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Swedish House Mafia connect with Lykke Li for the first time on Happiness Is So Sad, a melancholic electronic track built around the uncomfortable overlap between pleasure, memory and loss. Produced by Swedish House Mafia, PARISI and Fred again.., the single was recorded in Stockholm, with Max Martin and Oscar Holter also contributing to the songwriting. That heavyweight creative setup does not push the track towards obvious maximalism. Instead, the production leaves space for Li’s emotionally restrained vocal to carry much of the tension.The song explores how a happy moment can become painful once it exists only as memory. Celebration…

Madness – Madrophenia23rd July 2026Madrophenia took place on Brighton Beach on the 26rd July, starring Madness with special guest The Blockheads, Craig Charles, The Selecter and Beatles Dub Club. Tony Clarke reviews the event for Louder Than War.As a dedicated fan of Ska Pop evergreens Madness, I was excited to attend the packed event Madrophenia, which took place in the picturesque setting of Brighton Beach to 10,000 dedicated fans. What’s more, the iconic nutty boys brought in the musical genius of The Blockheads to warm the crowd up. As both bands have collaborated on various projects over the decades, it…

In 2016 The Neal Morse Band released their second album, The Similitude Of A Dream. Inspired by John Bunyan’s classic Heaven-and-Hell novel The Pilgrim’s Progress, bandleader Morse felt it had to be a double-length work to cover the whole story. But as they completed the first disc, drummer Mike Portnoy didn’t want to take it any further – leading to the biggest argument the pair ever had, as Prog discovered that year.Neal Morse’s ability to awake at five in the morning with a mind full of musical themes is a rare one. His Transatlantic colleague Pete Trewavas once described him…

Minneapolis-based troubadour draws upon the Creative Spirit in turbulent times.Dark Wings is the eighteenth studio album from the prolific Mason Jennings. With a significant following in the USA and worldwide, new releases from the Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter are eagerly awaited, and this collection of eleven songs will not disappoint his many fans.Onthis recording, Jennings returns to a band format after his primarily solo acoustic album,Magnifier, in 2025. Dark Wings was produced by Scott McPherson, a drummer who Jennings attests has played with “everyone”, the list including Elliott Smith, Beck and She & Him. Basing themselves in a studio workshop at McPherson…

During the almost 55 years since the release of her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt has established herself as a top quality singer and slide guitar player; she has won many awards over her career, including 13 competitive Grammy awards (from 31 nominations), topped off in 2021 by a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She has also performed at nine Grammy Awards ceremonies.I Can’t Make You Love Me featured on Raitt’s 11th (and her biggest selling to date) studio album, 1991’s Luck of the Draw.Raitt used the sleeve notes to dedicate this album to legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who tragically…

Say She She|PonceauThe Drill Shed, Margate, Kent30th July 2026Say She She, supported by Ponceau, brought their “discodelic soul” and “dreamy harmonies” to the South-East coast to help Margate celebrate 25 years of its now legendary Soul Weekender. In the relatively new and repurposed event space of the 750 capacity Drill Shed, the incredibly talented New York trio of Piya, Sabrina and Alina transferred Manhattan chic to bohemian Margate.Below the lurid orange glow of the iconic Lido sign, and within a stone’s throw of the Kent seaside, Say She She, following in the footsteps of fellow New Yorker Madonna, made Margate…

Irish duo Absolute Lilt explore the human voice as both instrument and atmosphere on debut EP Criostal, a seven-track release via Heavenly Recordings. Formed by Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy, the project centres on traditional Irish lilting: a wordless vocal practice traditionally used to carry dance melodies without instruments. On Criostal, that technique moves beyond preservation into experimentation, passing through ambient space, psychedelia and moments of almost cinematic fantasy.Using only their voices, the duo move between rhythm, melody and texture, keeping Irish tradition open, fluid and experimental.Previously released tracks P Stands For Paddy and Dreaming Lilt introduced that approach, while…

The Clash were one of the defining British punk bands, but by 1983 they were in disarray, with guitarist Mick Jones and drummer Topper Headon gone, replaced by a trio of unknown musicians. Three years and one ill-advised busking tour later it was all over, and this legendary band went out with a whimper, not a bang. In 2005, key members revealed what the hell really happened. The official statement, released September 10, 1983, was brief and blunt: ‘Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon have decided that Mick Jones should leave [The Clash]. It is felt that Jones drifted away from…

1 The Bad Seeds rival The Beatles for rooftop gigs At 11am, 8½hours before their scheduled show in Preston Park, Cave and the Bad Seeds squeeze onto Resident Records’ roof to serenade passing shoppers with “Train Long Suffering” from 1985’s The Firstborn Is Dead, starting a four-song set. The narrow street is quickly packed with an impromptu audience, including some here from across Europe for the official gig and amazed to find themselves extras in Cave’s version of Let It Be. “What a thing to be doing,” Cave marvels, before thanking “the best fucking record shop in the world”. 2…

The Go-Katz: The Go-Katz Will Survive (Raucous Records)LP | CD | DLRel Date: 7th August 20264.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0For the uninitiated, The Go-Katz were a psychobilly band initially formed in Loughborough back in 1986; they were hugely popular within the then burgeoning UK psychobilly scene; their sound was the perfect combination of rockabilly roots delivered with punk energy and mindset; despite their profile their recording history is limited to just a handful of singles – with only The Go-Katz EP from the actual period, and a follow up compilation album entitled Real Gone Katz that was released in 2002.As…

Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the U.S., along with an update on where each album ranks on the Billboard 200 chart – this time for week 31 of 2026. This week’s recap includes the first-week sales of A*POP the new Tyla album, which debuts at No. 43. Source: HITS Daily Double Chart # Artist(s) Album title Sales Sales + Streams 6 Drake ICEMAN 130 52,558 13 Future The Real Me 383 31,489 17 SZA SOS 905 28,195 18 Post Malone The Diamond Collection 333 27,993 21 Don Toliver OCTANE 524 25,485 26 Drake Take…

Tory Lanez has shared the official music video for his latest VV$ Ken collaboration, titled “Many Men Pt. 2”. This track is taken from the artist’s new album, Made You Think I Was Gone …But. Watch the visuals below:  Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here