Pevin Kinel teases upcoming album, The Match Factory Strike, with lead single ‘Mirrors’

We’ve been following Pevin Kinel’s musical adventures for a long time, and few artists have kept us as consistently intrigued as this immensely talented multi-instrumentalist and one-man-orchestra. On...

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Caixa Cubo share first glimpse of upcoming new album Ultracooked

Brazilian trio Caixa Cubo are back with a brand new full-length album. Entitled Ultracooked, the record finds Henrique Gomide (keys), João Fideles (drums) and Noa Stroeter (bass) delving further into ...

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Mixtape #187

Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70 - Roforofo Fight [Jofabro / Editions Makossa] Edzayawa - Amenahun [EMI / Soundway] Antibalas - Tombstown - Movement 3 Gates Of Zion [Daptone] Richard Dawson - The Vile St...

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Anna Meredith announces new album, Darling, and shares first single ‘Dusky’

Anna Meredith is back! We’re huge fans of the electronic contemporary composer, and following 2019’s Mercury Prize-nominated FIBS, we’re excited to hear that she has just announced the release of her ...

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Church Of Sound unveil ‘Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)’ from Tony Allen’s last live performance

Church Of Sound are celebrating their tenth anniversary, and to mark the occasion, they are launching a new record label, and its first compilation, Clapton Hymns, Vol. 1: 10 Years of Church of Sound ...

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Jungle By Night tease upcoming album with first single ‘Something About Something’

Formed in 2009, globetrotting Amsterdam collective Jungle by Night are a six-piece powerhouse comprising Bo Floor (trumpet), Ko Zandvliet (trombone, vocals), Jac van Exter (guitar), Pyke Pasman (organ...

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Listen to Erica Tucceri’s second single ‘Sun Daze’

Following the buoyant and rhythm-led ‘Grazzie Ragazzi’, flautist, composer and producer Erica Tucceri has shared ‘Sun Daze’, the second single from her forthcoming debut album, Route 96, due out on No...

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Kaoru Watanabe shares video for ‘Kumo No Ito (Spider’s Thread)’

We love The Arch, the new album from composer and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Watanabe, which arrived last week through New Amsterdam Records in partnership with Figure 8 Recording. A sought-after col...

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Agbeko share second single ‘Work It All Out’ off upcoming album When the People Say

Agbeko have a third album on the way, following their 2023 There Must Be Another Way. Entitled When the People Say, the upcoming record sees the Mancunian collective continue to draw from the rich lin...

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Jan St. Werner previews upcoming new album, Squares Will Fall, with excerpt of title track ft. Justin Vernon

Jan St. Werner, one half of German avant-garde electronic duo Mouse on Mars and an endlessly inventive artist, has announced a new solo album called Squares Will Fall. More than a decade in the making...

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Anna Butterss, John Raymond & Ben Lumsdaine team up for new trio album, Beginningless

Three incredible musicians in their own right, Anna Butterss, John Raymond, and Ben Lumsdaine boast an impressive body of work spanning jazz, improvisation, indie, electronic music, and beyond. The th...

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Josh Johnson announces new album, Animative, and shares lead single ‘Reece’

Chicago-raised, Los Angeles-based saxophonist, keyboardist, synthesist, producer and composer Josh Johnson is one of the most daring and versatile figures in contemporary music, both through his own w...

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Jeremy Cunningham set to release new album, Passing Fires, in October

Chicago drummer and composer Jeremy Cunningham has announced the release of Passing Fires, his first solo album since 2020’s moving tribute to his brother, The Weather Up There. The new record finds C...

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Àbáse shares new single ‘Búsulni Nem Tudtam / Learning Sorrow’ from forthcoming album Nefelejcs

Following the release of ‘Fekete Szem / Black Eye’ earlier this summer, Àbáse has unveiled ‘Búsulni Nem Tudtam / Learning Sorrow’, another new track exploring the rich musical heritage of his native H...

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Chúpame el Dedo announce new album Nos Vemos El Próximo Año

Great news from Chúpame el Dedo who have just announced the release of a new album titled Nos Vemos El Próximo Año. The Bogotano duo of Eblis Álvarez (Meridian Brothers) and Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo) ha...

