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This time we celebrate some top releases from Feeder, Ward Thomas, Nickel & Rose, Rayne Johnson, Lunch Lady and Twinnie...
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The punk and folk singer-songwriter reveals the inspiration and craft that went into a track about an 1800s vaudeville star...
The Glaswegian frontman talks about piecing together their precipitative breakthrough hit single in the arid climes of Israel and Spain...
We’ve been enjoying this new music from Purple Pilgrims, Clara Bond, Daniel O’Sullivan, Abby Inez, Ty Segall and Sarah Darling...
Our new edition features Black Francis, Jamie Cullum, Gabriella Cilmi, Guy Chambers, Grant Nicholas, Jenna Andrews, Gretchen Peters and more...
The Northern Irish frontman recalls how a song he wrote as a 16-year-old schoolboy became the rock band’s breakthrough hit...
The English pop-rockers’ songwriter tells us how their debut single managed to blend an uplifting melody with a darker lyric...
Our latest playlist comes from Headie One, Sean C Kennedy, Julia Meijer, Abby Anderson, Albi & The Wolves and DVNO...
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