Song of the Day: A powerful, surging stirring, experimental postpunk but also melodic track by the Sydney-based duo of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet, about the tumultuous political landscape of Queensland during the reign of 60s-80s Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Read moreSong of the Day: Naima Bock - Kaley
Song of the Day: A beautiful, simmering, melancholy sax-infused folk number by the south London former Goat Girl member, written on a visit to Tucan and described as about betrayal and the subsequent lack of direction that follows, and heralding her second album Below a Massive Dark Land
Read moreSong of the Day: Clothesline From Hell - You Don't Know
Song of the Day: A mesmeric new single that builds momentum with syncopated drum beats, reversed vocals, intricate riffs and an alluring voice by the Toronto indie-bedroom-pop artist Adam LaFramboise, taken from his upcoming EP Soon We’ll All Be Smoking
Read moreSong of the Day: Bright Eyes - Bells and Whistles
Song of the Day: A stomping, chirpy, super-catchy whistle-along number by Omaha’s Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Walcott, all about life’s tiny details, that seem small but turn to be important. It heralds the forthcoming album Five Dice, All Threes, out on 20 September on Dead Oceans
Read moreSong of the Day: Laurie Anderson - Road To Mandalay
Song of the Day: With a magical, dream-like atmosphere, shimmering guitars, violin, and the soft spoken narrative voice of the veteran American musical experimentalist and artist best known for O Superman, this comes from her new album Amelia, due out on 30 August on Nonesuch Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Hamish Hawk - Big Cat Tattoos
Song of the Day: The Edinburgh singer-songwriter returns with his usual witty, polished, wordplay and panache-filled alt-pop, heralding his forthcoming new album, A Firmer Hand, out on 16 August on So Recordings
Read moreSong of the Day: Isobel Campbell - Do or Die
A rather beautiful, delicate acoustic track about life and creativity by the LA-based Scottish singer-songwriter’s brand new album, Bow To Love, out now on Cooking Vinyl
Read moreSong of the Day: Hayden Thorpe - They
Song of the Day: A beautiful, crisp, enchanting, experimental number of interweaving polyrhythms with clarinet, by the British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and former Wild Beasts frontman taken from the upcoming album Ness, out 27 September on Domino
Read moreSong of the Day: Pom Poko - Go
Song of the Day: A fantastic frenzy of a new single about life as a messy to-do list, featuring string harmonics in both guitar and bass played at breakneck speed by the Norwegian indie postpunk band, heralding their forthcoming third album, Champion, out on 16 August on Bella Union
Read moreSong of the Day: Brijean - Euphoric Avenue
Song of the Day: Deliciously dream-like delicate vocals and rich, intertwining luscious sounds by the duo of LA-based singer and percussionist Brijean Murphy of Toro Y Moi and Poolside, and multi-instrumentalist and producer Doug Stuart
Read moreSong of the Day: Canty - ta-da
Song of the Day: Dark, gently thrumming, softly textured bass and a distinctive experimental electronica sound by the East London singer, musician and producer’s latest EP, hahahahahahahahaha, out on Full Time Hobby
Read moreSong of the Day: Gia Ford - Loveshot
Song of the Day: The new single by the darkly angelic Sheffield artist brings a fabulous meaty funk and bite with catchy hook and chorus, as well as airing that soaring, beautifully serene voice of previous releases, and is out now on Chrysalis Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Cosmorat - St. Villain
Song of the Day: This opening track from the London indie-alt-pop trio’s new EP, Evil Adjacent, is a beautiful ghostly. dark, powerful creation showing the breadth of their dynamic, experimental and original range
Read moreSong of the Day: Storefront Church - Coal
Song of the Day: Dark, cinematic, orchestral, vividly disturbing but highly evocative new work by the LA-based composer, singer and musician Lukas Frank taken from his forthcoming album Ink & Oil
Read moreSong of the Day: Paige Kennedy - Lingerie Model
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s Phoebe Green track, another witty, punchy, ironic pop number from the co-writer on that song – the Kent artist who fuses funk, electronic and indie with caustic lyrics in this queer pop song about body image and others’ expectations
Read moreSong of the Day: Phoebe Green - Relevant
Song of the Day: Caustic, pointed, witty, self-aware talky and stylish synth-pop with a rock guitar sheen from the Manchester-based artist taken from her new EP Ask Me Now, out on The Green Dream Machine
Read moreSong of the Day: Loma - Pink Sky
Song of the Day: A beautiful, ghostly new track by the Anglo-American trio of Emily Cross, Dan Duszynski (from Cross Record) and Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater), heralding their forthcoming new album, How Will I Live Without a Body?, out 28 June on Sub Pop Records
Read moreSong of the Day: 潘PAN - Imperfect Poetry
Song of the Day: An entrancing, experimental hybrid of spoken word and electronica by the Taiwanese rapper Pan Wei Ju, with a song about strength in vulnerability in the form of “a monologue of a young and not so experienced witch, who doesn’t always do all her magic and alchemy right.”
Read moreSong of the Day: Youth Lagoon - Lucy Takes A Picture
Song of the Day: Following his fourth album Heaven Is a Junkyard (2023), a delicate, beautiful new single about angels by Idaho artist Trevor Powers, inspired by finding a piece of paper tucked into the bars of a bus-stop metal bench
Read moreSong of the Day: Lava La Rue - Lovebites
Song of the Day: After fabulous singles and EPs, a sparkling psychedelic pop number about mixing platonic and romantic love to herald the west London artist’s forthcoming debut album Starface, sci-fi-themed about alien visitor, and all about what makes us human
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