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Now, that behaviour feels almost quaint. Recent weeks have seen major anti-immigration blockades in Dover led by balaclava-wearing men, and direct action against asylum seekers arriving on a small boat in Portsmouth.…
Read moreThe rapper also challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and prominent Israel donor who refused to let Macklemore play at his Gillette Stadium outside Boston, to match his donation.…
Read moreSheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has sold more than 120 million records and spent more than 1,000 weeks on the US album charts. Part of his appeal - apart from those insidiously catchy…
Read moreThe album was entirely written, performed, mixed and mastered by Errol himself. New single "Shifting Sands" arrives as the latest preview, following lead track "Float". "A lot of this record is obsessed with the past…
Read moreShe recorded the track in rural Somerset alongside collaborators Sam Yardley and Dan Hutchins, as well as a choir of friends. It arrives alongside a black-and-white video directed by acclaimed director and filmmaker Mike…
Read moreOn "Psychic Nights (Ibibio Sound Machine Remix)", the Nigerian-British collective offer a fresh take on Gannon's original track. "Ibibio Sound Machine have long had a place on my speakers, so I was thrilled to have them…
Read moreThe performance will take place in the Barbican Hall on . Her solo departure will see her bring the same folk sensibilities to stage that she's nurtured as a singer and multi-instrumentalist as a member of Lankum.…
Read moreThe band, formed by drummer and vocalist Chris W Ryan, began writing specifically for "the hundred" after an off-hand remark about a 100-track record. "Haha" lands as the first preview, a densely layered jazz number with…
Read moreOn "Psychic Nights (Ibibio Sound Machine Remix)", the Nigerian-British collective offer a fresh take on Gannon's original track. "Ibibio Sound Machine have long had a place on my speakers, so I was thrilled to have them…
Read moreIt is described as her most personal and vulnerable song yet, reflecting on the aftermath of losing her mother as she navigates a period of loss, growth and healing. “'Blissed Out' (in contrast with its title) is one of…
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