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Mandrake Handshake - King Cnut
Song of the Day: A mesmeric spread of instruments stir this potent cauldron of a new single by the London band of “flowerkraut”, a hedonistic, brain-frying feast of krautrock, art-pop and psychedelia, here inspired by the 11th-century Norse ruler of Britain, released on the cult indie label Tip Top Recordings
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Geordie Greep’s forthcoming solo album, The New Sound
Song of the Day: The Black Midi frontman’s first solo release is a fabulous, frenetic swirl of guitar rock, jazz, prog, funk, pop and Latin, recorded Sãu Paulo, channelling Frank Zappa, Scott Walker, Broadway musicals, with a punchy horn section, his distinctive voice, clever lyrics, it heralds his forthcoming LP, The New Sound out on 4 October via Rough Trade
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Joan As Police Woman aka Joan Wasser
Song of the Day: A wonderful and welcome return by the NY multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Joan Wasser, with a song that seeks reconciliation of a dissolved romantic relationship, inspired by the styles of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, mixes soul, funk, pop and prog, and is second single from her forthcoming album Lemons, Limes & Orchids
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Blue Whale’s forthcoming sophomore album, Last Immediate Images
Song of the Day: Excellently angular, guitar post-punk spiralling with a crazed but controlled momentum by the Belfast band in this opening instrumental track of their forthcoming sophomore album, Last Immediate Images
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Osees’ latest album, Intercepted Message
Song of the Day: Another gem from 2023, a brilliantly madcap track taken from latest LP, Intercepted Message, by the prolific San Francisco rock band fronted by John Dwyer, with a prime example one with their current psychedelic, synth-punk fireworks to go with garage-rock guitar and double drums
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L'Rain’s new album, I Killed Your God, out on Mexican Summer
Song of the Day: Mesmeric, eclectic sounds mixing electronica, soul, pop, some rippling prog, warped guitar indie, sensual and wild wild vocals by the Brooklyn singer and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, taken from the forthcoming third album, I Killed Your Dog, out on Mexican Summer
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A scene from Squid’s multifaceted Swing (In A Dream) video directed by Yoonha Park
Song of the Day: Mellower on first listen than much their previous work, an intriguingly original dynamic exploration into the subconscious with an experimental prog element by the Brighton post-punk band, taken from their forthcoming new album O Monolith, out on Warp Records
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Fire-Toolz’s forthcoming album I Am Upset Because I See Something That Is Not There
Song of the Day: An entrancing, unwieldy energy ball of almost indescribable eclecticism comes with this experimental fusion of electronica, pop, dark metal, prog, jazz and ambience by the Chicago producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Angel Marcloid
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The Mars Volta’s Blacklight Shine
Song of the Day: After 10 years of schisms and side projects, the Texan prog-rock experimental duo of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and band finally reunite with an unique blend of funk, rock, Cuban and Afro-Cuban drumming and English and Spanish lyrics
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The cover of black midi’s forthcoming album Hellfire
Song of the Day: Taken from the acclaimed experimental British band’s forthcoming album Hellfire, a blistering, pacy, dynamic track of stop-start manic rhythmic in guitar, drums and brass, with a theme of hellish military command and its ordered chaos
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The Lazy Eyes
Song of the Day: “I want it all to be OK”. Thumpingly fun, psych-rock-funk number, streaked with insanely catchy riffs and bassline and dreamy vocals by the Sydney, Australia band from their forthcoming debut LP, following two EPs
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Debonair: Horsey’s latest album
Song of the Day: A flamboyant swirl of prog, jazz, post-punk, dynamic changes of pace and volume, and more than awash with visceral metaphor, this strangely transfixing love song by suave and showy south London quartet typifies their latest album, Debonair
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Dr. Joy’s self-titled debut album
Song of the Day: Taken from, and typifying their just released self-titled 8-track debut album, this wonderfully woozy, cosmic psychedelic number by the Toronto collective has a collage of influences including ‘cubism, dadaism, Baltic disco, Italian soundtracks, and babbling brooks’
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Cover art for black midi’s forthcoming album Cavalcade
Song of the Day: A frenetic new number about a violence-stirring cult fanatic by the lauded English young alt-rock band features a feast of nightmarish stop-starts, added violins, keyboards and a spoken narrative that points a finger at fascism
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The Lazy Eyes
Song of the Day: Wonderfully eccentric prog-rock-pop with classic guitar solos, a dash of King Gizzard, Deerhoof, and a fabulous dramatic pause, this number by the Sydney psych rock quartet is a joyful musical brain scramble
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TEKE::TEKE
Songs of the Day: After yesterday’s piano piece by Naoko Sakata, the Japanese artists abroad connection continues with the frenzy and energy of the psych rock band based in Montreal who combine traditional instruments with rock in with rapid changes of pace
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Some images from the extraordinary video for Igorrr’s Very Noise
Song of the Day: An unholy fusion of black metal, drum’n’bass, baroque, breakcore, electronica and more, this latest creative brain explosion by the French musician, also known as Gautier Serre, is an otherworldly onslaught of wit and arrhythmic anarchy
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From the cover of We’re Your Friends, Man – the newest album by The Bevis Frond
Song of the Day: Following Kamikaze Palm Tree we turn a new leaf towards the psych rock band fronted by Nick Saloman from their latest, 23rd studio album, We’re Your Friends, Man
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Once & Future Band
Song of the Day: After the frenzied blood in the brain by Pom Poko, a slower, but rather beautiful number on grey matter by the rock band from Oakland, California fronted by Joel Robinow
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David Bowie in Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, music by Stomu Yamashta
Song of the Day: With the passing of two great directors, Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci, a beautiful piece of music from a film by the former, starring David Bowie but with music by the Japanese composer
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