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Talk Talk From Daniel O’Sullivan: Mothlite Interviewed

Jack Mills talks to Daniel O'Sullivan about Mothlite's new album _Dark Age_ and his collaborations with Sunn O))), Ulver, The Big Pink and more

Julia Holter

Ekstasis

Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for June Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel

Your latest electronic music roundup brings an eclectic list of top-shelf singles, albums and EPs, from innovative UK techno and eco-charged electronica to deep crate reissues, maximalist new age vibes, and club acrobatics from Miami. 

Remembering Kevin Morpurgo

JR Moores speaks to friends and collaborators of Kevin Morpurgo, aka Philly Kev, who pay tribute to the much-loved musician following news of his death this week

Beady Eye

BE

The Things Left Unsaid: An Interview With Martha Skye Murphy

As she prepares for the final instalment in a triptych of audacious singles, the polymathic Martha Skye Murphy speaks to Patrick Clarke about deep connections, the hubris of Jeff Bezos, and the value of keeping things uncomfortable

Oz Trio My Disco Talk Albini And Honing Their Brute Minimalism

Golden Cabinet Announce Objekt Gig

With Bill Kouligas and Negra Branca on the bill

Janet Jackson

Unbreakable

For Those About To Smooth Jazz: Sade’s Stronger Than Pride Revisted

Chad Parkill revisits one of his earliest musical memories: listening to Sade on a hippy commune in the Australian bush in a piece looking at Stronger Than Pride 30 years after its release

If You Only Knew: ‘Little’ Jimmy Scott Interviewed

Nicholas Abrahams talks to "Little" Jimmy Scott about his music, his muse and singing for David Lynch

Easy To Sing, Easy To Say: Bob Stanley On Pop’s Birth Pangs

In a revelatory volume on pre-modern pop, the music historian balances education with entertainment, finds Irina Shtreis

Heroin Lullaby: A Poem By Bobby Parker

Sidestepping the format on this rare occasion, this week's new writing comes by way of a visceral and emotionally fraught single poem from Quietus-favourite Bobby Parker

Of Music & Men: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts Interviewed

As Wild Beasts release brilliant new album Smother, Luke Turner sits down to Hayden Thorpe to explore the darker side of masculinity

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For May By Daryl Worthington

From drip powered cave orchestras to raw sax improvisations and stunning electronics, Daryl Worthington finds hope and strangeness on cassettes in May

LISTEN: New Blancmange

Blancmange preview upcoming album Wanderlust with new single