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Watch the video for Charlotte Greve’s third single ‘Lighter Blue’

We've been eagerly wating for the release of Charlotte Greve's Waterbodies, her tenth album as a bandleader and debut full-length under her own name. One of the most intriguing and beguiling records o...

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Church Of Sound celebrates 10th anniversary with new label and inaugural release, Clapton Hymns Vol.1

Over the past ten years, Church Of Sound has played a pivotal role in London's independent music scene. A community-built event series based out of St. James the Great church in Hackney, Church Of Sou...

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Don Kapot & Renette Désir announce new collaborative album Nou Pran Bal

Brussels trio Don Kapot and Haitian singer Renette Désir have teamed up for a new collaborative album titled Nou Pran Bal (We Took Fire). Following I Love Tempo, which was one of our 15 Album Picks of...

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Chiara Civello and Clap! Clap! form new project, CCCC; self-titled debut album out in October

Italian singer-songwriter and composer Chiara Civello has joined forces with Italian producer and DJ Cristiano Crisci, aka Clap! Clap! for a brand new collaborative project called CCCC. Bringing toget...

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Le Guess Who? reveals full line-up for its 20th anniversary edition with Horse Lords, Bitchin Bajas, Bleak Squad, Henri Texier Quartet, Nirosta Steel and many more added

With Le Guess Who?’s 20th anniversary edition getting ever closer, the Dutch festival has just announced another exciting batch of artists joining an already sprawling and staggering programme. Taking...

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Jeremiah Chiu to release new album, Edge Conditions, in October

Los Angeles-based composer, synthesist and multi-media artist Jeremiah Chiu has announced his new solo album Edge Conditions, due out on October 9th through International Anthem. Following his recent ...

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Nicole McCabe and Savannah Harris preview upcoming collaborative album, All Together Now, with new single ‘Monstera’

Nicole McCabe and Savannah Harris have joined forces for All Together Now, a new album that brings the alto saxophonist and drummer together for the first time as a duo. The album arrives on September...

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Listen to Nate Mercereau’s new single ‘Accelerator’

Last month, Nate Mercereau announced his new album Fantastic Thoughts, and shared the album’s radiant and jubilant title track. Described by Mercereau as “Active New Reality Progressive Fusion”, the r...

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Erica Tucceri shares first glimpse into upcoming debut album Route 96

Melbourne/Naarm has long been home to a rich crossover of jazz, soul, funk and experimental sounds, and Erica Tucceri has been part of that world for some time. A brilliant flautist, composer and prod...

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Echoes of Zoo unveil ‘Higher Levels’ from upcoming third album Collective Intelligence

Echoes of Zoo are gearing up to release their third album, Collective Intelligence, arriving on October 2nd through Rebel Up! and Zephyrus Records.. Led by founder and saxophonist Nathan Daems, alongs...

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Blue Earth Sound announces second album, Everything to Remember, and shares first single ‘Limiter’

We love Blue Earth Sound, the project of Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and composer James Weir, and we’re very excited to hear he has a new album on the way. We first fell for the pr...

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Watch Trá Pháidín’s video for new single ‘Garbhóg’

Last month, Trá Pháidín announced the release of their new album Cloch ‘s Claí (trans. Stone & Wall), and alongside it shared the exuberant and jubilant ‘An Béal Bocht’. With release day just over a m...

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megiapa unveils video for new single, ‘on the spaceway (frfr)’

Last month, megiapa announced the release of her debut album Intentions, and shared 'Open Your Eyes', a sun-drenched and seductive first taste of what was to come. Now the LA-based producer, vocalist,...

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Charlotte Greve shares second single, ‘Own Lap’, from forthcoming album Waterbodies

German-born, Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and singer Charlotte Greve is gearing up to release Waterbodies, her tenth album as a bandleader and debut one under her own name. A bewildering album...

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HUG preview upcoming debut album with second single ‘Catatumbo’

Last month, we fell completely for the utterly beautiful, enchanting and absorbing ‘Cow With Half Moon Parasol’, the first single lifted from HUG's upcoming self-titled debut album. HUG is the new tri...

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