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Darkside trip through aural dimensions on new jam “The Limit”

Rob HApril 8, 2021

After last year's surprise return with "Liberty Bell", Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington aka Darkside promised a new album called Spiral for Spring 2021. Well, ...

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Japanese Breakfast tells a stirring tale of longing on the glacial “Posing in Bondage”

Rob HApril 8, 2021

Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast recently made her emphatic return with "Be Sweet", the lead single from forthcoming album Jubilee. Today she delivers th...

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Sour Widows weave a beautiful and tragic account of a friend’s addiction on “Bathroom Stall”

Rob HApril 8, 2021

Following the release of their self-titled debut EP last year, Bay Area trio Sour Widows are releasing a new EP called Crossing Over on April 23 via Exploding ...

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Lou Hayter shares a chic summer sizzler in “Telephone”

Rob HApril 8, 2021

It's been a long build from last year's singles "My Baby Just Cares For Me" and "Private Sunshine", but Lou Hayter is now approach the release of her debut sol...

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Belot cuts to the chase with the percolating pop proposition “Bed”

Rob HApril 8, 2021

London-based pop provocateur Belot proved herself an adept translator of social awkwardness on last year's debut EP Electric Blue, and she continues that traje...

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Tkay Maidza returns with raucous energy by way of “Syrup”

Chase McMullenApril 8, 2021

Tkay Maidza didn't come to play. She doesn't even have the time for it. The Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised artist continues to rise on the back of a recent sl...

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Crumb deliver a couple of polychromatic delights “BNR” and “Balloon”

Rob HApril 7, 2021

Dreampop quartet Crumb returned last month with "Trophy", and they've made a quick follow-up with a new double drop of new songs "BNR" and "Balloon". "BNR"...

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Overcoats enlist Tennis to explore how heartbreak disrupts progress on the moody “The Hardest Part”

JT EarlyApril 7, 2021

The Brooklyn-based indie-pop pair Overcoats have teamed up with their colleagues Tennis for “The Hardest Part”, which is out now via Loma Vista. Overcoats say:...

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Sinead O’Brien returns with the livewire “Kid Stuff”

Rob HApril 7, 2021

Irish punk poet Sinead O'Brien released her excellent debut EP Drowning in Blessings last September, but she returns today with "Kid Stuff", a signifier of new...

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White Flowers draw us in with the beseeching dreampop of “Help Me Help Myself”

Rob HApril 7, 2021

White Flowers is the Preston-based duo of Joey Cobb and Katie Drew, who have been releasing music for a good few years, but are now on the ramp-up to their deb...

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