mar 29, 2026

New album: The Glasgow indie rockers fronted by vocalist James Graham and guitarist Andy MacFarlane return with a tempestuous, highly emotional and moving sixth LP, their first for seven years, with musical input from The Cure’s Robert Smith, fuelled by the illness and passing of Graham’s mother and his subsequent mental health struggles

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 28, 2026
Courtney Barnett: Creature of Habit
Mar 28, 2026

New album: The Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist returns after a five-year gap to bring more of her witty, indie-country-rock, but with a bittersweet flavour, and an emotionally resonant record that explores change and the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life

Mar 28, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026
Ego Ella May: Good Intentions
Mar 26, 2026

New album: Beautifully crafted but effortlessly performed, a wonderful release of delicious, classy, smooth and smoky soul, jazz and RnB by the London singer-songwriter who has vocal and stylistic qualities reminiscent of Erykah Badu and Sade

Mar 26, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Ellie O'Neill: Time of Fallow
Mar 25, 2026

New album: A gorgeous, delicate debut folk LP by the Dublin-based singer-songwriter from County Meath with an exquisite voice, not unlike that of Joni Mitchell, that hovers and rises with expressive control, with themes of memory, grief, desire, and self-reckoning

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Ladytron: Paradises
Mar 25, 2026

New album: Following 2023’s Time’s Arrow, the Liverpool synth-pop band fronted by Helen Marnie, now a trio, return with substantial 16-track eighth LP that combines simplicity of chord progressions with rich textures, styles retro and futuristic with classic, catchy pop melodies

Mar 25, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Grace Ives: Girlfriend
Mar 25, 2026

New album: Best known as a bedroom pop artist on her DIY produced first two LPs, the New Yorker returns with an expanded sound of eclectic, striking synth-pop, fuelled by a sense of personal and musical rebirth, inspired by some Californian sunshine where she recorded, and referencing an escape from addictions

Mar 25, 2026

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Apr 5, 2026
Song of the Day: U2 - Easter Parade
Apr 5, 2026

Song of the Day: After February’s politically themed protest EP Days of Ash, another surprise single and EP, Easter Lily, by the veteran Irish rock band, seasonally themed and reflecting the band’s beliefs, with a classic sound harking back to the past, guitar and synths, and a number described as a devotional song, a celebration of new life, rebirth and resurrection

Apr 5, 2026
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Apr 4, 2026
Song of the Day: Bedouine - Long Way To Fall
Apr 4, 2026

Song of the Day: A beautiful, tender, poignant return by the Syrian-American singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian, with a strings and piano-based indie-folk number heralding her fourth album Neon Summer Skin, out on 5 June via Bedouine Music/ Thirty Tigers

Apr 4, 2026
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Apr 3, 2026
Song of the Day: Jack White - G.O.D. AND THE BROKEN RIBS / Derecho Demonico
Apr 3, 2026

Song of the Day: The acclaimed rock guitarist-singer-singer of White Stripes fame returns with this punchy, scorching catchy organ-backed, biblical-modern-fable-apocalypse-themed number alongside another, the Led Zeppelin-esque Derecho Demonico, out on his label Third Man Records

Apr 3, 2026
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Apr 2, 2026
Song of the Day: Julia Cumming - Please Let Me Remember This
Apr 2, 2026

Song of the Day: Lush, classic, piano-pop by the New York–born multi-instrumentalist and Sunflower Bean singer and bassist, influenced by Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and heralding her debut solo album, Julia, out on 24 April via Partisan Records

Apr 2, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Song of the Day: Jessie Ware - Automatic
Apr 1, 2026

Song of the Day: Infectiously catchy, funk-soul-disco pop by the charismatic singer-songwriter featuring a deep-voiced spoken intro by actor Colman Domingo, and the latest single heralding upcoming sixth album, Superbloom, out on 17 April via Interscope

Apr 1, 2026
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Mar 31, 2026
Song of the Day: Mount Palomar ft. Enola Gay - Feeding Frenzy
Mar 31, 2026

Song of the Day: Pulsating, dark, hard-hitting dance and hip-hop by the Northern Irish music producer, DJ and live electronic hardware artist Neil Kerr, joined by the Belfast indie-noise-punk quartet, on this title track of a new four-track EP, out on Ursa Minor

Mar 31, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
Song of the Day: Jungle - Carry On
Mar 30, 2026

Song of the Day: Swoonful, beautiful, but also bittersweet and vulnerable, old-fashioned soul-pop by the British band featuring the vocals of Lydia Kitto in a number co-penned with producer Joshua Lloyd Watson, heralding the upcoming album, Sunshine, out on 14 August via Caiola Records / AWAL Recordings

Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 29, 2026
Song of the Day: The Ocelots - Motor Hotel
Mar 29, 2026

Song of the Day: Beautiful, reflective, uplifting alternative folk with banjo, guitar, flute and more by the Wexford Irish twin brothers Brandon and Ashley Watson, from their new five-track EP, Revisions, a mix of new and re-worked, re-recorded numbers

Mar 29, 2026
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Mar 28, 2026
Song of the Day: Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mouse On Mars - Rockcurry
Mar 28, 2026

Song of the Day: A stylish, eclectic, cross-genre single from the late, great, legendary Jamaican producer and performer’s ongoing legacy, heralding his last official album - the project in Berlin with electronic pioneers Mouse on Mars (aka Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma) and the LP - Spatial, No Problem on on 5 June via Domino Records

Mar 28, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026
Song of the Day: Soulwax - Perfect We Are Not
Mar 27, 2026

Song of the Day: Following last October’s album All Systems Are Lying, Belgium’s Dewaele brothers David and Stephen return with a vibrant electro-pop dance standalone single with droll lyrics, from their recent Abbey Road After Hours project which included a live event at the iconic London studio

Mar 27, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026
Song of the Day: Lykke Li - Lucky Again
Mar 26, 2026

Song of the Day: Bright, uplifting, singalong, big sound pop in this welcome return from the enigmatic Swedish singer-songwriter and model, heralding her upcoming new album The Afterparty, out on 8 May via Futures Music Group

Mar 26, 2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Song of the Day: Model/Actriz - Glassman
Mar 25, 2026

Song of the Day: Violently sensual, truly alternative and viscerally arresting experimental noise/ industrial rock with guitar sounds unlike any other band, all conjured up by the Brooklyn quartet from their new EP Swan Songs out on Dirty Hit Records

Mar 25, 2026

Word of the week

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Mar 27, 2026
Word of the week: veena
Mar 27, 2026

Word of the week: This ornate, curvaceous, south Indian classical instrument, the saraswati veena, is a special bowl lute with a rich, resonant tone, has 24 copper frets with four playing strings and three drone strings, and is used for Carnatic music

Mar 27, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
Word of the week: wallfish
Mar 12, 2026

Word of the week: It sounds like the singing finned picture ornament Big Mouth Billy Bass that became popular in the late 1990s, but this is a much older noun, derived in Somerset, England, pertains to the climbing gastropod that can slowly climb up any surface

Mar 12, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026
Word of the week: xiphias
Feb 25, 2026

Word of the week: Get the point? This is the scientific name for the swordfish, in full Xiphias gladius (from the Greek and Latin for sword), that extraordinary sea creature with the long, pointy bill. But what of it in song?

Feb 25, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
Word of the week: yanggeum
Feb 12, 2026

Word of the week: A form or hammered dulcimer, this traditional Korean instrument, with a flat and trapezoidal shape, has seven sets of four metal strings hit by thin bamboo stick

Feb 12, 2026
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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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