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
Read moreSong of the Day: Emma Gatrill - Seed (featuring Rozi Plain and Kate Stables)
Song of the Day: A gorgeously uplifting new single of gentle folk pop with strings, percussion, brass keyboards by the Brighton-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist joined here by two members of This Is The Kit and others
Read moreSongs of the Day: Midlake and John Grant – You Don't Get To / Roadrunner Blues
Songs of the Day: In a smoothly brilliant blend, reuniting after Grant’s 2010 album Queen of Denmark, a double single release featuring the US/Icelandic solo artist’s typically caustic, humorous lyrics and the Denton folk-rock band’s classic sound
Read moreSong of the Day: Balming Tiger - Trust Yourself
Song of the Day: Catchy, snappy, witty upbeat hip-hop and alt-K-pop by Seoul’s South Korean collective that includes San Yawn, rapper Omega Sapien, DJ Abyss, Sogumm, Wnjn, and Mudd the Student
Read moreSong of the Day: The Irrepressibles - Transformation of Acceptance (from Self Love and Acceptance EP)
Song of the Day: A beautiful, tender, moving exploration of self-acceptance accompanied by piano and strings from the British singer-songwriter Jamie McDermott and friends, taken from their new six-track EP
Read moreSong of the Day: John J Presley - Silhouettes
Song of the Day: Powerful, dark, menacing new single with shades of Nick Cave by the singer and multi-instrumentalist from Walsall, here featuring some frenetic saxophone by Terry Edwards, and taken from John’s forthcoming second LP, Chaos & Calypso
Read moreSong of the Day: Liz Lawrence - I Was There (featuring Steve Mason)
Song of the Day: Brand new and alluringly original, the British singer-songwriter returns with a rich guitar sound and lyrics referencing climate change and the singularity, joined by the former Beta Band frontman
Read moreSong of the Day: 15 15 (QuinzeQuinze) - Perfect Heaven
Song of the Day: Unique, mesmeric, spiralling experimental electronica merged with soulful vocals by the Tahitian/Parisian band (also known as QuinzeQuinze), in a “landscape of a marvellous nightmare”, taken from their forthcoming EP Ataheva, out on S76
Read moreSong of the Day: Divorce - Scratch The Metal
Song of the Day: Heralding their new EP, Heady Metal, a beguiling, beautifully melodic alternative synth-pop love song by the alt-country/indie Nottingham quartet with a metaphor about revealing your less attractive side
Read moreSong of the Day: Jaakko Eino Kalevi and Alma Jodorowsky - Palace In My Head
Song of the Day: Dark, deep, ghostly but strangely alluring, and reminiscent of early Human League or early-80s goth-synth-pop, this new single by the Finnish musician joined by French French actress, fashion model and singer
Read moreSong of the Day: Big Thief - Born For Loving You
Song of the Day: A beautiful, life-spanning love song by the Brooklyn-based folk band of Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek and co, due to be released as a limited 7-inch single sharing another recent song, Vampire Empire, on 20 October
Read moreSong of the Day: Gazelle Twin: Black Dog
Song of the Day: Inimitably dark and original, a whispering, menacing new single and the title track from the brilliantly inventive, experimental British electronic artist Elizabeth Bernholz’s forthcoming new album out on Invada Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Marika Hackman - No Caffeine
Song of the Day: This engaging, sweet-sounding new indie single by the English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist feels initially like some upbeat health manual, but it is dark and edgy – “rattling off tactics to prevent a panic attack while likening her anxiety to an abusive partner”
Read moreSong of the Day: Art Feynman - Passed Over
Song of the Day: Wonderfully twisted, clever, oddly melancholy but melodiously catchy art-pop and funk by the California-based artist Luke Temple and band with synths, fabulous riffs, rhythm and sax, taken from his third album Be Good The Crazy Boys
Read moreSong of the Day: King Creosote - Blue Marbled Elm Trees
Song of the Day: A beautiful, uplifting new number and the first by the Scottish experimental folk singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson, from his upcoming album, I DES, his first for seven years, due out 3 November on Domino Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Oneohtrix Point Never - A Barely Lit Path
Song of the Day: A mesmeric, cinematic, dramatically building fusion of electronica and orchestral strings by the American producer and composer Daniel Lopatin, the final taken from his forthcoming new album Again, on on 29 September via Ridge Valley Digital / Warp Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Beirut - So Many Plans
Song of the Day: A beautiful, tender, wistful and crisply rhythmic alternative folk number by the New Mexico band led by trumpeter Zach Condon, taken from Beirut’s upcoming tenth album, Hadsel, out on 10 November via Pompeii Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Aoife Nessa Frances - Fantasy
Song of the Day: A beautiful, slow, vivid, evocative and stirring new alternative folk songs with rippling harp, woodwind, strings, keyboards and rich vocal harmonies by the Dublin artist, out on Partisan Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Flamingods - Tall Glass
Song of the Day: The Bahraini-British alternative psych-rockers return with with their unique sound, here layering funk guitars over wonky synths in a number inspired by Afro-synth music of the 1970s
Read moreSong of the Day: Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
Song of the Day: Using that garden scourge invertebrate as humorous metaphor, a wonderfully energetic, flamboyant fusion of post-punk, psych-rock and electronica by the south London band led by frontman Joe Love with their debut single, out on Domino Records
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