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Starting something: Do Nothing
Song of the Day: Brand new punchy postpunk, nothing to do with penguins, but with a theatrically entertaining video and sharp lyrics by the witty Nottingham band fronted by singer Chris Bailey. Out on Exact Truth Records
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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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Petite Noir’s forthcoming album MotherFather
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s Basquiat-inspired number by ACR, more art, with a powerful, sensual soulful, indie-hip-hop fusion by the Belgian born, Congolese singer Yannick Ilunga, joined here by the charismatic Zambian rapper
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From the video for SAMO by ACR, featuring the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Song of the Day: Referencing the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, with his work animated in the the video, a fabulously funky, punchy, new electro-pop single by the legendary post-punk Manchester band from their forthcoming new album, 1982
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BC Camplight - The Last Rotation of Earth
Song of the Day: Dark, witty, fatalistically vivid, the Manchester-based American singer-songwriter returns with this beautifully humorous but melancholy title track from his forthcoming album
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Image from the animated video for t l k’s Serenia by Alfie Dwyer
Song of the Day: Ethereal, dreamy, intricate electronica by the Bristol producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, in her new song described a “self-soothing, metaphysical landscape” in the character of the title character’s mind palace, out on Giftshop Records
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Going back to go forward: The Blessed Madonna’s new version of We Still Believe
Song of the Day: Fabulously uplifting celebration of inclusive club culture and rejection of intolerance and fascism with in new version of an older track by the American DJ, producer and musician Marea Stamper, joined by Chicago house legend Jamie Principle
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Debby Friday
Song of the Day: Breaking out of a harsh, crash-smash electronica opening, this self-chiding number by the Toronto-based singer and rapper morphs into a beautiful, graceful soulful number and comes from her forthcoming album, Good Luck
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Drahla: Lip Sync
Song of the Day: Dark, alluring, smart art post-punk with angular guitar, a thrumming bass line and semi-spoken vocals by the band from Leeds inspired by the idea of syncing to social norms, social deflection without being fully present
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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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Stanlæy’s recent album theeverything_inbetween
Song of the Day: Taken from the recent album the_everything_inbetween, a gorgeous, meandering, eclectic, experimental track with jazz elements, strings and a distinctive high voice by the Bristol-based Bethany Stenning, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
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From the video for Depeche Mode’s Ghosts Again, directed by Anton Corbijn
Song of the Day: Basildon’s finest return with one of their best songs for years, the veterans’ newest noir electro-pop number filled with bittersweet melancholy, especially poignant after the sudden passing of bandmate Andy “Fletch” Fletcher in 2022
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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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Chappaqua Wrestling - Wide Asleep
Song of the Day: Powerfully building, anthemic wake-up call indie-pop with a big splash of 90s Oasis-style Britpop and shoegaze by the Brighton quartet from their forthcoming album Plus Ultra
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Drink in the retro disco: Girl Ray - Everybody's Saying That
Song of the Day: “Listen to your heart”. Wonderfully catchy, funky disco pop by the London indie trio of Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss, in a love song inspired by the 70s-style disco revival and the straight-to-the-heart simplicity of the disco greats
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Cowboy Nudes, the new single by Geese
Song of the Day: Slick, catchy, upbeat, fast, rhythmic, guitar indie by the Brooklyn band, their first since acclaimed 2021 debut album Projector, with a song “about life getting better, and more fun, after the end of the world” according frontman Cameron Winter
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Dele Sosumi’s forthcoming album, The Confluence
Songs of the Day: Beautiful, smooth fusion of afrobeat, jazz and pop by the Hackney-born Nigerian artist Dele Sosimi who was raised in Fela Kuti's commune, with two songs about about fortitude, and also acceptance and acknowledgement of individual creativity
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The incomparable Yves Tumor
Song of the Day: Pain and pleasure intertwine on this extraordinary new track by the unique American artist (Sean Bowie) of syncopated drums, big bassline and his sensual distinctive vocals, presented video inspired by Gulliver’s Travels as the trapped giant in Lilliput
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The Psychotic Monks from Paris
Song of the Day: A striking, menacing, dark, hypnotic fusion of electronica, techno, post-punk and industrial noise, with reversed sounds and shades of Underworld by French band in a song about exhaustion on tour and mental health within the music industry
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