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WATCH: Daphni – ‘Pairs’

Watch new video, taken from upcoming Jiaolong album

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Mogwai Release Soundtrack For New Apple TV Series ‘Black Bird’

The release coincides with the unveiling of the show's first two episodes on Apple TV+

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Smartwoods

The Polish composer destabilises your listening environment with a skewed take on acid baroque, finds Jakub Knera

The Strange World Of… Stoned To Death Records

Miloš Hroch looks back at a decade of Stoned To Death Records, the label responsible for a tape renaissance in Czechia and for breathing new life into the country’s thriving DIY weird rock scene

Drums In The Deep: An Interview With Pearson Sound

Even as the UK's club scene has changed around him, David Kennedy's music has continued to embody the rhythm-focused and adventurous approach that also characterises his label Hessle Audio. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the compulsion to keep exploring new avenues

It’s Trad Dad: Richard Prince Unpacks His Record Collection

For his new show at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, the notorious appropriation artist displays a fondness for Mike Bloomfield (and black bras)

Between A Dream And A Nightmare: David Mitchell On It Follows

Mat Colegate sits down with David Robert Mitchell to discuss his horror debut, the original and terrifying It Follows

It’s The Buzz, Cock! Spiral Scratch 40 Years On

The Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle plus manager Richard Boon speak to Patrick Clarke about the unintentional genius of their landmark debut (this feature was republished on 7th December 2018 to mark the sad passing of Pete Shelley)

Green Man Announces 2020 Line-up

Michael Kiwanuka, Mac Demarco and Caribou headline this year's Green Man Festival.

Mos Def Force-Feeding Video Launches Support Campaign

****Contains distressing images****

Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, demonstrates the force feeding procedure used on Guantánamo Bay prisoners to highlight Reprieve campaign

Magic Brutalism: Kuba Ziołek AKA Stara Rzeka Interviewed

Polish guitarist and composer Kuba Ziołek may have authored one of the Quietus' favourite albums of last year as Stara Rzeka, but with three new albums in the pipeline, he's clearly not resting on his laurels. Filip Kalinowski meets him to discuss the creative process from conception to outcome

The Jesus Of Uncool Is Risen: ELO Live, By Simon Price

Simon Price has written some beautiful words about this year's significant musical live returns. But, he says, the unfairly derided ELO playing the BBC's Prom in Hyde Park was the one that'd get the tears flowing

Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album

AM set for release in September

PREMIERE: Young Knives Share Video For ‘Barbarians’

It's the title track from the duo's latest album, which is out now

Jlin And More Feature On Adult Swim’s 2021 Singles Series

Loraine James and Duma are among the other artists to contribute new tracks to the annual collection