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Out of the darkness come … Deep Tan
Song of the Day: Dirty, droll and furry, hairy and hedonistic, this beautifully offbeat, oddball, Slits-cum-Bette Davis, sharp, stark, post-punk number by the London trio is inspired by the act of sex in animal costumes, and was recorded and produced by Dan Carey for his Speedy Wunderground label
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Hull’s Jodie Langford
Song of the Day: A punchy, bouncy spoken word number expressing a witty double-edged perspective on lockdown and afterwards by the Hull poet, here joined by the electronica artist, DJ and producer and taken from an album by local young persons’ mental health charity The Warren Youth Project
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Evolving places … Aboutface
Song of the Day: Inspired by the cycles and patterns of urban nature and our place within it, this gorgeously unfolding piece by the artist from Southend on Sea features spoken word, crisp acoustic guitar, gentle synths and beautifully developing percussion
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Tirzah’s recent new album, Colourgrade
Song of the Day: Minimal, mysterious, intimate, experimental electronica by the singer-songwriter Tirzah Mastin from Essex about the capturing the invisible flux between people, and is taken from her new album Colourgrade, out on Domino
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Hey! It’s Gaspard Augé
Song of the Day: A pair of swirling orchestral electro-disco-pop 70s-style instrumentals from one half of the French duo Justice that gallop into full-on chorus after chorus and are taken from Augé’s solo album Escapades out on Ed Banger Records and Because Music
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Italia 90
Song of the Day: Released earlier this year, witty, caustic socio-political commentary by the London post-punk band out on Brace Yourself Records, and who are are about to begin a live tour
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Song of the Day: Sublimely written and powerfully delivered with a strong, full-range emotive voice, guitar and orchestration, this latest song by the singer-songwriter from Oklahoma is about keeping a grip on oneself through hard times
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Far In - the new album by Helado Negro
Song of the Day: A serenely catchy, friendship-themed electro-pop single by the Florida-born, Brooklyn based artist Roberto Carlos Lange, who experimentally mixes folk and Latin influences emanating from his Ecuadorian parents
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Cheap Teeth
Song of the Day: Reminiscent of The Birthday Party, The Cramps, and The Clash, with a thumping bass riff and powerful vocal delivery by Joe Laycock, this rollicking gothic post-punk number by the Edinburgh band evokes a seedy, but infectious underworld
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Circuit des Yeux
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album -io (22 October on Matador Records), this haunting, dark, experimental number by the Chicago band has a hallucinatory flavour to the topic of blindly believing everything you hear
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The forthcoming album Projector, by Geese.
Song of the Day: Slick guitar harmonies, powerful stomping bass and forceful, vivid vocal delivery by the young post-punk Brooklyn band from their forthcoming album, Projector, out on 29 October on Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam
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From the visualizer for Joyeria’s Here Comes Trouble
Song of the Day: Addressing personal vices and perhaps larger issues, this debut single by the Canadian multi-instrumentalist comes two parts - witty, catchy indie, moving into a frenzied instrumental of electro-krautrock
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Sam Evian’s forthcoming album Time To Melt
Song of the Day: The crisp, laid back, stylish, gentle funk of this single by the Brooklyn artist comes in a clever contrast to the seriousness of subject – a divided America facing a Capitol skirmish scandal and difficult schisms to deal with and heal
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Debonair: Horsey’s latest album
Song of the Day: A flamboyant swirl of prog, jazz, post-punk, dynamic changes of pace and volume, and more than awash with visceral metaphor, this strangely transfixing love song by suave and showy south London quartet typifies their latest album, Debonair
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The Clockworks
Song of the Day: ‘Half a mind to sign on. the line, and half a mind to throw it all away’. Passionate, post-punk indie by the Irish four-piece band, formed in Galway, now based in London and spotted and instantly signed by legendary mogul Alan McGee on his It’s Creation Baby label.
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Seven up: Keg
Song of the Day: Wonderfully upbeat, sharp, postpunk indie by the 7-piece Brighton band infused with jagged guitars, vibrant brass and wonky synths, in a song that traverses the globe inspired by the lead singer Albert Haddenham’s mum moving around to work in different RAF bases
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Opus Kink
Song of the Day: Sharp, angry, fast-moving indie post-punk with a dash of The Clash, LCD Soundsystem, Pigbag and a vibrant brass section make up this latest single by the dynamic Brighton band and produced by Tim Burgess
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Multi-layered: Ben Zaidi’s Blues
Song of the Day: The Seattle singer-songwriter’s new single is infused with a crisp rhythm, gentle acoustic riffs and intelligent lyrics about a family bereavement launching into heap of detail about life problems, and a sensitive voice reminiscent of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
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Tycho’s cover design for new single Only Love
Song of the Day: Dreamy, ambient psychedelia by the San Francisco musician and designer Scott Hansen, here joined on vocals by the frontman of Death Cab for Cutie in this new number that reduces a solution to the world’s problems to a simple, timeless formula
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Horse Meat Disco’s Love & Dancing album
Song of the Day: Wonderfully dance-infectious, catchy retro mix of 70s disco and funk, this new Ray Mang Extended Remix of this title track number from the 2020 album Love & Dancing featuring the NYC band and the London DJ collective
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