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Sleaford Mods with their highly anticipated sixth studio album Spare Ribs. Shortcummings, ‘Nudge It, which featured Melbournes own Amy Taylor from punk outfit Amyl and the Sniffers. ‘Nudge It’ partners James Williamson’s trademark lyrical wit with Amys energetic and unmistakable vocals. The polemical Williamson and dexterous producer Andrew Fearn kick against the pricks with unrivalled bite, railing against hypocrisy, inequality and apathy with their inimitable, scabrous sense of ...

Gary Bartz is 80 and doing Jazz fine Gary Bartz announces first new studio album In eight Years THE SHADOW that Gary Bartz casts over the last six decades of progressive Black music, and his continued dedication to the cause, makes him a logical contributor to the Jazz Is Dead label. Working with Gary Bartz epitomises the ethos behind Jazz Is Dead. He’s a luminary that has contributed so much to music culture. Adrian Younge. An alto saxophonist steeped in the history and tradition of his in...

Well, it seems this number keeps jumping higher and higher. There was a clearer method of listening this year, with more time at home to set a practice around all things, listening was no different. On Friday mornings, I would set aside a couple of hours for discovery — something I’d neglected to do consistently last year with my travel schedule. I’d forgotten about the excitement of it. I’d scour Bandcamp, search for blogs, text my pals who listen even more adventurously th...

Best new Toronto music: Start 2021 on a high note with these six songs Our favourite songs of December come courtesy of Roam, Alex Porat and Puffy Lz. Plus: a Drake Underground live series By Richard Trapunski and Kelsey Adams Dec 31, 2020 HMLT & KEI-LI live at the Drake Underground This was one of the most unique years we’ve ever lived through. To be honest, it was also one of the worst. But there was still plenty of great Toronto music, and even after our best local albums of the...

These Are the Best Albums of All Time by Black Artists By Alexander Raeburn, Stacker News AND Nicole Caldwell, Stacker News On 12/31/20 at 9:00 AM EST There would be no American music as we know it without the contributions of Black artists. Since the first African music was brought over by people in bondage as early as the 15th century, Black singers and musicians have had a hand in every aspect of American musics evolution. From country-western, the foundation of which ...

Best Albums of 2020 By S&C Team | 18 December, 2020 What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which appears to be as abundant as usual, if not more so. While some releases have certainly been delayed until 2021, their absence has been filled by other quarantine-recorded albums or some dropped early to bring a little bit of joy. All in all, the year left us with a list of 125 albums for consideration and that all of our writ...

2020 Top Ten List Spotlight: Hans Over the past weeks, weve been spotlighting our  KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2020. Tune in on Friday, December 18th as KEXP counts down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2020, as voted on by our listeners! And check out more top albums from KEXP DJs here. Hans 2020 Top Ten Albums rank

David Bixler – Inside The Grief (Red Piano): “Living through the trifecta of 2020: COVID-19, systemic racism, and the presidential election. Inside The Grief is a product of these strange times in which we are living:The pandemic has changed all aspects of our lives; family, education, and work; society has been upended by an invisible virus.The murder of George Floyd was both violent and polarizing. His murder functioned as the tipping point where American society was forced to deal with ...