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Sonic filtering system. Pop critic. The Observer. She/her.
Great record alert: billy woods' Golliwog LP, released last Friday via Backwoodz Studioz. A gloriously sampledelic, Afro-noir Jordan Peele horror film of a record, all mixed up with firsthand post-colonial blues and woods' usual skewering insights.
billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/golliwog
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GOLLIWOG, by billy woods
19 track album
https://billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/golliwog
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Accompanied by a rolling cast of often-female singers, The Pogues were blisteringly good the other night. Or, in the words of Spider Stacy: "Allrightallrighallright!"
observer.co.uk/culture/musi...
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The Pogues: Life after Shane | The Observer
Joy, rage, love and succour abound on a wild 40th anniversary tour of the Pogues’ Rum, Sodomy & the Lash as a huge cast of musicians join original band members to roll back the years
https://observer.co.uk/culture/music/article/the-pogues-life-after-shane
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Harp, check. "Alive paintings", check. Banging tunes, of course. Ambient passages, bien sur. No one does multi-disciplinary body-jacking quite like Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Floating Points review – an unclassifiable triumph
On the first of a three-night London residency, British dance producer Sam Shepherd conjures up a transcendent set that’s equal parts body-jacking rave and harp-laced, retina-melting art show
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/25/floating-points-review-an-unclassifiable-triumph
about 1 year ago
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WAMP WAMP! Absolutely excellent record klaxon. Indie rock, if you still partake. Ex-Vöid have it all - umlauts, key changes, churn and swoon.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Ex-Vöid: In Love Again review – all of indie rock is here
This latest iteration of Lan McArdle and Owen Williams’s Joanna Gruesome turns their lush vocals, guitar heroics and recent heartbreaks into melodic gold
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/18/ex-void-in-love-again-review-all-of-indie-rock-is-here
about 1 year ago
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Also - because I have range, I guess? - here are some of the
#middlegrade
#childrensbooksoftheyear
that stood proud on the shelf in 2024. Sleb author-free zone. Includes clockworks, narwhals, neurodiversity and - sob - the late, lovely Jeremy Strong.
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
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The best children’s and YA books of 2024
From a boy on a snowy midnight adventure to a gothic family caper via a young offender inspired by poetry, our critics pick their favourite titles of the year
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/15/the-best-childrens-and-ya-books-of-2024
about 1 year ago
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I also had the absurd task of whittling down the umpteen rewarding
#albumsof2024
down to a frankly skeletal 10. Includes shakuhachis, club classics, orchestral jazz, plunging asymptotes and a folk tune about an awl.
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
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Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2024
Americana’s classiest duo weather the storm, Kendrick Lamar has the last word, UK jazz soars – and Charli xcx unleashes the power of Brat
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/22/music-kitty-empire-10-best-albums-of-2024
about 1 year ago
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I had the rather absurd privilege of seeing Paul McCartney's own eras tour for The Observer
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
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Paul McCartney review – a dizzying, bittersweet, life-encompassing journey through time
An eras tour of a different kind finds the 82-year-old former Beatle on tremendous form, packing a three-hour show with hits, flashbacks and real emotion
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/21/paul-mccartney-o2-arena-london-live-review-got-back-tour
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Like Neil Young? Disdain boats as status symbols? Guitarist MJ Lenderman is the US indie darling for you.
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
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MJ Lenderman review – a shooting star from the American south
Showcasing new album Manning Fireworks, the North Carolina indie rising star seals his reputation as a slacker guitar hero who knows exactly what he’s doing
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/23/mj-lenderman-the-garage-london-review-manning-fireworks-the-wind-a-shooting-star-from-the-american-south
about 1 year ago
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Just another reminder about how much fun Amyl and The Sniffers are
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
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Amyl and the Sniffers review – nonstop fireworks
The Aussie rockers led by the magnetic Amy Taylor showcase new album Cartoon Darkness with an explosive set that just keeps giving and giving
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/16/amyl-and-the-sniffers-roundhouse-london-review-cartoon-darkness
over 1 year ago
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[taps mic] Is this thing on? Pleased to be here.
over 1 year ago
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