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Photo: Heather SaitzWell that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out September 9th on Ram On Records. Cayenne Flowerbed is the follow-up to the band’s acclaimed 2023 album Rattlesnake Dream which we were big fans of around these parts, and is described as carrying their musical vision into uncharted territory with the help of producer Chris Dadge (Alvvays, Chad VanGaalen). Following on from the just lovely I Found A River, they’ve also this…
Cody Carpenter is speaking to me from Tokyo, where he’s been based for the last few years. He’s just re‑listened to Cathedral, the thunderous, synth‑driven metal album he’s created with his father, John Carpenter and long‑time collaborator Daniel Davies, to accompany their new graphic novel of the same name. Credit: Sophie Gransard “Just before getting on the Zoom to talk to you today, I re‑listened to the album,” Cody says. “I was really happy with the work we did on the album. It came out really well.” Cathedral isn’t just another record in an already impressive run of collaborations. It’s…
Model Man returns with ‘Fade Away’ a single with vocalist EV that marks the next chapter in his ongoing album campaign. Built from warm piano chords and garage drums, the track lands in the same emotionally charged piano house territory that has defined his sound since his earliest releases, but with an urgency and directness that feels new. The track opens with the kind of chord progression that feels both familiar and slightly out of reach, the sensation of a memory you can’t quite locate. Over rolling, tight drums drawn from UK garage’s most kinetic moments, EV’s vocal cuts through…
Credit : Donald MilneTeenage Fanclub have announced their new album Do Not Dare To Dream, due out on 9th October via Merge Records. The band’s 13th studio album follows the 2023 release Nothing Lasts Forever and finds the group continuing to evolve. To accompany today’s announcement, the band has shared the lead single Day In The Sun, alongside a video filmed on location at Black Bay Studio on Great Bernera by Donald Milne. See below to enjoy.Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumnNorman Blake and Raymond McGinley have been making music together in Teenage…
Mel Hudson’s Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido is ostensibly a show about sex, but in reality it’s about something far more interesting: what happens when women reach midlife and take the opportunity to rediscover themselves. Hudson speaks directly to women in their forties, fifties and sixties who may be wondering where their libido went, and whether they even want it back. With warmth and wit, she dismantles the idea that libido is simply about sex. Instead, she celebrates it as a life force – the spark that fuels creativity, curiosity, confidence and joie de vivre. The show’s premise: a Richard…
Fatima Hajji releases new single ‘I’m Feeling’ on Insomniac’s Mutate Records. Driven by a relentless schranz foundation, the high-intensity track pairs rapid-fire percussion and heavyweight kicks with piercing synths, sweeping effects and rising waves of white noise. Together, the elements build towards a charged, warehouse-focused sound. A distorted vocal sample runs throughout the track, repeatedly looping into a hypnotic refrain that adds to its surreal and disorientating atmosphere. Born in Salamanca, theSpanish-Moroccan producerhas developed her own take on hard techno by bringing together industrial textures, tribal rhythms and African influences, while drawing inspiration from her Arab heritage. Hajji’s productions have…
Gentle Nature Joins Forces With Mick Jenkins on New Single “Left For Dead”Independent R&B/Soul artist Gentle Nature drop’s his latest single, Left For Dead, today (July 24), featuring acclaimed Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins.Blending Gentle Nature’s warm, analog driven production with Jenkins’ sharp lyricism, the track delivers a compelling mix of soulful instrumentation and introspective rap. The collaboration marks a notable moment for the Los Angeles artist, whose sound draws inspiration from psychedelic soul, hip hop and jazz.Speaking on the release, Gentle Nature described working with Jenkins as a “full circle moment”, citing the Chicago MC as a long-time influence. The…
Alex Farell announces his debut album ‘Youngest In Charge’ to coincide with the first single, ‘Club Acid’. The album arrives on 30th October 2026 via Sara Landry’s HEKATE imprint. Spanning ten tracks, the record showcases the full breadth of his evolving sound, drawing together hard dance and techno with influences of trance, acid and psytrance into a cohesive body of work built around movement, tension and peak-time energy. Alex is one of the youngest DJs in the music scene, with an introduction to music like no other. He started out DJing at home at just 12 years old, landing some…
Face The Promise, the only Bob Seger album never to have been released on vinyl, will make its debut on plastic on September 18 as an expanded version is released to mark its 20th anniversary.Face the Promise was originally released in September 2006, after an 11-year hiatus following 1995’s It’s a Mystery. Notably, it was Seger’s first studio album since 1975’s Beautiful Loser not to feature the Silver Bullet Band, as he self-produced the project in Nashville using session musicians.”I am so hard on myself as a songwriter,” Seger told The Northern Express in 2006. “I never really know the…
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, is home to New Sunday, a studio project that has got some incredible sounds to them. The single is “The Empty Street,” the third since launching early this year, and is a whimsical blend of cinematic acoustic music and driving folk beats, with some contemporary pop vocals polishing it off….a stunning cinematic folk-pop journey filled with soothing strings and atmospheric beauty.Built around songwriter Einar Askelsson’s carefully crafted compositions, the track showcases her vocals and her attention to detail with her music. It is simply stunning, with the atmospheric sounds and the soothing violin strings offering you plenty of…
Out of the music scene in Lincolnshire, England, is Riri Rose, and the singer-songwriter has recently released a personal new single, “Questions I’ll Never Know.”…a sensational debut with a cinematic, nostalgic acoustic track that blends Britpop charm with stunning vocals.The new offering is the first track to be lifted from her new album, and it draws inspiration from her growing up in a small village in Lincolnshire. It’s incredibly acoustic, and Riri’s vocals are simply stunning throughout, with the clean acoustic guitar tones paving the way for you to get truly stuck into it.It’s cinematic and nostalgic at the same…
Niki Kini brings humour back to pop with Weatherman, a disco-funk single inspired by Britain’s most unreliable recurring character: the weather. The track pairs bright grooves with tongue-in-cheek observations about rain, heat, commuting and collective UK misery. Rather than forcing a heavy message, Niki leans into everyday frustration and turns it into something playful, immediate and highly relatable. She explains:This song is genuinely a lot of fun and based on basically everyday real-life scenarios in the UK.That lightness is central to Niki’s wider identity. Since debuting in 2019, she has explored relationships, adulthood, self-belief and racist abuse without losing the…