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13 hours ago

Beth Orton Announces New Album and Tour

'Waiting' is a celebration of moving out of the holding pattern fear keeps us in, showcasing a positive shift in Orton's musical journey.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Sean Shibe: Vesper review ever imaginative guitar virtuouso brings mind-expanding flights of fancy

Sean Shibe's new album showcases the guitar's expressive potential through works by three British composers, blending traditional forms with imaginative interpretations.
Berlin music
fromSPIN
1 week ago

It's Hip to Be Squarepusher - SPIN

Squarepusher's album Kammerkonzert showcases a modernist classical style with a unique blend of instruments and unconventional rhythms.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!': Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora

Tomora's debut album blends structured dance and chaotic pop, reflecting the contrasting approaches of its members, Tom Rowlands and Aurora.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Lola Young Is Doing a 'Hell of a Lot Better'

Um, so yeah, I think I would rather for the sake of my privacy not say too much. But what I would say is that recovery is an ongoing process. I'm not the finished article, but I'm doing a hell of a lot better.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks ago

Beak>'s Billy Fuller preps debut solo album: watch "Tailgates & Ratchet Straps" video

Billy Fuller releases his first solo album, Fragments, featuring the single 'Tailgates & Ratchet Straps' on April 3.
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fromSPIN
3 weeks ago

Raye's New Music May Contain Multitudes - SPIN

Raye's album 'This Music May Contain Hope' showcases her bold experimentation across genres, featuring 17 songs and collaborations with various artists.
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fromBustle
3 weeks ago

Little Simz Made A Special Appearance At This Pop-Up Fest In London

Sprite's FreshFest in Shoreditch celebrated its NBA partnership with music, food, and culture, featuring performances and the debut of the new 'Sprite Sound.'
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1 month ago

The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don't' Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation

I'm late for the school run. I'm stuck in traffic. I'm meant to be at my laptop, but I'm having to do it on my phone, in my car.
London
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Courtney Barnett returns with 'Creature of Habit'

Courtney Barnett's latest album 'Creature Of Habit' is a reflection on her personal changes, highlighting her journey towards self-improvement and kindness after a period of self-reflection.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Alexis Taylor: Paris in the Spring

Alexis Taylor's solo album Paris in the Spring breaks from his established delicate style, embracing freedom from genre constraints through diverse collaborations and eclectic sonic experimentation.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Tara Clerkin Trio: "Somewhere Good"

The Tara Clerkin Trio creates genre-defying music blending jazz, folk, psych rock, and kosmiche, with their new title track representing their strongest work yet.
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fromSPIN
1 month ago

Shabaka Picks Up the Sax and Drops Some Beats - SPIN

Shabaka Hutchings returns to saxophone on his solo album Of the Earth while expanding into production, rapping, and hip-hop rhythms, marking another unpredictable departure in his artistic evolution.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor shares Avalanches collab from new solo album, announces US shows

Alexis Taylor releases solo album Paris in the Spring with new single 'I Can Feel Your Love,' a collaboration with The Avalanches and Étienne de Crècy exploring themes of spiritual devotion and sensed connection.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Deer Tick announce new album & tour, share "Mary Singletary"

Deer Tick's ninth album Coin-O-Matic explores Rhode Island's hidden histories, blending working-class family dramas with mafia underworld narratives through nostalgic storytelling.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I never had those deep chats in the smoking area': Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album

Arlo Parks missed typical youth experiences due to early career success, later embracing nightlife and evolving her sound from confessional alt-pop to house and techno-influenced music on her third album Ambiguous Desire.
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from48 hills
2 months ago

Win tickets to Tara Yummy, Fleetmac Wood, Juliana Barwick + Mary Lattimore - 48 hills

48 Hills is giving away one pair of tickets to multiple San Francisco shows; enter by emailing marke@48hills.org by midnight on Wed/11 with requested details.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Dave review: British star transcends rapper status at hometown gig

Dave performed a sold-out O2 Arena show celebrating 10 years in music, showcasing his versatility across piano, guitar, and rap while promoting his third number-one album.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Waterbaby: Memory Be a Blade review stellar singer-songwriter pieces post-breakup life back together

Waterbaby's debut album explores romantic heartbreak and self-discovery through intimate instrumentation and introspective lyrics that capture the emotional complexity of moving beyond a past relationship.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

Tessa Rose Jackson's The Lighthouse is a folk-rooted, intimate album exploring ancestry, grief and memory with warm instrumentation, assured vocals, and luminous production.
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

Everglow is a "Sketchbook" for Musicians on the Go

Designed by Korean up-and-comer Woojin Yang, Everglow is a handheld mini-keyboard that fits into any bag. The "musical sketchbook" of sorts allows artists to quickly jot down ideas when they're not in front of their instruments or computers. The sleekly-designed device comes with a generative AI-based sound system that allows them to iterate and develop a song on the spot, not just transcribe the initial tune.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Loraine James announces new album ft Low's Alan Sparhawk, Tirzah, Miho Hatori, more: hear "In a Rut"

Loraine James releases new album Detached From The Rest Of You on May 8 via Hyperdub, featuring collaborations with Low's Alan Sparhawk, Tirzah, Miho Hatori, Sydney Swan, and Le3 bLACK x Fyn Dobson, with increased vocal prominence throughout.
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fromConsequence
2 months ago

Arctic Monkeys Drummer Says They Will "Always" Make Music Together

Arctic Monkeys released charity single "Opening Night" and say they will continue making music together, though no immediate plans for new material exist.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi review big, generous, provocative music-making on a small stage

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi created an eclectic voice-and-piano recital blending folk, opera, jazz, pop and classical, reinterpreting diverse songs with emotional intensity.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Damon Albarn, Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten, and Kae Tempest Join Forces for New Song

Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten, and Kae Tempest collaborated with a star-studded ensemble and a 43-piece choir on the War Child compilation single "Flags".
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Mumford & Sons: Prizefighter

Mumford & Sons repeatedly reinvented their sound, endured criticism, and returned to folk roots while collaborating with notable producers and artists.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We're a pub friendship with songs attached': deadpan dazzlers Black Box Recorder return, thanks to Billie Eilish

Black Box Recorder reunites after 14 years, driven by renewed streaming popularity following Billie Eilish's endorsement of their 1998 debut single 'Child Psychology'.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold Plots Solo Tour

Robin Pecknold will tour the East Coast in April with Allegra Krieger for four dates, then perform a Judee Sill tribute at 92nd Street Y.
#king-tuff
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Sean Shibe: Tiny Desk Concert

Sean Shibe breaks classical guitar conventions by mastering both nylon and electric repertoire and performing technically explosive contemporary works by Thomas Ades.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

SPELLLING teams with Turnstile's Brendan Yates for new version of "Portrait of My Heart"

SPELLLING released a remix of Portrait of My Heart featuring guest vocals from Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Heavenly's Amelia Fletcher tells us what makes a song a Heavenly song ++ hear "Scene Stealing" from new LP

Heavenly pairs catchy, inviting melodies with darker, inward lyrics, updated to reflect an older perspective and women's increased willingness to speak up.
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