Archive - deep cuts

Bark Psychosis – Codename: Dustsucker / a deep cuts essential

A record that will forever (unfairly) stand in the shadow of its predecessor

Sep 23 •

In My Ears #12 – Cardiacs, Maruja & The Tuss

Plus: Massive Attack to leave Spotify. Will it change anything?

Sep 19 •

Surfing on Sine Waves: an Aphex Twin pilgrimage

As the Polygon Window reissue nears, I travelled down to Cornwall to the place immortalised in the Surfing on Sine Waves cover art

Sep 16 •

In My Ears #11 – Big Thief, David Byrne & Stars of the Lid

Plus: The ongoing identity crisis of the Mercury Music Prize

Sep 12 •

Frank Zappa: 5 albums to get you into rock’s strangest genius

A video series exploring the artists with discographies so terrifyingly large I couldn't possibly do a guide

Sep 9 •

In My Ears #10 – Blood Orange, Marissa Nadler & Autechre

Plus: The crippling anxiety of trying to bag Radiohead tickets

Sep 5 •

August 2025

In My Ears #9 – Deftones, Red House Painters & Wolf Alice

Plus: Why Anthony Fantano's lawsuit win is good for music criticism

Aug 29 •

Singing for your all-time favourite band: Mike Vennart on joining Cardiacs

Our conversation covered LSD – the mythic new Cardiacs record – and the 20th anniversary of Oceansize's Everyone Into Position.

Aug 26 •

Reacting to your music hot takes

The good, the bad and the 'eh'?

Aug 22 •

19:12

Delia Derbyshire, a tape-looping pioneer

Introducing Modulators, a new series on the groundbreaking figures of electronic music

Aug 19 •

In My Ears #8 – Ethel Cain, For Those I Love & Dirty Three

Plus: Show Me The Body? A bandstand? In the middle of London?

Aug 15 •

Riff worship: 30 records that keep me headbanging (part II)

The second half of my heavy music exploration, including Bolt Thrower and Godflesh.

Aug 12 •

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