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Listen: June playlist – all the best new music from June

Before we dive head-long into July, here’s a handy playlist rounding up all the best new music from June – from exciting new bands like Swim Deep, NO CEREMONY///, SPIRES, Splashh and JAWS to established acts like Editors, White Lies and the irrepressible M.I.A. Enjoy! June playlist – full tracklist 01. Janelle Monae – ‘Dance […]

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My Glastonbury 2013 review…

Glastonbury is commonly regarded as the world’s biggest and best festival for lots of reasons, but the one reason that stands out for me is the freedom it offers festival-goers to enjoy the weekend however they choose to. Other festivals pack you into designated areas and have a limited amount of stages and options. At […]

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Watch: Foals – ‘Bad Habit’

Foals have revealed the video for latest Holy Fire cut ‘Bad Habit’. The video was directed by Nabil, who shot Foals’ very NSFW video for ‘Late Night‘, and features frontman Yannis desperately stalking the mirage of a naked woman in a desert. Watch the video here:

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Listen: Foals – ‘Late Night’ (Solomun Remix)

A lot of remixes get tossed about online these days, and usually I don’t bother too much with them. But when you see Foals sharing a remix of Holy Fire highlight ‘Late Night‘, it’s worth giving it a try. German house DJ Solomun has given ‘Late Night’  a proper working over, upping the BPM and […]

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This week’s new single releases – 21 April (part 1)

This week’s new single releases – 21 April (part 1) There’s so many notable new singles out this week that Phil Lickley has split his single reviews into two parts. Here’s part one: Agnetha Fältskog – ‘When You Really Loved Someone’ [rating:4/5] The former Abba singer releases this new solo effort. With swelling strings and […]

Watch: Foals play ‘Inhaler’ and ‘My Number’ live on US TV

Foals are over in the US of A to play at Coachella this weekend and next, and were on US talkshow Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night playing Holy Fire singles ‘Inhaler’ and ‘My Number’. Unsurprisingly, they were pretty awesome – despite Yannis sounding a bit gruff! Watch both performances below: The Coachella festival in California […]

Latitude line up announced – Kraftwerk, Bloc Party and Foals to headline

The line up for this years Latitude Festival was announced today at a special event in London, and it looks pretty tasty. German electro pioneers Kraftwerk will continue their recent renaissance with a headline slot, and are joined at the top of the bill by Foals and Bloc Party. Other notable inclusions on the line […]

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Yannis Philippakis slams Spotify for paying an ‘insulting pittance’ to artists

Foals front-man Yannis Philippakis has become the latest in a growing list of high profile musicians to criticise the business model of music streaming powerhouse Spotify. Talking to Channel 4 news ahead of tomorrow nights Mercury Prize ceremony – for which Foals’ Holy Fire is nominated – Philippakis slammed Spotify for what he described as […]