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2023 in Music - My Top 5 Favourite Albums

5. LONELY THE BRAVE – What We Do to Feel

The alt-rockers from Cambridge, UK have completed their reinvention after their post-sophomore record shake-ups with what is arguably their best album to date, a canny mixture of moody, anthemic guitar-heavy muscle and haunting introspective beauty. Enthusiastically gruff vocalist Mark Trotter definitely seems to have really earned his place now after making an impressive debut on 2021’s similarly excellent The Hope List, taking what was already a strong band producing great music and helping to transform them into something truly special.

Standout tracks: Long Way, The Lens, Our Sketch Out, Victim, In the Well, Eventide, Unseen, The Bear

4. HOLDING ABSENCE – The Noble Art of Self Destruction

Looks like it’s third album’s the charm for one of the very best bands to have emerged from the 2010’s second-gen post-hardcore alt rock scene (which also produced my absolute favourites of all, Don Broco … but that’s a different story). Following up in FINE FORM INDEED from their already MAGNIFICENT second album The Greatest Mistake of My Life, Cardiff’s (no longer) best kept musical secret have crafted a streamlined powerhouse of a record that’s all killer/no filler, perfectly showcasing their ubiquitous double-threat of blistering guitars and lead singer Lucas Woodland’s spectacular, nakedly honest vocals.

Standout tracks: Head Prison Blues, A Crooked Melody, False Dawn, Scissors, Honey Moon, Her Wings, These New Dreams, The Angel In the Marble

3. HOZIER – Unreal Unearth

The rightly beloved Irish singer-songwriter has returned with what is arguably HIS VERY BEST record to date, a brilliant ever-shifting musical landscape incorporating subtle, spellbinding Celtic-flavoured gentleness, ear-wormy pop-accented bops and bravely inventive experimentation. The result is the year’s most effortlessly SOOTHING musical offering, which has done wonders to cheer me up every time I’ve put it on after a rough day. But I still miss “the woo” …

Standout tracks: De Selby (Parts 1 & 2), Francesca, I, Carrion (Icarian), Eat Your Young, Damage Gets Done (featuring Brandi Carlile), Who We Are, Butchered Tongue, Anything But, Abstract (Psychopomp), Unknown / Nth, First Light

2. ENTER SHIKARI – A Kiss For the Whole World

The craziest rock band to have EVER come out of St Albans continues to blow me away with their fiendishly eclectic mixture of edgy post-hardcore grit and anarchic electronic-edged musical MADNESS. This is BY FAR their most streamlined record to date (I can’t believe it’s little more than HALF AN HOUR LONG!), but in some ways also their most rewardingly EXPANSIVE, Rou Reynolds and co. once again playing in an arena of massive themes and making us think as much as they make us ROCK OUT. More of this please, lads!

Standout tracks: A Kiss For the Whole World x, (pls) Set Me On Fire, It Hurts, Dead Wood, Bloodshot, Bloodshot (Coda), Goldfish, Giant Pacific Octopus (I Don’t Know You Anymore)

1. SLEEP TOKEN – Take Me Back to Eden

It’s fascinating to think that just a year ago I’d barely even HEARD of Sleep Token, and certainly wasn’t at all FAMILIAR with anything they’d done. Then they dropped The Summoning and everything changed … less than 12 months later this is BY FAR the best record I’ve heard ALL YEAR, and as far as I’m concerned anyone who DOESN’T rate it at the very top of their own 2023 list clearly wasn’t paying attention (I’m looking as YOU, Kerrang!). The mysterious Vessel and his equally unknowable fellow collective have crafted a work of unrivalled MAJESTY here, a little over an hour of pure sonic MAGIC which constantly flips between the hardest possible progressive metal and a dizzying myriad of other genres from its attention-grabbing opening to the heart-wrenching closer. The end result is not only the best album of the year but a very strong candidate indeed for, potentially, my album of the DECADE. Worship indeed …

