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Radio Heads: Finally, New By They Hate Change

Tampa Bay's They Hate Change channel the pirate sound of 90s London into a full-length debut that breaks all the boundaries, finds Miloš Hroch

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The Out Sound From Way In: Kemper Norton’s Estrenyon

The new Kemper Norton conjures the uncanny feeling of seeing something inexplicable – and of its aftermath, finds Vanessa Ague

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Feeling Sinister: LP.8 By Kelly Lee Owens

Kelly Lee Owens’s latest, a surprising and stunning album, is much more than the mathematics of influences, says Bernie Brooks

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If You Go Down To The Woods Today: Forest Nocturne By The Lord

Co-founder of Sunn O))) and Southern Lord records, Greg Anderson joins gargantuan riffs to cinematic grandeur on his very first solo album

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Sweets To The Sweet: Carmel Smickersgill’s We Get What We Get And We Don’t Get Upset

Leeds-based composer and sound artist Carmel Smickersgill delivers a suite of wild electronic oddities for Prah Recordings, finds Hannah Pezzack

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Everything But Emptiness: Bucked Up Space By Nik Colk Void

After a string of releases with Factory Floor and Carter Tutti Void, Nik Colk Void’s debut solo album conjures a world all of its own, finds Darran Anderson

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The Brutish Invasion: Hexen Valley By Gnod

Hebden Village’s happy psychedelic family Gnod with an album by turns utterly singular and deeply rooted in a peculiarly British tradition, finds Alex Deller

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A Fundamental Force: One More Grain’s Beans On Toast With Pythagoras

One More Grain return with music populated by craggy electronic peaks and lush organic valleys, a sonic massif that marks a continued run of form for some of Britain’s most curious creatives. Words by Will Ainsley

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All You Need Is Evlo: Bogdan Raczynski’s Addle

Braindance survivor Bogdan Raczynski returns with an album whose complex syncopations bely a heart of pure gold, finds Jaša Bužinel

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For The Birds: Laura Cannell’s Antiphony Of The Trees

For her seventh album, Norwich-born Cannell creates a site-specific work for her own kitchen, hymning the bird life that passes by the window with her collection of buzzing, whistling recorders

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Looking Inward: Majestic Noise Made In Beautiful Rotten Iran By Sote

The latest album by Iranian-American electronic music producer Sote finds the artist taking a more personal route to the expression of his musical identity, finds Kamyar Salavati

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Deep Breaths: Caroline’s Debut Album

caroline's self-titled debut album is a thing of rich and rare emotional power, finds Patrick Clarke

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Heart-to-Heart: Rufus Isabel Elliot’s Three Sexual Pieces For Violin

Composer Rufus Isabel Elliot writes music of stunning intimacy for violinist Harry Gorski-Brown

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A Different World: Everything Was Forever By Sea Power

Re-united with producer Graham Sutton, the new Sea Power album may be their best in a decade, finds Luke Turner

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Grand Valediction: Black Country, New Road’s Ants From Up There

Cal Cashin celebrates what is likely to be the final – perfect – statement from a band who were too mercurial and dynamic for the music industry to keep pace with

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The Bored & The Beautiful: Advertise Here By EXEK

Their mien may be baggy but their rhythms are taut. EXEK drive a truck through the funky bits of your post-punk record collection; Richard Foster takes up the slack

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Dancing Through The Night: The Vanity Project By Iceboy Violet

The debut mixtape from Iceboy Violet twists metal, rap, grime, and noise into an emotional punch in the gut, finds Elizabeth Aubrey

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Extreme Healing: W By Boris

In a dramatic shift of gear from their last album, Tokyo trio Boris dip into pastel shades and gauzey textures

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It’s Raining Menace: Burial’s Antidawn

The most substantial release from William Bevan in nearly fifteen years is a bleak sonic postcard with just a note of warmth in its tail, finds Marthe Lisson

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The Blood Of Songs: Jamire Williams’ But Only After You Have Suffered

Having previously collaborated with Solange, Jeff Parker, and Blood Orange, drummer-composer Jamire Williams steps to the fore with a searing solo album of soulful poetics

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Heavy Weather: Metta, Benevolence. BBC 6 Music: Live By Sunn O)))

A daytime radio session for Mary Anne Hobbs on 6 Music finds Sunn O))) at their most material and elemental, finds Jon Buckland

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Rock Botany: Henki By Richard Dawson & Circle

On new album *Henki*, Richard Dawson and Circle bring prog rock bombast dowon to a human scale, still utterly triumphant, finds Daryl Worthington

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Rhythm Nation: Ben LaMar Gay’s Open Arms To Open Us

The new album by Chicago's Ben LaMar Gay is a wild ride through idioms and styles, from hip hop and pop to free jazz and bossa nova

