Paul Carr

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Brits in Hot Weather #8: Amethysts, Peakes, Farai, Bessie Turner, and Pizzagirl

Featuring the atmospheric, dark pop of Amethysts, the spacious electropop of Peakes, the caustic grime meets post-punk of Farai, the sparkling garage-rock of Bessie Turner and the '80s synthpop influenced Pizzagirl.

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Hotel Garuda Shares New Single "One Reason" (premiere)

Hotel Garuda's "One Reason" is a surging, feel-good dance track that'll coax clubbers onto the dancefloor for years to come.

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Beacon Creates a Leaner Electronic Sound on 'Gravity Pairs'

On Beacon's Gravity Pairs, every gentle breath of synth, gliding piano note, and softly tapped pad is expertly cultivated to enrich the song with Thomas Mullarney's voice drawing out the humanity, compassion and empathy.

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The Prodigy Still Have Plenty of Petrol Left in the Can to Throw on the Fire in 'No Tourists'

When the Prodigy boil their sound to its core, base elements, the results are explosive on No Tourists.

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Van Bellman Debuts First Single, "I Hate to See You This Way" (premiere)

Built on distorted, twitchy blues guitar, and a stomping bass line "I Hate to See You This Way" sees Van Bellman as an impotent bystander as a loved one gets lost in one of life's dark alleyways.

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When Reggae Became Lover's Rock: An Interview with Don Letts

Don Letts' latest endeavor, as part of his Turtle Bay Reggae 45 series of podcasts, is to tell the story of a notable but probably less well-known genre that helped to shape the identity of many young black Britons during the '70s: lover's rock.

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Neneh Cherry Teams Up with Four Tet for 'Broken Politics'

Neneh Cherry only emerges when she has something to say, granting an artistic purity to every release. Given these times, Cherry has a lot to say on Broken Politics.

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Geotic Is Inspired by the Transportive Power of Music on 'Traversa'

Geotic's Traversa is a vividly inventive album with bold use of sonic textures and full of gleaming hooks. Traversa is certainly a journey worth taking.

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Sydney Wright Comes Up for Air on "Underwater" (premiere)

Sydney Wright's "Underwater" is a sophisticated and dazzling indie pop song imbued with an '80s rock sensibility from her debut album Seiche.

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Saint Mela Rise Quickly on "The Bends" (premiere)

Saint Mela's "The Bends" translates as a loose-limbed, sunshine anthem with real depth that'll leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling for a long time after.

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Brits in Hot Weather #7: Elder Island, Childcare, Eliza Shaddad, Calva Louise, and Cal Raasay

In this edition we have multi-layered, electronic music from Elder Island, lo-fi, infectious indie from Childcare, stunning indie from Eliza Shaddad, kinetic bubblegum punk from Calva Louise, and the slow-burning new single from Cal Raasay.

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Blonde Roses Refuse to Go Quietly on "Hush Now" (premiere)

New single finds New Orleans band Blonde Roses matching their Southern blues meets rock and roll sound with a bold, powerful sense of drama.

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The Depth and Breadth of Matthew Dear's 'Bunny' Makes It His Best Album Ever

Matthew Dear has written an album in Bunny that wholly reflects the person he is now, and it's the best record of his career.

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All Them Witches Go Back to Basics on 'ATW'

On ATW, All Them Witches wisely avoid repeating themselves, instead filtering the heavy, stoner rock of Dying Surfer Meets His Maker through the more expansive, psychedelic haze of Sleeping Through the War.

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Mason Maynard Drops Thumping Remix of CamelPhat's "Drop It"(premiere)

British producer Mason Maynard turns CamelPhat's "Drop It" into a four on the floor stomper as part of special SOLA050 release.

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Peter Ibbetson Debuts New Track "FortyFour" from Forthcoming EP (premiere)

Peter Ibbetson's "FortyFour" is an impeccably layered slice of modern electronic music with each constituent part expertly spliced together.

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