Standout tracks: Chokehold, The Summoning, Granite, Vore, Ascensionism, Are You Really Okay?, The Apparition, Take Me Back to Eden, Euclid

The ones that didn’t quite make the cut:

STONESIDE. – God of the Mountain (the Texan prog metalheads amaze us once again with their long-awaited debut album); PVRIS – Evergreen (multitalented musical genius Lynn Gunn delivers her most eclectic and full-on electronic alt-rock record to date); TESSERACT – War of Being (the latest offering from the endlessly inventive Milton Keynes prog metal maniacs just might be their best yet, and it’s DEFINITELY their most memorable); BABYMETAL – The Other One (quite possibly the greatest metal band to ever come out of Japan have done it again with another stone-cold banger of a record); STAIND – Confessions of the Fallen (one of the greatest secret weapons of the American post-grunge era makes their long-awaited return after a 12-year absence with one of their best albums to date)

Honourable mention:

EXPLORING BIRDSONG – Dancing In the Face of Danger

Much like with Sleep Token before them, I was genuinely ignorant of this emerging prog rock band from Liverpool up until mid-November, when Kerrang! Radio introduced me to them through their haunting cover of Deftones’ Diamond Eyes. Then I did what I always do, see what else they’ve got knocking about on YouTube, and within two videos I was LOST. Their second EP is completely fucking AMAZING, a magnificent musical adventure of pure imagination and experimental GENIUS which goes a long way to prove you don’t actually NEED guitars to rock out, lead-singer and pianist Lynsey Ward doing a genuinely beautiful job with just her keys. All five tracks are absolute FIRE, but the undeniable standouts are Bear the Weight and the killer closer, No Longer We Lie.

#2023 in music #lonely the brave #what we do to feel #holding absence #the noble art of self destruction #hozier #unreal unearth #enter shikari #a kiss for the whole world #sleep token #take me back to eden #exploring birdsong #dancing in the face of danger

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sagehaleyofficial · 2 years

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HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (9.7-9.13.22):

NEW MUSIC:

ONE OK ROCK gave fans another taste of their upcoming new album with a new song titled “Vandalize.” The song will also be featured on the soundtrack of the new Sonic the Hedgehog video game Sonic Frontiers.

Lonely the Brave shared their first new music since last year with the song “Only You Say It.” The band are out on the road this month, having started their tour in Leeds and ending it in Nottingham, England on September 23.

Oakman revealed the details of their new EP SCP, which will drop on September 30 via Rude Records. The title track is also out right now, which follows on from previous singles “Night” and “Murder.”

Cherie Amour revealed the details of their debut album Spiritual Ascension, which will be released on November 4 via Equal Vision. They also shared a new track titled “Letting Go.”

Icon for Hire released a new song and music video ahead of the release of their new album The Reckoning. The song is called “Shadow,” which follows on from their three previous singles.

Palaye Royale released a cover of The Beatles’ hit song “Eleanor Rigby” for the Amazon Originals series. The band previously covered Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” back in 2020.

Willow released another song from her upcoming album titled “Curious/Furious.” The singer is set to release her new album <COPINGMECHANISM> next week on September 23.

You Me at Six released their anticipated collab track with Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds titled “No Future? Yeah Right.” The song follows on from the former band’s previous single “Deep Cuts.”

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Save Face shared live versions of some of the highlights from their album Another Kill for the Highlight Reel. Recorded at Barber Shop Studios, the latest live track performance to debut is “Sharpen Your Teeth.”

Lil Lotus performed an acoustic cover of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’ hit song “Face Down” at Cherry Soda Studios. The artist released his latest full-length ERRØR BØY last year.

YUNGBLUD performed his recent song “Tissues” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The singer also performed a cover of The Cure’s song “Close to Me.”

