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Bill's Indie Basement (3/1): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: a review of former Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster’s great new LP ’Inferno,’ early 4AD band Rema-Rema, Talk Talk’s transitional album ’The Colour of Spring,’ plus Le SuperHomard and The Stroppies.

Hot Chip touring this spring, playing NYC & L.A.

Hot Chip haven’t made an album since 2015’s ’Why Make Sense’ but are back in action, having just announced spring tour dates that include a couple in the U.S…

Talk Talk's Mark Hollis, rest in peace

Read tributes from Slowdive, The The, Fleet Foxes, Broken Social Scene, OMD, Jim James, and more.

Notable Releases of the Week (2/1)

This week’s Notable Releases include Talk Talk bassist Rustin Man’s long-awaited solo album, Tiny Ruins’ arty folk LP, death/doom newcomers Ossuarium, and more.

100 Most Influential Artists, according to NME

“There was a certain amount of science to it. An entire week of work experience students left the office thinking that cutting-edge music journalism in 2014 mostly involves calculating which bands have been mentioned most in NME in the past two years, then hunting out references to the bands that influenced those acts online and finally adding up the number of times each influence came up…
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