Holy Scum All We Have is Never Members of GNOD, Ghold and Dâlek assemble for a brutal broadside against 'fancy music' All We Have Is Never by Holy Scum On Valentines Day, 1945, agricultural worker Charles Walton was found brutally murdered in Warwickshire in what appeared to be a … | Continue reading
Ahead of the release of her new album 2t2, Cosey Fanni Tutti is interviewed by inimitable film director Peter Strickland, before the tables are turned, with both parties free from any kind of interference from us Music writers. Who needs 'em? We recently had the opportunity to ge … | Continue reading
John Surman and Karin Krog Electric Element Jazz vocalist Karin Krog and saxophonist John Surman branch out into glitchy, experimental electronics on this newly unearthed cut from 2013 There’s an ineffable sense of mystery to this collection of previously unreleased material from … | Continue reading
Two decades on from his early successes, the English singer-songwriter finds rebirth in the eldritch landscape of the east of England Photo credit: Furmaan Ahmed As the pandemic loomed over London in 2020, Patrick Wolf was living in a Lewisham tower block where he cut the desolat … | Continue reading
1966 – 2025 Douglas McCarthy, vocalist for electronic body music pioneers Nitzer Ebb, has died. The band's Instagram account issued a short statement saying "It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025. We as … | Continue reading
News of Wilson's death at the age of 82 was shared by his family Photo via Wikimedia Commons Brian Wilson, the musician best known for his pioneering work with The Beach Boys, has died aged 82. The news was shared in a post by Wilson's family on social media, which said: "We are … | Continue reading
The 23-track TD10 features new cuts by Pearson Sound, Skee Mask, 33EMYBW and more Batu, photo by Finnegan Travers Timedance, the label run out of Bristol by Batu, is set to mark its 10th anniversary with the release of a compilation, TD10. Featuring 23 tracks, the collection brin … | Continue reading
The Prague event will take in sets from Loraine James' Whatever The Weather project and Colin Self Lunchmeat Festival has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2025 edition later this year. Returning to multiple venues across Prague, the event's 16th edition will take in spec … | Continue reading
Ahead of his performance of FAVN at Milan’s Terraforma Exo this month, Siobhán Kane speaks to artist Florian Hecker Photo by Mauricio Guillen Florian Hecker is an artist who explores the sensual and psychological side of the listening process. FAVN is a distillation of that explo … | Continue reading
Alan Sparhawk With Trampled By Turtles The best songs on Alan Sparhawk’s second post-Low ‘solo’ album are unforgettable, triggering gut punches, says Bernie Brooks With Trampled by Turtles by Alan Sparhawk Man, this Alan Sparhawk guy. What a legacy, huh? For nearly thirty years, … | Continue reading
Franz Treichler guides David Stubbs through the archives of the Swiss trio who repurposed the sampler to give rock a new, industrial lease of life in the 1980s, before venturing into space influenced by ambient and techno. Portrait by Charlotte Walker In the mid-1980s, the prolif … | Continue reading
From Montreal to Warsaw via Tblisi, Cleveland and Dublin, Noel Gardner's guide to the best in punk and HC returns Powerplant, photo by Aria Shahrokhshahi In June 2025, and in the moment of listening, Sublux are the greatest hardcore punk band in the world and Disorder In The Mach … | Continue reading
Quinton Barnes Black Noise The Montreal producer fuses ambience and elegance in a highly charged exploration of Afropessimism Black Noise by Quinton Barnes Black Noise is exploratory from gun to tape, abstract in its use of soundscape to communicate Quinton Barnes’ experience of … | Continue reading
It's a reworked version of the original cut from the artist's 2009 self-titled debut album Fever Ray has shared a new track and accompanying video, 'I'm Not Done (Therapy Session)'. It's a reworked version of the original 'I'm Not Done', which appeared on Fever Ray's 2009 self-ti … | Continue reading
It features contributions from St. Vincent, Paramore's Hayley Williams and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner Photo by Shervin Lainez David Byrne has shared details of a new album, titled Who Is The Sky? Spanning 12 tracks, the record was produced by Kid Harpoon and arranged by th … | Continue reading
Briana Marela My Inner Rest Straight out of Mills College, this eerie song cycle nods to the bubbling electronics of Laurie Spiegel My Inner Rest by Briana Marela Briana Marela turns the every day into the fantastical. Objects like handheld mirrors and light bulbs transform into … | Continue reading
