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With this full-length debut, Sam Akpro builds on the reputation of his earlier releases, painting a vivid – if almost entirely grey-hued – picture of modern metropolitan malaise. ‘Evenfall’ finds the ...

Few bands understand and embrace texture like Deafheaven. On this sixth full-length, the San Franciscan iconoclasts compress layers of loudness into tracks that glimmer like precious, sharp-edged gems ...

As its title suggests, ‘IC-02 Bogotá’ follows on from 2018’s ‘IC-01 Hanoi’ as the next in a series of instrumentals, this one recorded in the Colombian capital, and is again a musical departure from ...

As with last year’s ‘Model’, companion EP ‘More’ largely showcases the blend of pop, alt-rock and post-punk that makes up Wallows’ trademark sound. The synth-driven ‘Not Alone’ nods to ‘80s new wave; ...

Scandipop stalwart MØ is back with another taste of what to expect from her upcoming fourth album, ‘Plæygirl’, having shared a pulsing, electronic new number ‘Keep Møving’. “[It’s] an ironic take on ...

There’s a point during ‘Sweetness’, this second album from Atlanta’s girlpuppy – specifically, where the alt-country shuffle of ‘Beaches’ steps in to shift the mood – where it makes a decent argument ...

Little Simz has offered up a second taste of what to expect from ‘Lotus’, pairing lush production and sweeping strings with a love-fuelled flow on new single ‘Free’. Originally penned as a poem, the ...

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Neu Bulletins are DIY’s guide to the best and freshest new music. Your one stop shop for buzzy new bands and red hot emerging stars, this roundup features some of the tracks we’ve been rinsing at full ...

A collaboration that’s been five years in the making, on their new album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ Julien Baker and TORRES’ Mackenzie Scott find themselves unexpectedly reconnecting with country music — ...

A collaboration that’s been five years in the making, on their new album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ Julien Baker and TORRES’ Mackenzie Scott find themselves unexpectedly reconnecting with country music — ...