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Sylvan Weekends - debut EP Outliers
Song of the Day: Perky, jaunty indie folk-pop with fast, slick, clever lyrics presented like a stream of consciousness conversation by the London trio of Matthew, Freya and Daniel in this opening track from their debut EP, Outliers, out on Blythe Hill Records
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Lava La Rue
Song of the Day: Dynamic, stylish sci-fi-themed psychedelic glam-rock-pop by the west London singer and rapper accompanied by a highly entertaining space and robot-themed video, out on Dirty Hit Records
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Fontaines D.C.’s frontman Grian Chatten’s forthcoming debut solo album
Song of the Day: Catchy, beautifully poetic, upbeat acoustic folk-rock by the frontman of Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. with a new single using Irish mythology, trailing his debut solo album, Chaos for the Fly, out on 30 June via Partisan Records
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The Last Dinner Party
Song of the Day: A polished, catchy, candid and declamatory art-pop-rock debut by the south London five-piece band with chorus that has musical shades of ABBA and Sparks
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WITCH’s forthcoming album, Zango
Song of the Day: The pioneering zamrock band originally formed in the 1970s are joined by the charismatic Zambian singer and rapper in this fabulously funky new track, potent mix of African, psychedelic rock, garage rock, jazz, hip hop and blues
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Hannah Jadagu’s upcoming album, Aperture, out on Sub Pop
Song of the Day: Smooth, gentle soul, electronica and rock intertwine in this beautiful new single by the New York-based artist from Mesquite, Texas. It’s taken from her upcoming album, Aperture, out on 19 May on Sub Pop Records
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Fontaines D.C. – 'Cello Song
Song of the Day: A fabulous, spine-tingling cover by the acclaimed Dublin band, produced by Elbow’s Guy Garvey, and taken from a forthcoming album of songs by legendary folk singer – The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake
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The Bloodstreams - Clockwork Man
Song of the Day: Superb, swaggering, dramatic, a fusion of 60s garage rock, pop and postpunk with alarm clock, saxophone, trumpet, and a dash of the Rolling Stones in this second single from the London bands’ forthcoming debut album, How To Be A God
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HotWax
Song of the Day: A blistering, glittering indie-rock single by the young trio from Hastings whose influences include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Courtney Love and Nirvana. Out on Marathon Artists
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Gabi Garbutt & Du Blonde - Panic
Song of the Day: Powerful, catchy, and cleverly constructed indie pop with a rocking riff from Garbutt’s forthcoming EP The Creation of Birds, joined here by the brilliant Du Blonde aka Beth Jeans Houghton, out on the latter’s Daemon T.V. label
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Dark and alluring: bar italia
Song of the Day: A dark and alluring new single by the art-rock / post-punk trio of Jezmi Tarik Fehmi, Nina Cristante, and Samuel Fenton, with fuzz guitar, crisp drums and arresting vocals. Out on Matador Records
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The Faux Faux aka Faith Vern from PINS
Song of the Day: A strong, dark, dynamic, opening indie single from the solo project of PINS member Manchester’s Faith Vern with a ironic title expressing the pain of love, and out on the revamped Drowned In Sound label
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Fire-Toolz’s forthcoming album I Am Upset Because I See Something That Is Not There
Song of the Day: An entrancing, unwieldy energy ball of almost indescribable eclecticism comes with this experimental fusion of electronica, pop, dark metal, prog, jazz and ambience by the Chicago producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Angel Marcloid
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The Raincoat’s Gina Birch’s solo album, I Play My Bass Loud
Song of the Day: A rip-roaring, passionate, powerful Breeders-style single from legendary The Raincoat’s co-founder and bass player, and perhaps the pick from her debut solo album I Play My Bass Loud
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The National’s forthcoming next album …
Song of the Day: Packed with vivid lyrics and referencing a certain British band, this gentle, wistful number by the five-piece Brooklyn-based band of Matt Berninger and the pairs of brothers Dessner and Devendorf comes from the next album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein
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The The - $1 One Vote
Song of the Day: With his distinctive vocal delivery and and searing guitars, London’s Matt Johnson returns with a punchy single taking aim at manufactured truth, election manipulation and key issues of our times
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Benjamin Romans-Hopcraft and Dan Carey
Song of the Day: A dark, alluring, boldly bass, catchy debut indie single about the claustrophobia of inner city life by a band formed by Benjamin Romans-Hopcraft of the bands Childhood and Warmduscher, and Speedy Wunderground producer Dan Carey
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Moreish Idols: Nocturnal Creatures
Song of the Day: Bright, dynamic, beautiful and intricate indie with lovely, crisp guitars and twittery woodwind by the London band, in another cracking single coming out of the unique Speedy Wunderground label, produced by Dan Carey
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Coach Party - Micro Aggression
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s number by Dream Wife and a relationship warning, further punchy, blistering, female-fronted indie rock, this time by the powerful quartet from the Isle of Wight, about misguided communication
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Double trouble: Dream Wife
Song of the Day: Caustically humorous, tight, playful and dynamic, the new single by the punk/pop London trio of Rakel Mjöll, Alice Go, and Bella Podpadecabout is arrestingly entertaining on the wrong kind of partner
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