OTHER NEWS:

Enter Shikari will be releasing their first ever authorized biography, Standing Like Statues, on October 26. The band will also be holding three exclusive live events with Rough Trade across the United Kingdom, featuring a Q&A with the band and author.

With Confidence revealed that their upcoming shows in America and Australia will be their last before disbanding. They will be heading to North America for a co-headline tour with Real Friends before returning to Australia for a trio of headline shows.

YUNGBLUD achieved his second No. 1 United Kingdom album in a row with his new self-titled album. It's also his first Top 10 release, with 2019's The Underrated Youth EP peaked at No. 6.

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Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley”!

#sage haley #posi talk #one ok rock #lonely the brave #oakman #cherie amour #icon for hire #palaye royale #willow #you me at six #save face #lil lotus #yungblud #enter shikari #with confidence

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heidismagblog · 2 months

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#kerrang #kerrang magazine #lonely the brave #pandora #ray zell

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beginagain-- · 9 months

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Lonely The Brave Announce New Record, 'What We Do To Feel'

Lonely The Brave have announced brand-new album ‘What We Do To Feel’ – and shared its majestic lead single, ‘The Lens’. ‘What We Do To Feel’ arrives November 10 via Easy Life. It’ll be the follow-up to 2021’s ‘The Hope List’, which in turn marked the Cambridge band’s triumphant return following their 2016 LP ‘Things Will Matter’. The announcement comes with the bands latest track, ‘What We Do…

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#Album News #lonely the brave #Music #new music

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luxkuriouskat · 1 year

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#what’s spinning now #lonely the brave #trick of the light #Spotify

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xartwrk · 2 years

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The Hope List by Lonely The Brave

#lonely the brave #the hope list #alternative rock #2021 #artwork #painting #blue

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strandnreyes · 2 months

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do you ever think about how 2x04 is the first time we see TK give Carlos any substantial comfort? because it’s the first time we see Carlos goes through something that isn’t pretty. the first time we see Carlos in a state where he needs someone to look him in the eye and tell him it’s going to be okay. and TK does it so perfectly, giving Carlos exactly what he needs.

and then 2x08 is the next time we see him in a bad spot again, the very next time he needs that reassurance, and we see him go right to TK. the middle of a shift. he cannot wait. he needs TK to hold his hands and tell him they’ll get through it just like he did before

#I’m so weak for Carlos who feels like he has to put a brave face on all the time being able to open up to TK #in ways he probably never has with someone else #tarlos #911 lone star

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selfrinsert · 3 months

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random AU that I can’t stop thinking about for some reason: you move into a house/apartment that’s haunted by your f/o (who is a ghost)

#rambles #self ship #selfshipping #imagine your f/o #rent is super cheap and you just think you got a great deal until weird things start happening…..dun dun dun #I love this AU cause it could go so many ways depending on your s/is personality and your f/os personality #like how do they haunt you…is it little harmless things or are they actually trying to scare you off #and how do you respond to it…do you just ignore it and go about your day or do you try to confront them #AND how long does it take for them to reveal themself to you…when are they brave enough to let you see and hear them #the possibilities are endless really #personally I love the trope of turning the shower on hot and communicating by drawing/writing in the foggy mirror #or asking yes or no questions and them turning the lights on for yes and off for no #something something learning to live together learning to love together something something you will never feel lonely again

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justalittlebluetiefling · 7 days

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I simply cannot understand how someone can look at Phineas and not think, "Oh, that's a perfect character."

#he has it all #he is pathetic and loyal and stupidly brave and open to growth and he's lonely and he could definitely kill someone if he had to #AND HE JUST WANTS TO HELP #HE WANTS TO HELP MORE THAN ANYTHING #HE LOVES ASSIGNMENTS #i just want to put him in my pocket #midst podcast #phineas thatch

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guardian-angle22 · 2 months

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911 lone star fashion -> every grace outfit

↳ 4.01

#911 lone star #911lsedit #grace ryder #every grace outfit #my gifs #queued post #the series is back. i'm braving s4 #making these to get back into the swing of things.. gotta dust off photoshop

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🔥 Kumatora!

