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Song of the Day: “You can’t fire me, I’m leaving.” Sharp, defiant, witty fuzz-guitar punk by Belfast quartet of Beverley Boal, Bethany Crooks, Ciara King and Alanah Smith with shades of Amyl & The Sniffers. Out on Alcopop!
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YOWL’s forthcoming album, Milksick
Song of the Day: After previous single Virile Crocodile Sweat, further wonderfully droll, restless, self-deprecating, articulate indie post-punk rich in animal metaphor by the south London band, taken from their forthcoming album Milksick
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Blonde Redhead’s next albumSit Down For Dinner
Song of the Day: An alluring, sensual new single about a conversation by the experimental New York pop-rock trio of Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace, from their first new album in nine years, Sit Down for Dinner, out on 29 September via section1
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Iraina Mancini
Song of the Day: A superb Sunday glam-rock stomper with a 60s psych-pop vibe by the British singer, DJ and model, with guests on guitar on harmonica, taken from her forthcoming album Undo the Blue, out on 18 August on Needle Mythology
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Slowdive’s new album Everything Is Alive, due out on 1 September
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s number by Faye Webster, another kiss reference, this time by the with some beautiful, shimmering shoegaze by theBritish band of Neil Halstead and co who have been around since the 1990s, heralding their fifth LP Everything Is Alive, out on Dead Oceans
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Faye Webster
Song of the Day: After her 2021 album, I Know I’m Funny Haha, the gentle-voiced Atlanta-born indie singer-songwriter returns with an intelligent, beautiful, slow romantically ambiguous song, out on Secretly Canadian
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The Smile - Bending Hectic
Song of the Day: An extraordinary new 8-minute piece of emotional power, melodic string tuning, distinctive, ghostly vocals and a climactic coda from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood with Tom Skinner from Sons of Kemet
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Wallice’s new EP is title Mr Big Shot
Song of the Day: Striking, stylish indie by the Los Angeles artist Wallice Hana Watanabe in this single about those moments when you want to hide, her third of 2023 following two previous EPs and the forthcoming new one, Mr Big Shot, out on Dirty Hit Records
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Palehound’s next album, Eye On The Bat, is out on July
Song of the Day: Clever, witty, candid, tender, self-detrimental, finely constructed indie by the Brooklyn artist Ellen Kempner with a song of shamefully realising “Yes, you ARE the asshole” from their new album, Eye on the Bat, out Polyvinyl Records in July.
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Margaret Glaspy’s new album Echo The Diamond is due in August
Song of the Day: Classic songwriting with seamless chord changes, beautiful melody and clever lyrics by the American artist in a number about trying to play it cool when you meet someone remarkable. It comes from her forthcoming new album, Echo The Diamond
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Teenage Fanclub
Song of the Day: With distinctive rich vocal harmonies and warm guitars, the veteran Scottish indie alt-rock band return with a single from their 13th studio album, Nothing Lasts Forever out in September on PeMa and Merge
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Joyeria’s EP, FIM
Song of the Day: Killer lyrics on a timeless subject with deadpan delivery, a sprinkle of woodwind and an Elvis reference from brilliant London-based Canadian singer-songwriter, reminiscent of Smog/Bill Callahan and Silver Jews with another great song from his latest EP, FIM, out on Speedy Wunderground / PIAS
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Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s QOTSA number, a another new piece of brand new blistering rock by a band surely influenced by them, the Brighton duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher from their next and fourth album Back To The Water Below
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Queens of the Stone Age new album out in June - Times New Roman
Song of the Day: A rockin’ Saturday return with this new single by the Seattle-formed band fronted by Josh Homme, with classic guitar sounds and a chorus that has echoes of late-60s Cream, and is taken from their forthcoming album, Times New Roman
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CLT DRP
Song of the Day: Striking, powerful, turbulent punk/electronica single by the Brighton trio with searingly candid lyrics about a stormy post-breakup state of mind, shouty vocals and electrifying stop-start rhythms
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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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