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ALBUM REVIEW: THUNDERCAT – IT IS WHAT IT IS.

Is there anyone since the turn of the new millennium as influential as Stephen Lee Bruner, a.k.a Thundercat? Proudly toted as a corner of the Brainfeeder family, Thundercat’s influence can…

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Track: The Milltown Brothers – Stockholm

Colne, Lancashire band The Milltown Brothers showed their hand with the brilliant ’Slinky’ album almost 30 years ago, with a string of brilliant singles – Which way should i jump…

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See: Aesop Rock reveals new video for Drums on the Wheel

I don’t play video games. I wish I could because I remember the escape from childhood, but they just don’t keep my attention anymore. But when a video game’s creator…

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Track: Jenny Hval – Bonus Material

Photo credit: Jenny Berger Myhre Jenny Hval, the enchanting Norwegian multidisciplinary artist has released a strand alone single – Bonus Material, following on from last years acclaimed ‘The Practise of…

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Track: Gogo Penguin – Kora

Taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, out on June 5th via legendary Jazz label Blue Note, Manchester’s Mercury Prize winning trio Gogo Penguin have released a new track, ‘Kora’, named…

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News: Matador Records announce Guided By Voices ‘Alien Lanes’ reissue

Matador Records has announced a 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of Guided By Voices’ 1995 album Alien Lanes. Inspired by the multicolored drumhead featured on the album’s artwork, this new edition is pressed…

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TRACK: ATTRAKTORS – FUTURE SYSTEMS AND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

Nottingham trio Attraktors have dropped new single Future Systems along with the announcement of their debut album – ‘Attraktors’ via Vivod Records. As former members of Julian Cope’s band, Six…

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TRACK: ANE BRUN – TRUST PLUS NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND TOUR

Ane Brun has released a heart-warming new single, Trust, via her label, Balloon Ranger Recordings. It is the first taste of her as-yet-untitled eighth studio album, which will represent her first of…

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Track: The Loft – Up the hill and down the slope

Originally known as The Living Room, The Loft – Pete Astor, Dave Morgan, Bill Prince and Andy Strickland released just a handful of singles and a couple of compilations. Yet…

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Track: Sonic Boom – The Way You Live

Taken from his first album in 30 years, Sonic Boom – aka Peter Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3) has released The Way You Live, with the album, All Things Being Equal,…

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ALBUM REVIEW: THUNDERCAT – IT IS WHAT IT IS.

Track: The Milltown Brothers – Stockholm

See: Aesop Rock reveals new video for Drums on the Wheel

Track: Jenny Hval – Bonus Material

Track: Gogo Penguin – Kora

News: Matador Records announce Guided By Voices ‘Alien Lanes’ reissue

TRACK: ATTRAKTORS – FUTURE SYSTEMS AND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

TRACK: ANE BRUN – TRUST PLUS NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND TOUR

Track: The Loft – Up the hill and down the slope

Track: Sonic Boom – The Way You Live