Fergal Kinney traces Steve McQueen's two very different masterminds, its influence on Arthur Russell and Caroline Polachek, and the path not taken to a British indie both sensual and modern Dominating the music news in 1984 was the early passing of one Black American master and t … | Continue reading
Cosey Fanni Tutti 2t2 Composed, performed and produced fully by the artist herself, the new album by Cosey Fanni Tutti is equal parts abstract electronic experimentation and rhythmic propulsion, finds Jon Buckland It has been six years since Cosey Fanni Tutti’s last solo outing ( … | Continue reading
Cosey Fanni Tutti 2t2 Composed, performed and produced fully by the artist herself, the new album by Cosey Fanni Tutti is equal parts abstract electronic experimentation and rhythmic propulsion, finds Jon Buckland It has been six years since Cosey Fanni Tutti’s last solo outing ( … | Continue reading
Lyra Pramuk talks to Lucy O’Brien about the transformative power of astrology - how it provides a framework for her new album Hymnal, and a wider code for being human. Words by Lucy O'Brien. Portraits by Krzysztof Bagiński Following on from the futurist folk and pagan techno of 2 … | Continue reading
Oasis are back, and a publishing supernova of new biographies examines the Manchester band... but for most of their lifespan, they were appalling. Fergal Kinney asks how do writers confront Oasis after their peak In the second season of The Sopranos, Christopher Moltisanti wakes … | Continue reading
Holden & Zimpel The Universe Will Take Care Of You Collaborators James and Waclaw create vast oceanc feelings using walnuts and teacups The Universe Will Take Care Of You by Holden & Zimpel The debut full length from long-time sonic adventurers James Holden and Waclaw Zimpel is a … | Continue reading
Sound poetry, percussions, vowels sung in imitation of angels, emissions from the French underground, and an album entirely of water droplets – it's the latest edition of Jennifer Lucy Allan's Rum Music Kasai, photo by Mitzdate Ko The line was, if I remember correctly: "We are so … | Continue reading
A small levy on the price of tickets for large capacity gigs would be revolutionary in protecting grassroots, finds Dan McCarthy. So why is there a delay in the government making this law? The Trades in Hebden Bridge, by Elspeth Moore Back in April, Andrew Carthy – known to fans … | Continue reading
A small levy on the price of tickets for large capacity gigs would be revolutionary in protecting grassroots, finds Dan McCarthy. So why is there a delay in the government making this law? The Trades in Hebden Bridge, by Elspeth Moore Back in April, Andrew Carthy – known to fans … | Continue reading
The project had been due for release shortly after the original record came out in 1998, but was ultimately shelved Madonna is finally set to release Veronica Electronica, the long-teased companion remix album to her 1998 LP Ray Of Light. It had originally been due for release no … | Continue reading
DJ Anderson do Paraíso and Piezo are among the final additions to the bill Lorenzo Senni Terraforma Exo has shared the full programme for its upcoming Milan event. Taking place across the final weekend of this month, this year's event will get underway with a new project by Loren … | Continue reading
The Weather Station and Joan As Police Woman have also joined the bill Tortoise EFG London Jazz Festival has added a second wave of acts to its 2025 lineup. Following the recent release of their first new music in almost a decade, Tortoise are lined up to play at the Barbican dur … | Continue reading
It stars actor Saoirse Ronan and has been released to mark 50 years since the band's first live show Talking Heads have shared the first-ever music video for their classic single 'Psycho Killer'. Starring actor Saoirse Ronan, the visual for the 1977 cut was directed by filmmaker … | Continue reading
Ben LaMar Gay Yowzers The Chicago cornet player and composer smashes open contemporary jazz, pouring in a host of different styles, from samba to the blues Yowzers by Ben LaMar Gay The music of Ben LaMar Gay is sublimely ephemeral, as if made elusive by design – meant to be absor … | Continue reading
Of course Pete Shelley's 'Homosapien' was radically queer when it came to politics, but don't forget how queer it sounded as well, says Toby Manning The hilarious thing to do in schoolyards in Britain when ‘Homosapien’ came out in 1982 was to sing its title line as “you’re homose … | Continue reading
Sly & The Family Drone, UKAEA, Stef Kettt & more for Harringey weekend weirdout with bands and DJs Favourites of this site such as the mighty Sly & The Family Drone, UKAEA (in DJ mode), Phil MFU and many others are playing at ZXFU at New River Studios, Haringey, London this weeke … | Continue reading
