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PinkPantheress is about to be named Producer Of The Year at Saturday’s BRIT Awards. Ahead of that honor, here’s another: Her Fancy That heater “Illegal” has been remixed by her fellow British production great, Four Tet. Kieran Hebden’s crisp, uptempo rework is built for the club, so throw it on next time you want to…

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The bleary, gritty, shoegazey New Jersey rockers High. are a Stereogum Band To Watch, and songs like “George” are a reason why. The group’s new single out today is a collaboration with sweet93, aka Chloe Kohanski, fka chloe mk, who may be the only former The Voice contestant to ever appear on a shoegaze track.…

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Back in December, we learned the Dallas psychedelic soul singer/rapper/producer Liv.e was teaming up with veteran jazz drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins for an album under the name GENA. It’s an acyonym standing for God Energy, Naturally Amazing and also a reference to Gina from Martin, all of which should help you triangulate where…

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Frozen Soul have announced their third album, No Place Of Warmth. The followup to 2023’s Glacial Domination arrives in May, and today the Dallas death metal outfit is unleashing the title track featuring My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way. Vocalist Chad Green says “No Place Of Warmth” is “about life at its coldest and the choice…

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The Montreal dance producers Patrick Holland and Francis Latreille both make music on their own — Holland under his government name, Latreille as priori. Both of them had supporting roles on James K’s Friend, one of last year’s best albums. The two of them also make music together under the name Jump Source. Back in…

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Next week, Philadelphia indie band Doll Spirit Vessel will follow their impressive 2023 debut What Stays with a new album called Bow. I don’t have an advance or anything, but it’s shaping up to be very cool. We’ve already posted the early singles “Godless” and “Kissing My Cup.” Today, Death Spirit Vessel share “Dumptruck,” which…

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The London shoegaze trio deary impressed us with “Seabird,” the lead single from their debut album Birding. They’re back this week with a non-avian new track. The eight-minute epic “Alfie” is about a different kind of animal: It started as a tribute to guitarist Ben Easton’s family dog. The Slowdive influence is strong on this…

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Beloved American icon Dolly Parton, who ain’t dead yet, celebrated her 80th birthday last month. Today, she announces a partnership with a children’s hospital that’s near where she grew up in Tennessee. The Knoxville facility formerly known as East Tennessee Children’s Hospital will now be known as Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital.

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