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Voices · SWANA Love Songs, Munich 2026

Soft clubbing with SWANA sounds: Bedouin love songs and backgammon in Munich

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Maxi·8 August 2026
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Heard · Time-sensitive, then it's gone

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    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. 6 SeptOasis got an eight-minute ovation in Venice. The documentary is softer than either brother would admit.
  2. 4 SeptSam Tompkins has a new album, and an open invitation from The Fray
  3. 2 SeptOlivia Rodrigo raised $20 million in a single day. Attendees say the shade ran out.
  4. 30 JulThe 2026 Mercury shortlist reads like a festival lineup
  5. 30 JulGut Genug, explained: why the KitschKrieg hook will not leave your head (and now Skepta is on it)
  6. 13 JulFlea has a jazz band now, and it just played North Sea Jazz
  7. 11 JulYungblud pulls out of tomorrow's Calgary show: "I'm working on myself"

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