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Anna Calvi’s new single Piece by Piece arrives broken and fractured, with occasional sputtering and discordant guitar explosions, but is still shot through with moments of calm beauty, such as Calvi’s work high on the...

It’s been a while since we heard any new Doves material (and, before this weekend, a while since I’d listened to any old Doves material); nearly five years have passed since Kingdom of Rust was...

Last year’s Unkinder hinted that the first Thumpers album could be a riotous thumping (sorry; had to do it) bundle of summer joy, and Galore does nothing to dissuade me of that. Heavy beats and...

Putin protest #2, this time a Russian Kiss from Norway's wonderful but underappreciated Annie.

In the advent of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, please find attached a song written for you, your mother, your father, and your gay brothers and sisters in Russia.

'Bis have clearly been paying attention during their time off, and have sagely determined that rolling synths and disco beats are the future, the chorus to Rulers and the States features more yeah-yeah, a nifty...

Waking Light comes in various shades, all of them mellow; layer upon layer of distant strings, synths, and echoed vocals rise and fall, before giving way to the year's first truly great outro.

Why are Wild Beasts still referred to as an indie rock band? Better still, how did The Independent recently come to pull rockers out of its big book of music descriptors? One listen to Smother...

Some people really need to calm down a little and give themselves a moment to get over what they perceive to be the auto-destruction of the Pixies’ legacy.

The music newshound never sleeps, which is how he is able to bring you the most exciting and crucial latest releases at all hours. At least that’s what he claimed in interview. We’ll see…

Judging by Real Estate's new track Talking Backwards, summer will come early in 2014 - Real Estate are set to release Atlas, the follow-up to 2011's Days, on March 3rd in the UK, and March...

The second track from the forthcoming second album by Sweden’s I Break Horses continues the progress from their debut album Hearts that was apparent on Denial, with the hazy shoegazing once more playing second fiddle...

It’s the best ever, it’s the critics favourite, it’s the GOAT[1], it’s The Queen Is Dead, the 1986 album by The Smiths that was kept off the top spot in its week of...

Arctic Monkeys - AM

Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You