🎧 Approved: DBA!
CMU Approved 1 min read

🎧 Approved: DBA!

Liverpool trio DBA! were born in a basement, their DIY demo studio is tucked into the drain of a Merseyside nightclub. Their sound? Noisy, melodic, slightly scuffed indie rock with something to say. New single ‘Little Rivers’ isn't trying to reinvent anything, it’s just a very good rock song…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
UK competition regulator should urgently investigate live music sector, MPs say, citing “climate of fear” around Live Nation’s dominance
Live Nation 4 min read

UK competition regulator should urgently investigate live music sector, MPs say, citing “climate of fear” around Live Nation’s dominance

MPs are concerned that Live Nation’s dominance is harming competition in the UK live sector and have called on the Competition & Markets Authority to launch an investigation before the end of the year. It follows the recent jury ruling in the US which said Live Nation operates an unlawful monopoly…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Spotify’s transformation into an AI slop factory commences as it announces Universal “superfan” remix gimmick and Live Nation ticketing wheeze
Spotify 4 min read

Spotify’s transformation into an AI slop factory commences as it announces Universal “superfan” remix gimmick and Live Nation ticketing wheeze

Spotify has announced partnerships with Universal and Live Nation to get two new features off the ground. Universal is partnering on an AI-powered covers and remixes tool, while Live Nation is involved in a pre-sale tickets scheme. It remains to be seen if Spotify users want either of those things…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
🎧 Approved: PS Hitsquad
CMU Approved 1 min read

🎧 Approved: PS Hitsquad

Peckham’s PS Hitsquad is easily positioning himself alongside the pulsing vanguard of UK rap’s emerging underground talent. Paving the way for what PS brands as “post-drill”, new single ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ is full of synths, footwork-esque drums, hazy nostalgia and melodic layers…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Balming Tiger
CMU Approved 1 min read

🎧 Approved: Balming Tiger

Balming Tiger are penned as “alternative K-pop”, which tells you something but not nearly enough. New album ‘Gongbu’ is fourteen tracks of psychedelic sounds layered over Korean and East Asian musical textures, dreamlike and nostalgic and faintly hallucinatory…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
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