2020s

Ghetts – Tumbi

1st June 2026 · 2020s, 2020s, 2021, Hip-Hop, Music

East London rapper Ghetts creates a chill vibe for his afrobeats and amapiano-influenced tune Tumbi.

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Billie Eilish contemplates death and finds consolation on this song from her ironically titled second album Happier Then Ever.

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The legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins dipped his toe in the waters of rock’n’roll when he agreed to record with The Rolling Stones.

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New York instrumental outfit El Michels Affair team up with rapper Black Thought on Grateful from their 2023 album Glorious Game.

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Dexys Midnight Runners return with Kevin Rowland’s deeply personal reminiscence of his childhood as an Irish immigrant in 1950s Britain.

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Arab Strap return with a characteristically grim-but-humorous state of the nation report after 30 years in the game.

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Dennis Locorriere was the singer of Dr Hook’s hit singles Sylvia’s Mother, Sexy Eyes and When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman. But he was not the one with the eye patch and cowboy hat.

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Dara – Bangaranga

17th May 2026 · 2020s, 2026, Music

If you had challenged AI to come up with a “classic” Eurovision song it might well have come up with last Bulgaria’s winner, Bangaranga by Dara.

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This is my new favourite duet. Which is quite something considering I’m not a fan of Aussie punksters Amyl & The Sniffers.

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I’m not sure what to make of The Veils. On the one hand they sound like a lot of stuff I love. On this track that stuff is The Bad Seeds.

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