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THE REGRETTES I Dare You (Warner Bros)


Smart, snarling and set to be massive, California’s The Regrettes trail new album How Do You Love? (August 9) with a joyous blast of rock‘n’roll. Contact Phoebe Sinclair phoebe.sinclair@warnermusic.com>


SHEER MAG Blood From A Stone (Wilsun RC)


STORMZY Crown (#Merky)


Glastonbury 2019’s Friday night headliner surveys his kingdom on a soulful new single that stokes the mania surrounding his second album. Long live the king. Contact Rachel Campbell rachel@wired-pr.co.uk


The good news is that Sheer Mag are back with a ripping new LP (A Distant Call, August 23), the bad news is that we must wait until November to hear it live. Contact Sheer Mag sheermag99@gmail.com


ZARA LARSSON All The Time (Black Butter)


Here’s a zippy new one from Zara Larsson. Ed Sheeran will no doubt appreciate its sharp chorus when the pair tour Europe together this summer. Contact Ruth Drake ruth@toastpress.com


GIG OF THE WEEK 02..07


LIL NAS X Panini (RCA)


He’s done Nine Inch Nails, now Lil Nas X borrows from Nirvana for the lead single on his 7 EP, which off ers a jumbled range of his rap stylings. Contact Parris O’Loughlin-Hoste parris.oh@sonymusic.com


HATARI (FEAT. BASHAR MURAD) Klefi /Samed () (Svikamylla Ehf/AWAL)


Stars of Eurovision 2019, the Iceland techno heads release this pro-Palestine anthem ahead of a sold-out show at Tufnell Park Dome on August 27. Contact Ash Collins ash@drystonepress.co.uk


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TASTEMAKERS The industry’s favourite new sounds GRUP ŞIMŞEK – KAR YAĞAR


It’s frightening to think what one might miss – both old and new – without Reverberation Radio. Posted online every Wednesday by members of the Los Angeles band Allah-Las, each playlist is joyously mind-expanding both sonically and in terms of what you might need to add to your record collection. Not too long ago,


JANELLE MONÁE


SSE Arena Wembley, London 7pm


Janelle Monáe goes from Worthy Farm to Wembley, as the Dirty Computer tour hits the capital again. This post-Glastonbury gig represents a big step up from last year’s Roundhouse shows, but then, Monáe’s bombastic pop suits the big time.


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tucked away amongst the vintage cuts, was a song called New Kaldi by a band called Grup Şimşek. On one level the


group didn’t sound out of place among the classic sounds, yet there is also something fresh about their psychedelic explorations. Naturally,


Fast Kar Paul Stokes musicweek.com


I’ve become obsessed. Nem Kaldi is an intoxicating mix of sitar-like guitars,


enveloping melodies and singer Derya Yildirim’s bewitching vocals. She hails from Turkey and gives the group a unique East meets West dynamic. The other players – Andrea Piro, Graham Mushnik and Antonin Voyant, who are based in London and France and run Catapulte Records, and British composer Greta Eacott – ebb and fl ow through a variety of musical traditions. The result means


their recent debut album Kar Yağar proved an enthralling and varied Turkish delight.


BLANCK MASS No Dice (Sacred Bones)


Benjamin John Power releases his fourth album as Blanck Mass next month, and this heavy, juddering taster is enough to give you palpitations. Contact Kate Price kate@stereosanctity.co.uk


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