It doesn’t take a genius to work out why success somehow eluded a band called Tonstartssbandht. You only have to imagine being a radio DJ apprehensively awaiting the end of a tune.

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Tropical Fuck Storm grew out of Australia’s noisemongers The Drones – and make even more of a glorious racket than them.

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Spellling’s queer power ballad manages to be ethereal, euphoric and anthemic all at the same time, and crosses as many musical boundaries.

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Suede return with new single Disintegrate from what Brett Anderson descirbes as their post-punk album, Antidepressants.

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Sibling duo Tonstartssbandht have released 17 albums in as many years without breaking through to the mainstream with their experimental sound.

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Pop quiz trivia question: what was the real name of ‘M’, the one-hit wonder behind the novelty hit single Pop Muzik? Answer: Robin Scott.

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This new track by Little Simz, a defiant celebration of self-reliance, is all about the video, in which she plays a poverty-stricken punk granny living life to the full.

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Soul ballads don’t come more soulful than this gem, the title track of Jimmy Holiday’s debut album in 1966.

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Avant-garde artist Cosey Fanni Tutti drops a haunting new tune, Never The Same, from her forthcoming solo album 2t2. (more…)

This funky deep cut comes from one of those niche soul compilations, called Carolina Funk: Funk 45s From The Atlantic Coast. It’s the only known release by Gamith.

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