Kumatora is so much deeper than she gets credit for. I've made a bunch of analysis posts on her before, apologies to folks who've read all those already, but I'll do a lightning round here. She is the youngest survivor of an apocalypse she'll never remember. She grew up raised amongst gender-nonconforming folks, then had feminine gender conformity suddenly thrust upon her - and hated every second of it. She was given a fabricated "princess" legacy, which she seems to feel she never lived up to anyways. She's both very tough and surprisingly sensitive - the former might even be a front to conceal the latter. She [ definitely ] knew the Masked Man was Claus, and chose not to say anything. She fights on knowing she's gonna lose her whole family, and that she's a part of making it happen. She's got no time to grieve, and she damn well knows it, in stark contrast to Lucas' relationship with loss. M3's writing follows up on very few of these threads, sure. But like! Man, there is so much going on with her!! The amount of stuff that goes unnoticed & unexplored with Kumatora (by both the game itself & the fandom) makes me go hog wild. Fascinating beautiful complex and excellent character. One of the very best in the series.

Bonus: She is definitely a teenager. Idk if this is an unpopular take or not, but I do see a lotta folks assume she's in her 20s during the game. Kid's sprite grows taller after the timeskip, other characters treat her like she's young, she acts like it too. There is no doubt in my mind she's like 16, 18 at the oldest. So when folks portray her as a full-fledged adult within the game's timeframe I'm always like ?? huhhh

#it's like. i feel like one half of the fandom flanderizes her down to just a Strong Female Character (TM)#and the other half is nintenbros who like her because Ahh Cool Sexie Pinkhair Boobie Girl (gross)#but kumatora is so much morrrreeeee. she's messy & funny & flawed & haunted & maladjusted & brave & cowardly & lonely & so full of love #unpopular opinion ask prompt #ask tag

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Freakout / Release by Hot Chip

They may be nearly 30 years and 8 albums in at this point, but electro-pop legends Hot Chip are still yet to deliver a bad record. Reuniting with one another following lockdown, the London-based dance machine unleashed all their pent-up energy into this new wild collection of synth-soaked tracks found on Freakout / Release.

The record starts strong, with the album’s three excellent teaser tracks greeting listeners to their liberated new energy. Opener Down features an addictive groove reminiscent of their early classic Over & Over, but with some added soul-influence provided by a brilliant sample of Universal Togetherness Band’s More Than Enough. Second single Eleanor then features a typically playful melody, catchy chorus and some trancey dance synths, but with dark lyrics at the heart about suffering through unimaginable pain. The title track is then instantly one of the best Hot Chip tracks of recent years, boasting some distorted robotic vocals reminiscent of their own track Huarache Lights, whilst frontman Alexis Taylor sings “Music used to be an escape, now I can’t escape it.” Before long, the track breakouts into a barrage of reverbing rock guitars and hard synths, helping the song to truly live up to its name.

Outside of the three singles there’s plenty more to enjoy here though. Hard To Be Funky is the album’s smoothest number whilst The Evil That Men Do is arguably the band’s most overtly political song to date, also featuring a killer cameo from Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon.

However, the album really shines when Hot Chip show their vulnerable side. Broken is a heartfelt song about sheer desperation, which is brightened up by the song’s hopeful, pop-tinged melody. Not Alone is then instantly one of the most beautiful tracks the band have ever written - a song about new musical collaborations that also doubles-up as a shimmering love song, elevated by chime-like electronics and the gorgeous, contrasting vocal styles of Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor.

Eight albums in and Hot Chip continue to sound not only as fresh and vibrant as ever, but also deliver some of their very best work too. Whilst overall it may not be their absolute best album yet, it’s still a solid outing from a legendary act that continue to do no wrong.

