Song of the Day: Inspired by the death of a young WW2 Spitfire pilot, a dark, yet evocative, exciting, pacy, dynamic, postpunk single with distorted guitars, propeller like drums, and the alluring, explosive presence of Jojo Orme, heralding a debut album Glutton for Punishment, and produced by Dan Carey on Speedy Wunderground
Read moreSong of the Day: Sorry - Waxwing
Song of the Day: A wonderfully warped and weird new single by the London-based experimental indie band, with bursts of static, spectral synths, dark humour chopped vocals from lead-songwriter Asha Lorenz and catchy pop hooks on the themes of desire and catharsis, plus a cheeky reference to a 1982 Toni Basil hit
Read moreSong of the Day: Vundabar - Life Is A Movie
Song of the Day: “What were you doing in my song last night?” After yesterday’s serene love meta-song by C Duncan, another clever but different analogy with this punchy, witty indie-rock number of creative references by the Boston, Massachussetts band, out on Loma Vista
Read moreSong of the Day: C Duncan - It's Only A Love Song
Song of the Day: This beautiful, romantic, melodiously gliding orchestral pop meta-song, flush with swooning strings and yearning, is the title track heralding the Scottish multi-instrumentalist and singer’s forthcoming new album out on 24 January 2025 via Bella Union
Read moreSong of the Day: MRCY - Angels
Song of the Day: Timeless, uplifting new soul reminiscent of the golden period of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield by the duo of south London singer Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Huddersfield producer Barney Lister with a number “trusting that the universe will be on your side, provided you go for what you want.”
Read moreSong of the Day: Father John Misty - She Cleans Up
Song of the Day: Josh Tillman’s latest single is a driving, witty, catchy, talky glam-rock stomper packed with religious and female references, and heralds his sixth forthcoming album Mahashmashana out 22 November via Bella Union (UK & Europe) and Sub Pop for the rest world
Read moreSong of the Day: Tiberius b - New Life
Song of the Day: Strikingly original and new experimental pop by the London-based singer-songwriter who hails from Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada, who born Frank Belcourt. Out on Zelig Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Summer Pearl - The Creator
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s Greentea Peng, another stylishly cool London singer-rapper brings spiritual and political lyrics and female power in hip-hop-jazz-soul number that reminds us that music is a healer and out on Kitto Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Greentea Peng - TARDIS (hardest)
Song of the Day: With a distinctive new fusion of hip-hop, trip-hop, neo soul, dub, reggae, jazz, and psychedelia, south London artist Aria Wells returns after two years with a stylish number with a dark bassline, tinkling piano, and something of a manifesto about pure expression
Read moreSong of the Day: Tunng - Didn't Know Why
Song of the Day: Gorgeous, delicate folktonica by the British band who pioneered this sound, heralding their forthcoming album Love You All Over Again, due out on 24 January 2025, and marking 20 years since the band’s first album, Mother’s Daugher and Other Songs, out on Full Time Hobby
Read moreSong of the Day: Youth Lagoon - My Beautiful Girl
Song of the Day: Delicate, vivid, tenderly sensitive, piano-accompanied new work by the moniker of experimental singer-songwriter Trevor Powers, with a new single out on Fat Possum Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Biig Piig- Decimal
Song of the Day: Sensual deep-bass funk and dance music in this latest single by the singer and rapper Jessica Smyth from Cork, Ireland, who also spent time growing up in Spain, and performs bilingually, out on Sony Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Saya Gray - Shell (Of A Man)
Song of the Day: A beautiful, agile, indie-folk-alt-country new single by the Canadian-Japanese artist, heralding, after previous EPs, her forthcoming debut album, SAYA, due out in February 2025 on Dirty Hit Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Yukimi - Break Me Down (featuring Lianne La Havas)
Song of the Day: After seven albums with her band, the Little Dragon singer launches a solo project with this beautiful serene but also defiant debut single, joined by the British singer on guitar and also a co-writer, and out on Ninja Tune
Read moreSong of the Day: Maribou State - Otherside (featuring Holly Walker)
Song of the Day: The English electronic artists Chris Davids and Liam Ivory return with a sparkling, funky, electro-pop with the fabulous soaring voice of guest vocalist Holly Walker, heralding their forthcoming new album, Hallucinating Love, out on 31 January 2025 via Ninja Tune
Read moreSong of the Day: A Place To Bury Strangers - Fear Of Transformation
Song of the Day: Taken from the Brooklyn band’s recently released and seventh album, Synthesizer, a dark and alluring goth-electro-postpunk number reminiscent of 1980s Suicide, about a teenage boy sneaking our of his parent's house to go to his first Furry party, but with a deadly secret – he's a werewolf
Read moreSong of the Day: Cheekface - Flies (featuring Jeff Rosenstock)
Song of the Day: Catchy, quirky engaging indie-pop with clever lyrics and an infectiously buzzy baritone sax bassline by Jeff Rosenstock joining the Los Angeles trio Amanda Tannen, Gregory Katz and Mark Edwards
Read moreSong of the Day: The Weather Station - Neon Signs
Song of the Day: Sublime sounds, yet also perceptive, anxious lyrics come with new experimental folk-pop by the Toronto-based singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman, with beautiful piano, percussion, flute and more, heralding her upcoming album Humanhood, out on Fat Possum, 17 January 2025
Read moreSong of the Day: Ela Minus - Broken
Song of the Day: The Colombian experimental dance electro-pop artist returns with her alluring voice and presence, vibrant synthesizers and an infectious beat, but also themes of suffering and resilience, in this new track heralding her upcoming album, DIA, set for release on 17 January 2025, via Domino Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Primal Scream - Ready To Go Home
Song of the Day: A stylishly catchy fusion of 70s funk, psychedelia and rave music in this upbeat contemplation of death by the Scottish cult rockers fronted by Bobby Gillespie, here produced by David Holmes who is also a co-writer for this latest single heralding the new album, Come Ahead, out on 8 November on BMG
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