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Hidden Treasures: Hawthonn’s Earth Mirror

For their latest album, Leeds duo Hawthonn have woven another magpie’s nest of influences and inferences, condensing a vastness of thought, knowledge, and lived experience into something both future-gazing and compellingly elemental

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Body Music: Amy Douglas & Joe Goddard’s Hard Feelings

Hot Chip’s synth-stabber and Róisín Murphy’s co-writer collaborate on a record whose knowing hyper-literacy never betrays its physical drives, finds Ronnie Angel Pope

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Tunes Of The Gods: Eris Drew’s Quivering In Time Is A Long Strange Trip

The debut album by the Chicago DJ and T4T LUV NRG joint label boss is all killer no filler, finds Hannah Pezzack

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Author Functions: Im Hole By Aya Is Our Album Of The Week

On her deeply personal debut, aya opens up the portal to her inner sanctum like a singer-songwriter while pushing the envelope of avant-garde dance music

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No Body Knows: Ydegirl’s Startling Debut Album

Pulling strange shapes out of guitars, violins, and clarinets, the eponymous debut by Danish artist Andrea Novel is a study in self-estrangement

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Such Gravity Without A Centre: Lavinia Blackwall & Laura J Martin Are Wyndow

The self-titled debut from Wyndow finds Laura J Martin and Lavinia Blackwall working out down the worry gym

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Reality Bites: Colourgrade By Tirzah

Our album of the week is Tirzah's 'Colourgrade', a record of love songs with teeth exposed

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Fear & Trembling: Leaving None But Small Birds By The Body & Big Brave

A collaboration between two of North America's heaviest experimental groups may seem like an obvious idea – but the results are anything but, finds Antonio Poscic

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Up, Up, And Away: Moor Mother’s Black Encyclopedia Of The Air

Camae Ayewa may have joked that this is her 'sell out' album, but for Eden Tizard, *Black Encyclopedia Of The Air* finds Moor Mother at her most expansive and open

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Breaking The Raves: Absurd Matter By Shapednoise

After experiencing sudden hearing loss, Shapednoise explores the terror, anxiety, power and jubilation of noise. It’s his most complete offering yet, says Skye Butchard

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Rockfort! French Music For February Reviewed By David McKenna

In his latest survey of French releases, David McKenna looks at one of the first great rap releases of the year from Lala &ce, tackles imposing composers and dives into a delightful debut from Franco-Moroccan Hanaa Ouassim. Homepage photo: Hanaa Ouassim by Clara Casero

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Radio Heads: Finally, New By They Hate Change

The Out Sound From Way In: Kemper Norton’s Estrenyon

Feeling Sinister: LP.8 By Kelly Lee Owens

If You Go Down To The Woods Today: Forest Nocturne By The Lord

Sweets To The Sweet: Carmel Smickersgill’s We Get What We Get And We Don’t Get Upset

Everything But Emptiness: Bucked Up Space By Nik Colk Void

The Brutish Invasion: Hexen Valley By Gnod

A Fundamental Force: One More Grain’s Beans On Toast With Pythagoras

All You Need Is Evlo: Bogdan Raczynski’s Addle

For The Birds: Laura Cannell’s Antiphony Of The Trees

Looking Inward: Majestic Noise Made In Beautiful Rotten Iran By Sote

Deep Breaths: Caroline’s Debut Album

Heart-to-Heart: Rufus Isabel Elliot’s Three Sexual Pieces For Violin

A Different World: Everything Was Forever By Sea Power

Grand Valediction: Black Country, New Road’s Ants From Up There

The Bored & The Beautiful: Advertise Here By EXEK

Dancing Through The Night: The Vanity Project By Iceboy Violet

Extreme Healing: W By Boris

It’s Raining Menace: Burial’s Antidawn

The Blood Of Songs: Jamire Williams’ But Only After You Have Suffered

Heavy Weather: Metta, Benevolence. BBC 6 Music: Live By Sunn O)))

Rock Botany: Henki By Richard Dawson & Circle

Rhythm Nation: Ben LaMar Gay’s Open Arms To Open Us

Hidden Treasures: Hawthonn’s Earth Mirror

Body Music: Amy Douglas & Joe Goddard’s Hard Feelings

Tunes Of The Gods: Eris Drew’s Quivering In Time Is A Long Strange Trip

Author Functions: Im Hole By Aya Is Our Album Of The Week

No Body Knows: Ydegirl’s Startling Debut Album

Such Gravity Without A Centre: Lavinia Blackwall & Laura J Martin Are Wyndow

Reality Bites: Colourgrade By Tirzah

Fear & Trembling: Leaving None But Small Birds By The Body & Big Brave

Up, Up, And Away: Moor Mother’s Black Encyclopedia Of The Air

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