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Stellar Drifting by George Fitzgerald

I feel like I say this most weeks, but incredible electronic records have really been in abundance this year. With the likes of Bonobo, Lane 8, Kavinsky, Moderat, HAAi and Mall Grab all delivering great records this year to name just a few, it already feels like a hallmark year for synth-soaked, mind-bending sonic whirlpools. Now you have another to add to that pile and that is the latest outing from Mr George Fitzgerald.

Titled Stellar Drifting, this third album from George began life with him using pictures of stars and galaxies and turning them into audio wavelengths. From there he would build the sounds out, until they eventually became the 10 tracks on Stellar Drifting. Cosmonaut Alley takes the listener on a journey across Jupiter whilst The Last Transmission imagines a spaceman’s final message to Earth. Therapeutic and uplifting, this collection of ambient tracks will charm, soothe and relax in equal measure. Amidst all the celestial wonder, there’s some great collaborations to be found too with George teaming up with the likes of Panda Bear (Passed Tense), SOAK (Rainbows and Dreams), Ellie Goulding (Cold) and London Grammar (The Last Transmission).

As a huge fan of George’s last album All That Must Be, which even finished in my Top 20 Albums of the Year for 2018, I’m pleased that this latest effort is as equally spellbinding. Magically constructed from cosmic patterns, it’s an interstellar trip that you’ll want to take again and again.

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Sing With Abandon by VLMV

If you are partial to the soaring post-rock instrumentals from the likes of Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, then do not sleep on this latest album from London-based ambient rock outfit VLMV.

Boasting haunting, beautifully atmospheric, string-drenched soundscapes, it makes for a constantly enchanting and spine-tingling listen. With the album almost a 50/50 split between complete instrumentals and some vocal-led pieces, the moments when the soft ethereal harmonies come in really take the record to another level. On tracks like There Are Mountains Underneath Us, For Empire and The Navigator, it adds just another dimension to the melancholic beauty that seeps out of every pore of this record.

At just 35 minutes long, there’s no reason to not set half an hour aside to just bask in the glorious ambient splendour of Sing With Abandon. This is an album that has had a huge impact on me in a short space of time and I can already see it sneaking into my Top 50 Albums of the Year as wintertime arrives and the weather inevitably has me yearning to return to this album’s dark majesty. Can’t recommend this enough!

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Moondust for My Diamond (Every Piece of Dust Edition) by Hayden Thorpe

Originally released last year, Hayden Thorpe’s second solo outing Moondust For My Diamond went on to become one of my Top 5 albums of 2021. Upbeat and free-flowing with richly intricate and multi-layered synth-driven instrumentation, it’s littered with radiant melodies that provide the perfect backdrop for Hayden’s philosophical musings, inspired by long walks in his homeland of the Cumbrian Lake District. If you’ve yet to hear it, there is no better time as he recently released a new Deluxe Version – the Every Piece of Dust Edition.

Featuring the original album along with several remixes and four brand new tracks, the highlights of this new version include the haunting atmospherics of In the Drift, the extra hypnotic and trippy Nakhane remix of Parallel Kingdom and, of course, recent single Polygod. The latter remains one of his best songs to date, with Hayden repeating the instantly catchy refrain of “Set me on fire” against some glistening instrumentation. About midway through the track really comes alive, with some piercing, 80s-style distorted guitars bringing some additional funky flavour to the track.

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Pre Pleasure by Julia Jacklin

““I care so much about the people around me,” reveals Jacklin in an album press release, “so much it makes me want to sleep forever, it feels so overwhelming”. This care and vulnerability pours out through the ten tracks on PRE PLEASURE. This really is a gorgeous collection of songs that are deeply personal and crafted so eloquently. It’s a beautifully contemplative listen from an authentic and big-hearted songwriter.”

