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JAIN
TUE 20 JUN
If you’re yet to come across Jain’s Makeba then pull your headphones out of their socket and get the volume on high: everyone needs just under four minutes of this unstoppable ear worm action. And nah, it’s no one-hit-wonder. Shot in South Africa by Quad Group’s new platform Art Bridge, it’s an all-round-wonder that won the prestigious Victoires de la Musique, France's Music Video of the Year. The Parisian is here on 20th June. Make sure you are too.
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SHOBA-
LEADER ONE
THU 23 MAR
“It’s time to make a band sound like an insane band” was Squarepusher’s intention when he created Shobaleader One, and from this album teaser, he’s certainly succeeding. Convergence invites them aboard the spaceship on 23 March with fellow cadets Kode9 and Flamingods.
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SUPERSTITION X
MIND AGAINST
SAT 18 MAR
Next Saturday Superstition take over Room 2 at Printworks for a daytime rave, after which they’ll be returning to Village Underground for what's already set to be the afterparty to end all afterparties. The Mind Against brothers will be back with Somne and Aether and ready to keep the fire burning until dawn.
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DUTCH UNCLES
MON 13 MAR
Manchester’s idiosyncratic art-popologists Dutch Uncles have a busy day on Monday, swinging by Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6 Music show before arriving at VU for their headline slot. Her’s will support, plying us with Mac DeMarco and Ariel Pink dream pop via Liverpool roots.
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MABEL
THU 1 JUN
This 20-year-old artist looks to ‘90s swagger and brilliantly London-centric R&B beats. Mabel just dropped the deceptively catchy Finders Keepers featuring Kojo Funds as a further tease for her EP, Bedroom, due out on 26th May.
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RAY BLK AND MITSKI PHOTOS
Sick of blurry iPhone gig photos? There’s even an Instagram account for it. We’re lucky enough to have a few incredibly talented photographers working to capture everything your smartphone isn’t gonna. Have a look at the latest picks from Chiara Melchior, who shot Mitski and Ray BLK performing at VU in the past few weeks (and see if you can spot the Stormzy cameo).
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Serious Space
15th May to 20th May at Rich Mix
Six consecutive nights of innovative music from some of the world’s most exciting emerging artists, from Throes + The Shine to Madame Gandhi. Each night will showcase a different performer with a different sound, giving each one a space to experiment and create something new.
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Big Guns
21st March to 8th April at The Yard Theatre
Big Guns is the prickling at the back of your neck, the faint taste of blood on your teeth, the could-be sounds of a strange figure in the semi-darkness. The YouTube clip you hope doesn’t load but can’t help watching. It is violence. Against others. Against ourselves, it is a society living in fear, and the moment just before…
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