Sunday 31 December 2023
20 songs by 20 new acts from 2023
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Another vintage year for global pop hits. All new acts - well, new as in haven't been on the year-end list before. New Estate have been ...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Portable Radio - Counting To Three
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Two things to know about Portable Radio: they like The Beach Boys a lot and Paul McCartney is their favourite Beatle. Counting To Three is a...
Thursday 26 October 2023
Cuticles - Major Works
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New Zealand's shitgaze aesthetic, following The Midnight Steppers, is alive with Cuticles making uneasy listening essential listening. C...
Tuesday 28 February 2023
Spiral XP - It's Been A While
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No question Spiral XP have the first two Ride EPs and Whirlpool by Chapterhouse. Deja Vu (maybe that's tongue-in-cheek self-referential)...
Monday 20 February 2023
Dwaal Troupe - Lucky Dog
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The Chicago wing of the Elephant 6 fan club? Maybe - they share Masters of the Hemisphere's skewed pop, Apples in Stereo's narcotic ...
Saturday 18 February 2023
Dancer
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The talk-singing reminds me of Sue Tompkins' (Life Without Buildings) antsy defiance, matched by fidgety post-punk guitars and taut spru...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
20 new songs by 20 new acts from 2022
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What a year for new music! Twenty songs, then, from the 2022 vintage. All by new bands, or new to me. Or in some cases like Amateur Hour and...
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