Read Matt McLister’s full Gigwise review here

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Also out, also great: Looking Back EP by The Native, Lucky Me by Phoebe Green, Keep On Smiling by Two Door Cinema Club, The Forever Story by JID

Tracks of the (Last Few!) Week(s)

There’d Better Be A Mirrorball by Arctic Monkeys

The big single release of the last few weeks was of course the much-anticipated return of Sheffield’s finest. Not too much is known at this stage which direction the Monkeys will take with their new record, however a recent interview with drummer Matt Helders did seem to suggest they would continue down the same path as their last album, the much-debated Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

This first teaser certainly backs up that theory, as There’d Better Be A Mirrorball has the same lounge feel and aesthetic, but with added grandiose strings and noticeably more sincerity. Set to be the opener for forthcoming album The Car, it doesn’t give too much away but already feels like a step up from their previous outing. As someone who really wasn’t a fan of their last album, this one has got me (somewhat surprisingly) quite intrigued.

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Weird Goodbyes by The National featuring Bon Iver

You only have to see the words “The National featuring Bon Iver” to know this is excellent. A stirring composition thanks to a gentle piano line, some moody electronics and a touch of strings, the track becomes particularly goosebump-inducing when those gorgeous vocal harmonies between Justin Vernon and Matt Berninger finally come together. Utterly stunning.

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Little Blue by Swim Deep

Everything Brummie indie darlings Swim Deep seem to touch just radiates sunshine and latest single Little Blue is no different. With some distorted pop synths, a playful drum beat and an instantly catchy chorus of “We’re going to make it here”, it’s stylistically different to their previous output but no less optimistically blissful.

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Kid Gloves by Low Island

Oxford electro-pop outfit continue the build towards their second album Life In Miniature with this incredible second single. Bouncing along with a shimmering synth-driven melody, heartfelt lyrics and some wonderful gospel-like vocals, every song these guys release these days seems to be better than what preceded it – keep them coming!

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Only You Say It by Lonely The Brave

Their first new music since last year’s third album The Hope List, Cambridge rockers Lonely The Brave have recently served up another powerful, hard-hitting anthem just in time for their upcoming UK tour. If they’re playing near you and there’s still tickets, I highly recommend popping along as these guys will completely blow you away.

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Merging Into You / European Son by Maxïmo Park

With their Singular tour celebrating their biggest and greatest hits just on the horizon, legendary Geordie indie outfit Maxïmo Park have served up a new double A side for fans to enjoy. Merging Into You is a horn-backed slice of their vintage sound which continues their renaissance following last year’s Nature Always Wins. On the flip side, European Son is a politically charged, 80s-tinged number, that sounds almost like The Smiths meets Human League. Both great!

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ATK by Bonobo

Fresh off his excellent Fragments album released earlier this year and some outstanding festival performances over the summer, Simon Green has returned with more music in the form of new single ATK. With a colourful blend of tropical sounds and a wonderful celebratory feel, it’s a typically mesmerising and joyous cut from the electronic maestro.

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Prettier by Bexx

Rising star Bexx has already delivered great singles like Hard To Love and One More Night that showcase her exceptional talent for writing glossy, retro-inspired pop tunes. Now with recent release Prettier, she shows off her more aggressive, grittier side with a heavy rock banger that takes fierce aim at people who body shame. There’s also a fun horror movie inspired music video that you can watch below.

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Shout by Placebo

There are few bands that do a better cover than Placebo – see their takes on Bigmouth Strikes Again and, most famously, Running Up That Hill as just two prime examples. Now adding a new one to their collection, they’ve recently delivered a particularly faithful cover of the Tears For Fears classic, distinguished only by Brian Molko’s sublime, distinct vocals.

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You Get What You Give (Apple Music Home Session) by Jamie T

And I leave you this week with another cover, this time Jamie T covering the New Radicalz classic You Get What You Give. Just Jamie on his own with a piano and an electric guitar, it’s a unique, stripped-back and worthwhile take on the 90s one hit wonder.

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