The second, long-awaited album by darkwave synthpop supremos Magnetic Skies called Fragments will be out on 7th November. Till then we’ve been listening to singles from the upcoming release and the final drop, Everything’s Alright is out today. Front man Simon Kent has this to say about the single: “This is the most hopeful, positive track on the…
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Eight studio albums in, Hot Chip remain as vital as ever and today they announce their first Best Of album, Joy In Repetition, to be released September 5th. Joy In Repetition – the title alludes to both the lyrics of their career-defining track and one of Alexis Taylor’s favourite Prince songs – captures something elemental about the band: a…
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Merpire’s highly anticipated second album, Milk Pool, drops today July 4th, featuring the previously released single Bigger. Melbourne based Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt – aka Merpire – first impressed music fans with her 2021 debut, Simulation Ride, and she’s back to take things even further. Fluid and metaphysical as the tides, Milk Pool is for “the romantics, the daydreamers,…
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Always inventive, with a unique and expansive world view, the international, female-led Snowapple collective has released a new album June 13th titled Utopia, blending music, theatre and activism. And they will be playing at Glastonbury festival on 25th June. The Snowapple collective evades pigeonholing into particular genre; instead they embracing and bring together different genres in…
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The Copenhagen-based duo 100%WET unveiled a euphoric single earlier this year titled Over Me, offering a glimpse into their distinctive, genre-blending sound. Their debut album, arriving on May 16th, features nine tracks that showcase their expansive, atmospheric style, sharpened by drum’n’bass rhythms and experimental pop elements. It’s an unconventional mix, but one that creates a…
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Lael Neale uprooted herself from her idyllic rural life in Virginia and relocated to Los Angeles – and it’s a move she has made more than once, due to lockdown. Such an extreme shift has provoked feelings of alienation and disconnection. Lael’s new album Altogether Stranger, her third with Sub Pop, delves into and tries…
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By some weird chance, the first time I heard Renegade, I was stepping off the tram and crossing the sad wasteland of Piccadilly Gardens to meet a friend in the Northern Quarter. Ominous, thundery synths and an echoey piano note fade to Jimi’s familiar vocals describing a bleak and tortured landscape, both emotionally and physically.…
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We’ve become fans of French-Canadian band Choses Sauvages with their upbeat brand of dance-punk. Their single called ‘En joue’ caught our attention last year. Now a new track just released called Cours Toujours offers another glimpse into the Francophone band’s sound. There’s a touch of Steely Dan to the opening notes before the track breaks…
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The North East-based band Parastatic are back with a tweaked lineup and an intriguing new album, Concrete Reborn on Workie Ticket Records. It’s a sonic exploration of architecture, specifically Brutalism, which coincidentally happens to be enjoying its own cinematic moment. I was surprised to realise that nearly a decade has gone by since I last…
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We’re excited to discover Pale Blue Eyes are to release their third studio album on 7th March. Titled New Place, to be released on the band’s Broadcast Recordings label, the work reflects a substantial shift in the band’s lives, both geographically and emotionally. The latest album includes two guest musicians who have featured in the…
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