Paul Carr

Teacher, freelance music writer and editor. Not a clue what I'm doing.

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Silk Road Assassins Create a Wholly Original Genre-Defying Electronic Album with 'State of Ruin'

Silk Road Assassins use sci-fi sound design as a means of exploring the minimalist structures of trap and grime on the magnificent State of Ruin.

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Brits in Hot Weather #11: Brand New Friend, Leisure Society, Guest Singer, Dancing on Tables, FEET

This week we have fizzing, pop-punk from Brand New Friend, candid indie from Leisure Society, '80s new wave-influenced Guest Singer, affecting indie pop from Dancing on Tables, and spiky indie from FEET.

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Spielbergs Show How Good Things Comes to Those Who Wait on 'This Is Not the End'

On This Is Not the End, Spielbergs create a joyfully optimistic set of musically candid, emotionally transparent, effervescent indie rock anthems in waiting.

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Calva Louise Find Their Authentic Sound on 'Rhinoceros'

Calva Louise's Rhinoceros is an album filled to the brim with barely contained, charging pop-punk songs replete with fizzing melodies that snake their way under your skin.

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Charlene Soraia Wonders 'Where's My Tribe'

British singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia searches for her place in the world in a collection of raw, vulnerable acoustic songs recorded in a single take on Where's My Tribe.

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British Electronic Artist Sasha Goes "Ouch!" on Her Latest Video (premiere)

London-based electronic artist Sasha releases the wonderfully quirky video for her recent single "Ouch!"

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Swindle Seeks Common Bonds That Connect People on 'No More Normal'

Swindle and his carefully curated mix of guests craft a joyous fusion of sound instilled with pertinent life lessons on No More Normal.

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TENDER Explores Anxieties and the 'Fear of Falling Asleep'

TENDER create a rudderless sense of melancholy married to truly memorable, hook-filled songs that leave lasting impressions even as the consciousness is enveloped by sleep.

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'About the Light' Is Steve Mason at His Most Confident

These are songs that suggest that this is how Steve Mason has always wanted Steve Mason to sound.

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A Sense of Contentment: An Interview with Steve Mason

With every new album, Steve Mason steps further from the enormous shadow cast by the critically lauded Beta Band. Now with his new album About the Light releasing on Friday, Mason talks about his career, newfound contentment, and his thrilling new record.

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'It Won/t Be Like This All the Time' Is the Album the Twilight Sad Was Destined to Make

The Twilight Sad's It Won/t Be Like This All the Time is like all of us. It's bruised, lonely, confused yet hopeful. It feels more important than a collection of songs on a spinning disc.

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Brits in Hot Weather #10: Swindle, Team Picture, Sasha, I Cried Wolf + Dirty Nice

In this edition, we have the talents of London-based producer Swindle, the slow-burning new song from Team Picture, minimalist electropop from Sasha, bruising post-hardcore from I Cried Wolf, and a little Christmas ditty from Dirty Nice.

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Kaz James Remixes Tall Heights' "The Deep End" (premiere)

Australian producer Kaz James gives the song by the electro-folk outfit a deep house makeover, turning into a guaranteed floor-filler.

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British Duo TENDER Debut Video for New Single "Bottled Up" (premiere)

On their first release from forthcoming album, TENDER examine the flawed character traits that we all possess on intricately refined pop song.

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The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2018

Electronic music is one of the broadest-reaching genres by design, and 2018 highlights that as well as any other year on record. These are the 25 best albums.

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British Indie Folkers Night Flight Have Created an Understated Gem with Their Debut LP

Night Flight choose subtle shading rather than bombast as they flesh out their songs with delicate musical textures, allowing the undulating hooks and melodies to nestle in the subconscious gently.

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The Joy of Silents: Méliès, Reininger, Gance and Murnau

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