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Oh tidings of comfort and Joy O! Couldn’t resist sorry… but seeing as this album lands on Christmas Day in the countdown, it seemed too obvious to avoid, low hanging fruit and all that! Merry Christmas one and all! Joy Orbison (a.k.a Londoner Peter O’Grady) has been a stalwart of the UK electronic scene for …
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Norwegian wonky-pop-ers Smerz, the moniker of duo Henriette Motzfeldt and Catharina Stoltenberg, released their highly anticipated debut LP via XL Records back in February. I had been eagerly awaiting this record for a few years now, after falling head over heels for their 2 EPs 2017’s Okey and 2018’s Have fun that were filled with …
L.A.-based violinist Brittney Parks’ debut LP as Sudan Archives is a masterful fusion of R’n’B, hip hop and African-inspired pop. Released on the always reliable Stones Throw Records, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more original sounding pop debut. There were extremely promising signs when Park’s released her eponymous EP in 2017 and last …
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Anima is Thom Yorke’s most rewarding solo album to date – melding the societal commentary of 2006’s The Eraserwith the electronic experimentation of 2014’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. Yorke has always had his finger on the pulse when it came to more leftfield electronic music and the influence of Flying Lotus et al can be felt across this whole …
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