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Infected Mushroom | Becoming Insane
Infected Mushroom’s “Becoming Insane” featuring Gil Cerezo - how flamenco guitar, Spanish vocals, and Israeli psytrance collided in Los Angeles to…
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Riddarna | The Power of Love
Riddarna's "The Power of Love" - the Swedish cult rock trio returns after nine years with an emotional second single from their 2026 comeback album…
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Nightmares on Wax | You Wish
Nightmares on Wax’s “You Wish” - how George Evelyn chopped a Judy Clay sample in two hours to create a downtempo classic that hit #1 on Beatport eight…
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Megadeth | Ride The Lightning
Megadeth's "Ride the Lightning" cover - Dave Mustaine reclaims the Metallica song he co-wrote 42 years earlier on his band's 2026 final album.
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January 2026

Patrick Watson | Know That You Know
Patrick Watson’s “Know That You Know” - Montreal singer-songwriter crafted a seven-minute meditation on letting go with cinematic orchestration on his…
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Music Discovery Digest #6 | Beyond Borders Edition
New music discoveries from Iceland to Pakistan: Sólstafir, Arooj Aftab, Glass Beams, plus The Prodigy, David Bowie's essentials, and Krautrock's…
 • Murat Esmer and The Sound Vault
UNKLE | Lonely Soul
UNKLE’s “Lonely Soul” featuring Richard Ashcroft, how a Mo’ Wax label boss and DJ Shadow created the nine-minute trip-hop epic that became the benchmark…
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Sólstafir | Fjara
Sólstafir’s “Fjara” - how Iceland’s post-metal band created their biggest hit with a haunting song about betrayal and endings, featuring a striking…
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Glass Beams | Rattlesnake
Glass Beams’ “Rattlesnake” from their debut EP Mirage, how the masked Melbourne trio created a serpentine psych-funk finale that would help launch one…
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Essential Albums: The Prodigy | The Fat of the Land
The Prodigy’s “The Fat of the Land” (1997) - the breakbeat masterpiece that brought rave culture to MTV, sold 10+ million copies, and changed electronic…
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Katatonia | July
Katatonia’s “July” from The Great Cold Distance, how the Swedish masters of melancholy crafted a paradoxically uplifting anthem about heat, violence…
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Norrda | Remedy
Norrda’s “Remedy” - how a Turkish trio living on three continents created a melancholic electroacoustic masterpiece blending Eastern percussion…
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