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SEE: The beautiful noir diary of The Last Dinosaur’s ‘In The Belly Of The Whale’
A FEW weeks ago, yr humble scribe bet the farm a little bit while completely enraptured by The Last Dinosaur’s “Wholeness & The Implicate Order” (and anyway, isn’t this what we want from music? To transport us, elevate us, make us throw normal order to the wind?). The writer – and by the writer, I …
SEE: Francis of Delirium’s ‘Equality Song’: a righteous roar for parity
ONE of the bands of 2020 who’ve really got fire in their collective belly, Canadian-American duo Francis of Delirium have blazed back with a dance-your-Docs off plea that we need gender equality; like, right frickin’ now. The twosome, who call Luxembourg home, set out their stall with their debut release back in January, “Quit Fucking …
MEET: Steven Lind of Freak Heat Waves
FROM their eponymous Krautrock debut album in 2012, right through to the futuristic punk of 2018’s Beyond XXXL, Canadian duo Freak Heat Waves have consistently churned out unpredictable, bold and wildly different albums. Originally formed more than a decade ago with bassist James Twiddy as the third member before merging into the current incarnation consisting …
SEE: Nadine Khouri – ‘To Sleep’ (live at The Crypt): beauty benefits the Beirut blast
BRITISH-LEBANESE singer-songwriter Nadine Khouri, herself born in Beirut, has today released a live version of “To Sleep” across all digital platforms in support of victims of the deadly blast in her birth city a month ago. All proceeds from the sale of the track on Bandcamp will be donated to Baytna Baytak, an independent, non-government …
SEE: James Alexander Bright’s ‘Go’: lambent acoustic soul bliss on !K7
AN ILLUSTRATOR based in the deep, verdant landscape of Hampshire by day, James Alexander Bright is also a soothing and sunbathed acoustic soul talent who juggles a design career in watercress country with another life with groovy European arbiters of taste !K7, home to the likes of the mighty Jazzanova. He’s released a digital EP …
See: Run The Jewels release new video for Out of Sight (feat. 2 Chainz)
Taken from their brilliant RTJ4 album, Run The Jewels – aka El-P and Killer Mike have revealed a new video for ‘Out Of Sight’, and features hip-hop a-lister 2 Chainz. The track features these absorbing, edgy riffs, which wind their nightmarish way around the track, repeating ad nauseum throughout, but allowing all the protagonists space …
TRACK: Emmy the Great – ‘A Window/O’Keefe’: a Laurel Canyon lovers’ classic
BELLA UNION’S crafter of intelligent guitar pop with a real classic vibe, Emmy the Great, is gearing up to release her new album April /月音 on October 9th; and in preparing to open the door and let us in to that world, she’s released what sounds like a gorgeous highlight from an intense diary of an album …
See: Robert Glasper releases video for new single ‘Better Than I Imagined’ feat. H.E.R. And Meshell Ndegeocello
Following on from his recent musical supergroup Dinner Party, which saw Robert Glasper join forces with Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder, Glasper is back with a new single ‘Better than I Imagined, featuring H.E.R. And Meshell Ndegeocello. It’s the first new music from the Black Radio 3 project, coming in 2021. Of the song, Robert …
TRACK: Adulkt Life – ‘County Pride’: Huggy Bear and Male Bonding types combine for a righteous thrash
ADULKT LIFE is the new project of Chris Rowley, formerly of the brilliant riot grrrl torchbearers Huggy Bear, who’s got together with John Arthur Webb and Kevin Hendrick of Sub Pop noiseniks Male Bonding. And they’re setting out their manifesto for a nicely noisy indiepop future with their first single, “County Pride”, which is out …
TRACK: Rats On Acid – ‘Like It Like That’
UK PUNK quartet Rats On Acid showcase the raw and emotional mental state of a victim of a real-life traumatic experience through “Like It Like That” – the band’s latest, enraged classic punk single. And it was inspired by a real-life experience. Rats On Acid’s vocalist Konnie says: “This track explores the tragedy of an underage rape victim and the emotions …