TREACLEby Coda
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Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million in a single day. Attendees say the shade ran out.

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Coda·2 September 2026

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  1. This week

    WILDCHILD: Alex Warren named his second album after what his father called him

    Thirteen songs, out today, named after the nickname his late dad used and that he now has tattooed on him. We photographed him at AFAS Live eighteen months ago, one arena before the arena.

    Heard · 28 August · Photo · @annnlies

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    Cosmic winks and calm vibes: Juliet Ivy and Deb Never at the Drake Underground

    Nobody was filming. A basement full of people who came early for the opener, and a song during which almost nobody reached for a phone.

    Heard · 26 August · Photo · @zachaureliano

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    HEADSEND tears up the Drake Underground

    Three Australians who learned to play by annoying the neighbours, one broken string, and a Toronto basement that got louder every time they stopped talking.

    Heard · 19 August · Photo · @zachaureliano

The Wire · In brief

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  1. 30 JulThe 2026 Mercury shortlist reads like a festival lineup
  2. 30 JulGut Genug, explained: why the KitschKrieg hook will not leave your head (and now Skepta is on it)
  3. 13 JulFlea has a jazz band now, and it just played North Sea Jazz
  4. 11 JulYungblud pulls out of tomorrow's Calgary show: "I'm working on myself"
  5. 10 JulRein Me In: Sam Fender and Olivia Dean now own the longest-running British number one ever
  6. 27 JunDaisy Chain Fields: Olivia Rodrigo's all-women festival sold out in 30 minutes, and nobody is getting paid
  7. 24 JunYou Never Take Me to Bangladesh: How a 49-Second Song Took Over the Internet

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Live music is the only subject that does not pose for the camera. We document it for the people who were there, and for the people who wish they were.

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