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
Read moreSong of the Day: Nicola Cruz - Individuality Riddim
Nicola Cruz’s new EP Subtropique
Song of the Day: Misc - Mad
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
Read moreSong of the Day: GoGo Penguin - Atomised (and Machinedrum remix)
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
Read moreSongs of the Day: TEKE::TEKE - Meikyu / Yoru Ni
TEKE::TEKE
Songs of the Day: After yesterday’s piano piece by Naoko Sakata, the Japanese artists abroad connection continues with the frenzy and energy of the psych rock band based in Montreal who combine traditional instruments with rock in with rapid changes of pace
Read moreSong of the Day: Naoko Sakata - Improvisation 3
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
Read moreSongs of the Day: Do Nothing - Uber Alles / Glueland
Glueland, the latest EP by Do Nothing, is released today
Songs of the Day: Taken from the Nottingham indie band’s latest EP, Glueland, these delightfully oddball numbers combine changeable, shuffling rhythms, clever, abstract guitar and bass lines, and surreally existential half-spoken half-sung lyrics by frontman Chris Bailey
Read moreSong of the Day: For Those I Love - Birthday / The Pain
For Those I Love, aka David Balfe
Song of the Day: A powerful autobiographical number about the aftermath of witnessing a death as a child, building from a soulful sample intro into a spoken-word narrative, this new track by Dublin producer, poet and songwriter David Balfe comes from his forthcoming self-titled album
Read moreSong of the Day: Modern Hinterland - No Escape
Modern Hinterland … Diving Bell
Song of the Day: With powerful drums, thrumming bass, clever guitar start-stops and a wonderfully uplifting vocal style, this rousing number by the London-based Anglo-American indie band comes from their recently released album Diving Bell
Read moreSong of the Day: Whispering Sons - Surface
Whispering Sons’ Surface
Song of the Day: This mesmerically vivid, dark, atmospheric and geologically themed number about isolation is by the electro-goth-post-punk band from Brussels fronted by Fenne Kuppens and comes the forthcoming album Several Others
Read moreSong of the Day: Du Blonde - I'm Glad That We Broke Up (feat. Ezra Furman)
Du Blonde is back
Song of the Day: With an unstoppable chorus and fuzz guitar style that mixes Ramones with glam rock, this fabulously catchy upbeat heartbreak pop song brings Beth Jeans Houghton together with longtime friend and Chicago indie artist
Read moreSong of the Day: Dean Parrish: It's Time - Purple Mountain Majesty
It’s always time for a new Dean Parrish record
Song of the Day: Driving rhythm, funky guitar, powerful horns and unmistakeable voice? The northern soul legend from Brooklyn, and regularly at the Wigan Casino, returns with a majestic new anti-war single, the first for 10 years
Read moreSong of the Day: Juniore - Un jour ou l'autre
Juniore
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s 60s French-style pop by Iraina Mancini, even more authentic recent release from French band fronted by singer/songwriter Anna Jean with extra cool and sexy echoes of Françoise Hardy and some surf guitar
Read moreSong of the Day: Iraina Mancini - Deep End
Sixties influences: Iraina Mancini
Song of the Day: With a heavy dose of 60s French pop à la Jacques Dutronc and a dash of Girls Aloud, this new single by the British singer-songwriter and actress has strong melody, clapping rhythm, big backing vocals and driving guitar
Read moreSong of the Day: The Lounge Society - Cain's Heresy
The Lounge Society
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s Speedy Wunderground release, another from the label and produced by Dan Carey, the latest strong single by the very promising young indie band from Hebdon Bridge in West Yorkshire
Read moreSong of the Day: Brodka and Scottibrains – Wrong Party
A shoe-in for Brodka
Song of the Day: With taut, rhythmic guitars, a jittery sax and strong melody that builds momentum, a brilliant indie postpunk collaboration between the Polish singer and the band involving innovative producer Dan Carey on his Speedy Wunderground label
Read moreSongs of the Day: Genesis Owusu - The Other Black Dog / Gold Chains
Totally dental: Genesis Owusu
Songs of the Day: With a vibrant, mischievous, refreshing delivery, a couple of fabulously catchy, clever hip hop/funk songs by the Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper from Canberra, in advance of his debut album Smiling With No Teeth, out in March
Read moreSong of the Day: Ohtis - Schatze (feat. Stef Chura)
Ohtis - Schatze
Song of the Day: Sweary, cuttingly ironic, catchy and clever, this conversational single by the trio from Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit captures the attitude of a selfish, male, anti-social, social media pest and gamer
Read moreSong of the Day: The Still Brothers - The Deep
Horns aplenty
Song of the Day: Inspired by sounds of subway preachers, New Orleans-style jazz funerals and hip hop, this single by Brooklyn childhood friends Andrew LeCoche (Ula Ruth) and Evan Heinze (The Shacks) is an uplifting horn-section anthem
Read moreSong of the Day: The Umlauts - Boiler Suits and Combat Boots
The Umlauts
Song of the Day; With a fabulous retro sound of early synth-pop, krautrock, new wave and post-punk, deadpan spoken German lyrics embody a humorous parody of “how artists fetishise Berlin as being the centre of the ‘cool’ art world and the dystopian uniformity”
Read moreSongs of the Day: Divide and Dissolve – Oblique / Denial / Mental Gymnastics / We Are Really Worried About You
Divide and Dissolve, aka Takiaya Reed (right) and Sylvie Nehill
Songs of the Day: Dynamic volume changes and explosive sounds traverse from classical to dark metal in these extraordinary genre-defying instrumental pieces inspired by the history of colonisation by the Melbourne-based duo from their album Gas Lit
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