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James K
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James K charms listeners with angelic soundscapes and dream-pop, embracing the listener in a warm, auditory hug

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The Cure, The xx and More To Play Primavera Sound 2026

The Barcelona festival's 24th edition takes place next June

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Lush’s ‘Gala’ Set for 35th Anniversary Reissue

The compilation album comprising the group's three earliest LPs has been newly remastered

Album of the Week

States of Weightlessness: Cate Le Bon’s Michelangelo Dying

The Carmarthenshire-born artist and producer morphs into the Eno of our times, delivering a career-defining meditation on things falling apart, finds Hayley Scott

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The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s

Looking back at Bowie's Outside and Walker's Tilt, both released 30 years ago, Ned Raggett says the pair might not have met but the energy of respect and influence travelled between them in strange ways

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Low Culture Essay

Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms

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Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’ to be Reissued for 25th Anniversary

The new edition will feature unreleased tracks, alternate mixes, and a series of photographs from the original promo tour

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Merzbow Links with Iggor Cavalera and Eraldo Bernocchi on New Album for PAN

Nocturnal Rainforest is out next month

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Rafael Toral

As Rafael Toral prepares for the release of new album Traveling Light and a performance at this year's Semibreve festival, the Portuguese experimental master takes Daryl Worthington through 10 points of entry into his enormous discography

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Human Leather
Here Comes The Mind, There Goes The Body

Amée Chanter and Thomas Close still sound like Lightning Bolt crossed with Electric Wizard but with a surprising new knack for melody, finds Jon Buckland

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The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s

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Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

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The Cure, The xx and More To Play Primavera Sound 2026

Lush’s ‘Gala’ Set for 35th Anniversary Reissue

States of Weightlessness: Cate Le Bon’s Michelangelo Dying

The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s

Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’ to be Reissued for 25th Anniversary

Merzbow Links with Iggor Cavalera and Eraldo Bernocchi on New Album for PAN

The Strange World Of… Rafael Toral

Human Leather
Here Comes The Mind, There Goes The Body

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The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s

Merzbow Links with Iggor Cavalera and Eraldo Bernocchi on New Album for PAN

Good Grief: Sonic Youth’s Washing Machine at 30

Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of September 2025

The Strange World Of… Rafael Toral

States of Weightlessness: Cate Le Bon’s Michelangelo Dying

A London Dreaming: Iain Sinclair’s Lud Heat At 50

Homecoming: Dev Hynes’ Favourite Albums

Messing Up The Paintwork: The Fall’s This Nation’s Saving Grace at 40

Rockfort! French Music for September, Reviewed by David McKenna

Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Low Culture Podcast: Withnail & I

Why Oasis’ Reunion is the Perfect Soundtrack to Britain in 2025

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The Cure, The xx and More To Play Primavera Sound 2026

Lush’s ‘Gala’ Set for 35th Anniversary Reissue

States of Weightlessness: Cate Le Bon’s Michelangelo Dying

The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s

Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’ to be Reissued for 25th Anniversary

Merzbow Links with Iggor Cavalera and Eraldo Bernocchi on New Album for PAN

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