Daft Punk

Pour out a can of motor oil, Daft Punk are no more. That's the lead news story on a busy episode that takes in the new album from Mogwai, an emotional reaction to that work, and a spotlight on instrumental songs. It's Dave Hanratty. It's…

Alpha Chrome Yayo is certainly a peculiar name for an artist, but it is catchy. When I first saw it, I knew it was my destiny... to write a review of his new EP, After Dinner Cigar. It's a pretty eclectic mix of genres on this release—new…

Formed in 2012, DYGL are an alternative/indie-rock group from Japan. Songs of Innocence & Experience is my first exposure to the group and a pleasant surprise. The first track, 'Hard to Love', caught me off guard. A catchy, melodic…

Dave returns from a fateful and frenzied trip to Paris to report on Metallica live, airline trauma, personal injury, and chance encounters. Elsewhere, the NO ENCORE boys sink into the new album from The National, run the rule over an…

The Weeknd Starboy At the beginning of Starboy, Abel Tesfaye sings, “I’m tryin’ to put you in the worst mood.” Luckily for all of us, he fails at this goal spectacularly, because what follows ends up being one of the most enjoyable,…

Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where HeadStuff staff and friends siphon through exciting art to craft essential listening experiences you didn’t know you needed. To celebrate the release of Bantum's sterling second record Move - out today~! -…

Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where HeadStuff staff and friends siphon through exciting art to craft essential listening experiences you didn’t know you needed. In this instalment, Mark Conroy takes us to infinity and beyond...  Truth to be…

Recorded before the insecure drummer from The Blizzards @'ed Craig on Twitter, the latest NO ENCORE is a whirling dervish of life, love, the future and wait no hang on that's not what we're about at all. It's a music podcast, so let's talk…

YEEZY SEASON continues as hip hop knowledge machine Dean Van Nguyen reappraises the oft-maligned but really very good Graduation. Don those shutter shades and dive in...  Graduation (2007) Curtis Jackson wept. How the burly-voiced…

The following is dedicated to Graham Coxon, David Crosby and Keith Richards.  As announced on our recent, joyous 'Straight Outta Kanye' podcast, we're proud to present our highly scientific Kanye West Listening Guide, or, as she says…