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Reissue of the Week: Henry Badowski’s Life Is A Grand

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Mira Calix Has Died

The news was confirmed by Warp Records, the label to which she was one of the first women to have been signed

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Blur’s Alex James Advertises Corned Beef

You wouldn't get this sort of thing from seed-fans Suede

Baker's Dozen

Addicted To Serendipity: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts’ Baker’s Dozen

As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never

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Daniel Avery Releases New Album, ‘Love + Light’

"This record has been a real positive force of energy in my life, to the point where it almost formed itself in front of me," Avery says

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WATCH: Nadine Shah – Aching Bones

Title track from forthcoming debut EP

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WATCH: Nadine Shah – Aching Bones

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Reissue of the Week: Henry Badowski’s Life Is A Grand

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Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

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Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

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Reissue of the Week: Coil’s Black Antlers

Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

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Mira Calix Has Died

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Addicted To Serendipity: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts’ Baker’s Dozen

Daniel Avery Releases New Album, ‘Love + Light’

WATCH: Nadine Shah – Aching Bones

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