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'Màgia Roja might not exist as a physical place you can visit to exorcise whatever is inside you, but Dame Area now brings its spirit with them on the road.' Toda la Verdad sobre Dame Area by Dame Area is tQ's Album of the Week buff.ly/47jczh5

Coming swiftly after the dissolution of Black Midi, The Greep sets out on his own with an album informed by the music of Latin America, Brazil in particular. Ahead of the release of The New Sound, Eden Tizard speaks to Greep about the audacious new record

"The Butthole Surfers were immensely important. Their music and the way they presented it was so artistic and beyond the punkiness of their contemporaries. I sort of, kind of, put Flipper in the same folder" David Yow of the Jesus Lizard on Flipper - ‘Brainwash’

'Anderson’s focus is on the woman who set off on that famous flight, what motivated Earhart to fly in the first place, and the wonder of what she saw around her' Laurie Anderson - Amelia buff.ly/4dMmVIQ Laurie Anderson

'“We are Senyawa, that was our first song,” Shabara says, brilliantly understated. The rest of the gig comes in shorter, more fragmented segments, and yet the intensity never drops a jot' Senyawa Supersonic Festival 2024 buff.ly/3B0vFMM

'Ryan Hooper, who also records as Heavy Cloud, has an attention to the miniscule that brings to mind the late Steve Roden on Unfold Only In The Now' Ryan Hooper - Unfold Only In The Now - Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews for September buff.ly/3ANpwDX Ryan

.Broadside Hacks will celebrate Peter Bellamy of The Young Tradition on what would have been his 80th birthday, with a show featuring Shovel Dance Collective and more this Sunday thequietus.com/news/broadside…

'Night of Fire is far more nuanced than a dark record with a happy ending. It stays in the turmoil. Light and dark, rage and serenity spun around and knotted together' —__–___ - Night of Fire buff.ly/3TipgD0

'Many were surprised by such a swift next step after the announcement that Black Midi were to be no more. In truth, this record and the split were a long time coming...' An Interview with The Greep buff.ly/4cTo1kH

The Body have a new album, 'The Crying Out Of Things', coming out via Thrill Jockey buff.ly/4cSPQtC

Pearson Sound is releasing his first EP in two years next month via Hessle Audio buff.ly/3zjqp6u

Sade's first new song in six years is set to appear on a new compilation celebrating trans artists and people buff.ly/4cUxVTj

Moin – the trio of Valentina Magaletti and Raime's Tom Halstead and Joe Andrews – explore grunge, shoegaze and more on their next LP for AD 93 buff.ly/4dRR3Cv

#NewOrder are reissuing their 1986 album 'Brotherhood' in a deluxe box set featuring unreleased tracks, DVDs and more buff.ly/4gfiE2k

A UK regulator is investigating whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law in its sales of Oasis reunion tickets buff.ly/3TG1Gk7

TV On The Radio are reissuing their debut album and preparing to play their first live shows in over five years buff.ly/4dLmMp0

Slowdive has enlisted Grouper and Daniel Avery to remix their 2023 track 'Kisses' buff.ly/4e9l2Ws

'‘Already Over’ is a poppier deviation with a kitschy ye ye bent – a vision of Austin Powers if directed by Sophia Coppola – while ‘The Return’ is a beatific nod to flower power via Italian film music' the soundcarriers - Through Other Reflections buff.ly/4cFEiK9

“If I have any nugget of wisdom that I have learnt in the process, it’s that – and maybe this is obvious – songs that are huge or messy, are usually quite neat and simplistic beneath” wordsbylav ✍🏾 interviews Jack Merrett of Famous buff.ly/4g5bKwx