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From the cover of Polly Scattergood’s 2020 album, In This Moment
Song of the Day: Detailed description, fevered imagination, driving momentum, narrative style and dark intensity by the alternative electro-pop artist from Wivenhoe, Essex mark this title track from her latest, third album out on Future Paradise
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The cover of Sufjan Stevens’ 12-minute single
Song of the Day: After Janelle Monáe’s democracy-themed Turntables, two extraordinary new songs by the American singer-songwriter from his forthcoming album The Ascension, the first described as "a protest song against the sickness of American culture”
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Working Men’s Club
Song of the Day: Following Mariana Trench by Bright Eyes, another kind of geological metaphor in the form of old-school northern electro-pop by the young band from West Yorkshire, inspired by the venue Hebdon Bridge Trades Club
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Bronson’s new single from their forthcoming album
Song of the Day: Dark, thudding, wonderfully sinister bass-heavy electro with a eye-poppingly satirical video on culture of the corporate workplace from the forthcoming Bronson debut album by US artists Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight of Odesza, and Australian producer Tom Stell of Golden Features
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Song of the Day: Unstoppable bassline, fierce, driving energy, and uncompromising lyrics delivered in a talk/sing style by the British artist Tor Maries, this brilliant single has the punchy air of Sleaford Mods and also Róisín Murphy
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D. McCabe’s The Final Curtain single
Song of the Day: A fantastic blend of indie, psychedelia and electronica written, performed and produced by the Dublin multi-instrumentalist includes rolling drums, building to a crescendo of piano, exotic chants and remorseless, mysterious dread
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From the video for Disclosure’s Energy
Song of the Day: Featuring inspirational motivational speaker and preacher Eric Thomas, who was also sampled on 2014 hit When a Fire Starts to Burn, this entertaining electro-dance number from Britain’s Lawrence brothers is the title track from their new forthcoming album
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Khruangbin – unforgettable
Song of the Day: A delicious sounding, smoothly delivered new track fusing funk, soul dub, African, and psychedelia by the American musical trio from Houston, Texas, comprising Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Ray "DJ" Johnson Jr on drums
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Cover from the forthcoming collaborative Keleketla! album
Song of the Day: Embracing the South African musical protest style toyi-toyi borne out of anti-apartheid, this new track fuses dance, jazz, gqom beats, hip hop and Afrobeat featuring Tony Allen alongside collaborators Coldcut, Soundz of the South, DJ Mabheko, Tenderlonious, Afla Sackey and Afrik Bawantu
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The cover of Number’s album, Binary
Song of the Day: Restlessly itchy and catchy, inspired by postpunk’s A Certain Ratio, Talking Heads, plus P funk and scratchy dub, this single is from a new band featuring Ali Friend and Rich Thair, co-founders and rhythm section of Red Snapper
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Low Hummer
Song of the Day: Terrifically catchy electronica indie with a big rock guitar chorus and deadpan delivery by the quintet from Hull, sounding like a fusion of The Pixies and The Human League, carrying that bright torch of Yorkshire-born pop music
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From the video for I’m Getting Tired
Song of the Day: This thunderous combination of drums, screaming horns and call-and-answer vocals by the Irish producer and guests is a catch-all protest against ongoing global farce and lies, from Covid-19 to climate change, Trump to Johnson to Brexit
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From the video for Moses Sumney’s Cut Me
Song of the Day: A death-defying cri de coeur of soul, electronica, jazz, topped with delicate piano chops, horns, ambulance sounds and the American singer’s extraordinary falsetto voice reminiscent of the fabulous David McAlmont with a dash of Prince
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Cover art of Dralms’ new album, Love Writes Itself
Song of the Day: Delicate, atmospheric, ghostly, rather beautiful pop with a melancholy, dark humour, this new single via solo project moniker of Canada's Christopher Smith comes from the new album Love Writes Itself
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‘Run for your life’
Song of the Day: “I wake up every morning and I run, I run for my life.” It’s a phrase that could apply to many lives and situations, but this new Afrobeat/soul/electronica number by the deep, gravelly voiced London-based Nigerian, is topical
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Keep scrubbing. Rudi Zygadlo
Song of the Day: What holds society together? “Everyone can see it, but we’re all afraid to say it, ‘cos it’s such a risky business that the whole damn place is silent.” Could be virally topical. A quirky, original song by mixing electronica and rock with a dash of Frank Zappa
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From the video for Strange Habits. But what is the Metallica connection?
Song of the Day: How is this video connected to Metallica? A truly alternative release by the Danish producer and guitarist also known as Frederik Tao, mixing mellifluous riffs, restless percussive rhythms and jittery, high-pitched exclamatory vocals
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Alexandra Lost - cut-ups recycling of 20th-century popular culture
Song of the Day: This first single from debut LP by the Québec band created by Jane Ehrhardt and Simon Paradis weaves 80s new wave, electronica, pop and a dash of waltz around a theme of lost youth and mutability through the prism of old silent film footage
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From the sleeve of Warm Digits’ new album Flight of Ideas
Song of the Day: Perfect pop delivered by the Newcastle electronic duo of Andrew Hodson and Steve Jefferis from their new album Flight of Ideas, their work influenced by Can, Giorgio Moroder and Chemical Brothers, and here with vocals by Delgados’ Emma Pollock
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The Pictish Trail, aka Johnny Lynch, in thumb form
Song of the Day: Following Islet, more from Fire Records with some new work of otherworldly beauty from the artist also known as Johnny Lynch, electronica folk musician and resident on the Inner Hebridean island of Eigg
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