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TRACK: Melin Melyn – ‘Rebecca’: announcing Cymru’s latest quirk-psych crackers

GORKY’S. (There’s never any escaping Gorky’s, and how great they are, let’s face it. If you were really lucky, you actually could’ve seen them at the Hacienda.) Meilyr Jones. Gulp.…

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Neutrals release new video for ‘Personal Computing’

Out right now is the new single from Bay Area indie pop / post-punk group Neutrals. Out on legendary Slumberland Record, it marks the end of the SLR30 series; sign…

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TRACK: listen to James Bailey’s new track, ‘Cinema’

HIPHOP/R&B artist James Bailey, who hails from Los Angeles, has released a brand-new track, “Cinema”. Bailey wrote “Cinema” during a long-distance relationship in which he and his lover found themselves…

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EP: McCookerybook and Rotifer – Equal Parts

Those familiar with either of the protagonists involved in this release, an EP of rather lovely indie pop, with a nod towards folk and Motown along the way, will know…

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SEE: the cosmic anime for Battles’ ‘Sugar Foot’; remix EP out now on Warp

TRIPPY NYC art-rock outfit Battles have dropped a cosmic animation for their track “Sugar Foot”, featuring the gliding vocal talents of none other than Yes’s Jon Anderson, and visually referring…

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TRACKS: See the video for Femi Kuti’s ‘Pà Pá Pà’ and hear Made Kuti’s ‘Your Enemy’ ahead of February’s twin albums

AFROBEAT founding father and steely political activist Fela Kuti gifted us a wondrous back catalogue investigating jazz, funk, hiphop, rock, traditional Nigerian musics, so much more, before passing in 1997.…

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SEE: Arlo Parks – ‘Caroline’: extra UK dates for next summer

MAY WE talk of one of the artists to properly keep an eye on in ’21? We may? Excellent. Arlo Parks grew up in South-West London, a self-confessed tomboy, super-sensitive,…

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See: UK rapper Karizma releases jazz-inflected new single, ‘Ostrich’

With a host of collaborators littering his past work, including Rodney P, Verb Y and Scorzayzee, UK rapper Karizma has returned with a new sound and partnership with producer Jack…

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Salami Rose Joe Louis – new track ‘We’re Dumb’ and album ‘Chapters of Zdenka’

It fits that Lindsay Olsen, aka. Salami Rose Joe Louis, used to be a scientist. Her music commits to questions and experiments, probing the possibilities of out-there pop with a…

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EP Review: The Moors – 15 Minutes

NYC’s The Moors just released their debut EP, ’15 Minutes.’ Formed in 2018, The Moors is comprised of lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Din (Mubashir Mohi-ud-Din) and lead guitarist,…

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TRACK: Melin Melyn – ‘Rebecca’: announcing Cymru’s latest quirk-psych crackers

Neutrals release new video for ‘Personal Computing’

TRACK: listen to James Bailey’s new track, ‘Cinema’

EP: McCookerybook and Rotifer – Equal Parts

SEE: the cosmic anime for Battles’ ‘Sugar Foot’; remix EP out now on Warp

TRACKS: See the video for Femi Kuti’s ‘Pà Pá Pà’ and hear Made Kuti’s ‘Your Enemy’ ahead of February’s twin albums

SEE: Arlo Parks – ‘Caroline’: extra UK dates for next summer

See: UK rapper Karizma releases jazz-inflected new single, ‘Ostrich’

Salami Rose Joe Louis – new track ‘We’re Dumb’ and album ‘Chapters of Zdenka’

EP Review: The Moors – 15 Minutes