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Track: Fontaines D.C. unveil anthemic new single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ ahead of antipodean tour.

Following a year in which Fontaines D.C.‘s album ‘Romance’ almost universally featured in critics’ favourite albums of 2024, the Irish band has just released its brand new single ‘It’s Amazing…

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Track: Everything is Recorded return with atmospheric new single “Swamp Dream #3”

Everything Is Recorded, the project led by producer Richard Russell, has returned with Swamp Dream #3, a stripped-back, almost minimal sounding single featuring Clari Freeman-Taylor of Mary in the Junkyard.…

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Track & Video: King Krule Drops Latest EP ‘SHHHHHHH!’ Following Critically Acclaimed ‘Space Heavy’

A year has passed since Archy Marshall, famously known as King Krule, released his critically acclaimed fourth studio album, ‘Space Heavy’. The South London artist has now made a grand…

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Track: Ahead of his new album, Kamasi Washington releases the fresh and funky Get Lit, feat. George Clinton & D Smoke

“Get Lit”, the new single from Kamasi Washington, is a compelling blend of funky grooves and jazz-infused rap, enriched by Washington’s signature spiritual jazz elements. It offers a bold taste…

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News: The Smile announce new album and 2024 tour

The Smile have today revealed details of their brand-new album Wall Of Eyes, set for release on 26th January on XL Recordings. The band have also shared the title track from the…

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News: Prodigy’s Fat Of The Land’s 25th anniversary celebrated with vinyl reissue, plus brand new Andy C remix

Today, Thursday 30th June, marks the 25 th anniversary of an extraordinary record, the iconic Fat Of The Land from The Prodigy. Taking underground rave music and, without diluting it…

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TRACK: Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke’s ‘Her Revolution’ is a psychedelic ‘tronica beauty

IF YOU’RE involved in deep vinyl Twitter, you may have noticed some shops offering a plain black 12″, plain black sleeve, strickly flesh customers only, these past few days, with…

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TRACK: Arca’s ‘Mequetrefe’ is shattered-mirror futurism

XL RECORDINGS’ avant-pop futurist Arca has premiered a new track, “Mequetrefe,” ahead of forthcoming album Kick i, which XL is releasing next Friday, June 26th (with a vinyl press available…

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See: Arca releases new video for ‘Time’

Venezuelan artist, singer, DJ, performer and composer Arca has returned with anew album KiCk i, out via XL Recordings on June 26th. She’s roped in stellar collaborators for the album…

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Album Review: Everything is Recorded – Friday Forever

I tend to view concept albums with suspicion so when XL chief Richard Russell’s Everything is Recorded project landed in our inbox, complete with explanation that here was an exploration…

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