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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Angèle, Justice, Shelf Lives, Nanasenda, Underscores + Lime Garden…
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🎧 Approved: Kerala Dust
Kerela Dust’s sound is able to exist in a liminal space: loose-limbed synths, stretched transitions, but with that undeniable nocturnal mood that is fit for the club but still able to comfort in the comedown hours. However, unlike the others, new single ‘WHITE NOISE’ has no interest in slowing down…
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🎧 Approved: Cinema Stereo
Nashville’s Cinema Stereo deal in widescreen rock that feels rooted rather than retro - big melodic instincts, 70s barnets, songs built to carry. New single 'So Sorry, My Dear' is all driving and open-hearted, complete with guitar solos built for being played on their knees…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Jessie Ware, Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar, Momo Boyd, Genesis Owusu, Nori + Ella Boh…
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🎧 Approved: Knumears
Los Angeles screamo band Knumears pull in the classic hallmarks of the genre, and push it forward with the kind of conviction that only comes from actually loving the form. New single ‘My Name’ folds old-school 90s skramz intensity into a punchier modern hardcore edge…
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🎧 Approved: Kibo
Kibo’s maximalist narrative style is built on rapid-fire delivery, absurdist humour and a distinctly London way of turning everyday life into legend - what he calls “Kwengletarianism”. New single ‘Chancer’ leans into that playful self-myth…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from James Blake, Angel Du$t, Tsatsami, Shy One, Moonlight + Lykke Li…
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🎧 Approved: Lowertown
Lowertown’s world has that charming lo-fi intimacy and Tumblr-born romanticism. New single ‘I Like You A Lot’ is a rare love song from the pair. Set to a spry drumbeat and tape-worn guitars, it details the physical sensations and mental spirals of infatuation…
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🎧 Approved: Girl Scout
Girl Scout’s jazz school chops and a penchant for scrappier music gives their songs a loose, lived-in feel, where melody comes first and polish is optional. New single ‘Keeper’ pulls away from the scuzziness of last month’s ‘Operator’ and sinks into something foggier and more exposed…
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🎧 Approved: Joseph Terrell
Joseph Terrell isn’t your typical strummy folk protagonist, he’s proof that American folk music still has teeth, and that sometimes the smile comes before the bite…
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🎧 Approved: ugly ozo
Isle of Wight trio ugly ozo dwell in a languid space between grungey bedroom pop and doom-gaze. New single ‘hi, how are you?’ was written during a stretch of burnout and emotional numbness, and it carries that weight…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise last week, from Ray Laurél, COUCOU CHLOE, Labrinth, Artemas + Kneecap…