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30 indie rock records I swear by (part I)
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The second I embarked on writing this particular list, I realised I had a few problems.
The first was the...
In My Ears #34 – Aldous Harding, Sam Slater & the delight of Daft Punk's Discovery
Plus: The struggles of writing my ten-year anniversary feature
With the ten-year anniversary of deep cuts just a month away, I’ve been working on a way to mark the occasion. After years of talking in front of a camera about myriad genres,...
In My Ears #33 – American Football, Little Simz & ten years of Bottomless Pit
Plus: I want to hear from you
Instead of my usual Friday intro, I want to ask for your opinion.
Lunar reflections: A Moon Shaped Pool a decade later
Radiohead's 9th record hits double figures – how does it stack up after all these years?
Try as I might to correct it in my head, the existence of A Moon Shaped Pool still seems like an impossibility.
In My Ears #32 – Nine Inch Noize, Melvins x Napalm Death & My Wife's An Angel
Plus: Yazz Ahmed gears up for another entrancing release
Just a few months have passed since I interviewed the brilliant Yazz Ahmed – for those of you new to deep cuts, her 2025 record A Paradise In The Hold was my album of the year by a s...
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