Pulp are back with their first new album in nearly a quarter of a century; Jarvis Cocker joins us to talk about More, but also outsider art in America, an attic full of wonder in London and revolution versus violence in Sheffield. Words by Darran Anderson. All portraits by Tom Ja … | Continue reading
A number of artists have already cancelled their appearances at the Barcelona event over its ownership's ties to companies operating in occupied Palestinian territory Barcelona festival Sónar has removed McDonald's and Coca-Cola as sponsors of the event following engagement with … | Continue reading
The Sencha-style green tea is a collaboration with Dragonfly Tea Pulp have launched their own limited-edition blend of tea. The Sencha-style green tea has been created in collaboration with Dragonfly Tea, with testing by the band's own tastebuds. Announcing the new product, front … | Continue reading
It features music by Nighmares On Wax and Aphex Twin under his Caustic Window moniker A new compilation highlighting the influence of seminal 90s London afterparty Telepathic Fish is due to be released. Spanning 10 tracks, Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient Undergrou … | Continue reading
Ahead of a new Sunday show on BBC 6 Music and an appearance at MIF, the broadcaster and DJ shares some ideas about process, work ethic and a formative year spent living on a bus. Words by John Doran. Main portrait by Brett Walker There are plenty of lessons to be learned from an … | Continue reading
Monasunne Fields Become Sky The past erupts into the present as composers Lara Agar and Louis d’Heudières go truffling through the teeming undergrowth of East Anglia Fields Become Sky by Monasunne Lara Agar and Louis d’Heudières are both from East Anglia and, although neither liv … | Continue reading
The first album in over two decades from the trailblazing Sheffield group asks, just how ribald can a man in his 60s get away with being in 2025? credit Tom Jackson More by Pulp “Help the aged / One time they were just like you / Drinking, smoking cigs and sniffing glue…” Tnwey-s … | Continue reading
It's out in September via AD 93 james K has shared details of a new album, titled Friend. Building on two singles released over the past year via AD 93 – 'Blinkmoth (July Mix)' (which was listed among our favourite tracks of 2024) and 'Hypersoft Lovejinx Junkdream' – the 13-track … | Continue reading
This year's event will take in live sets from Moin, Djrum, DJ Marcelle and more Berlin Atonal has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2025 edition this August. More than 100 acts in total will play across the five-day event, with more acts set to be announced over the comin … | Continue reading
From soul to psychedelia via Santana, The Spinners and Sly Stone, legendary producer and DJ Arthur Baker takes Siobhán Kane through his thirteen formative records Arthur Baker’s memoir Looking For The Perfect Beat surveys 50 years of life in music and culture, “dipping in and out … | Continue reading
Matthew Young Undercurrents Following re-issues of his 1980s album Recurring Dreams and Traveler's Advisory, Drag City release new material by the New Jersey dulcimer player and electroacoustic composer Undercurrents by Matthew Young It is a rarity that an album has the effect of … | Continue reading
They've also shared the record's opening track, 'Incomprehensible' Photo by Genesis Báez Big Thief have shared details of a new album, titled Double Infinity. Marking the band's follow-up to 2022 LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, the nine-track album was recorded last … | Continue reading
The full stage breakdowns has revealed a number of TBA slots and potential special guests Glastonbury has shared the full lineup and stage times for its 2025 edition. Taking place at its usual home of Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset later this month, this year's festival will be … | Continue reading
As she shares new track 'Distress Tolerance', DJ Haram speaks to Jesse Dorris about her roots in New Jersey clubs and the Philadelphia underground, the complexities of DJing and identity, and charting her own path on debut album Beside Myself Portrait by Wendy Timana DJ Haram and … | Continue reading
In his latest dispatch from the French fringes, David McKenna reports from this year’s New Trad Fest in the Loire region and rounds up new releases including a surrealistic Breton folk duo, Japanese gagaku-inspired drones and much more Ludu Du at New Trad Fest, by Titouan Massé L … | Continue reading
Emptyset Dissever Commissioned for Tate Modern's Electric Dreams exhibition, Paul Purgas and James Ginzburg turn the building's giant Turbine Hall into a buzzing, pulsating, resonant instrument Dissever by emptyset With the development of studio and recording equipment, the absen … | Continue reading