Peter Kimpton

By The Landlord “...This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold

Song of the Day: Stylishly solemn, 80s-influenced synth and scything guitar indie pop with big drums by the Los Angeles duo of Allison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh, from their recently released self-titled debut album, out on Mansions and Millions

A cleverly nuanced, emotionally ambiguous beautifully stirring indie-pop love song by the Australian singer-songwriter, in this first single heralding her upcoming fourth album The Gem , out on 25 September via 4AD. To explore and enjoy more by Julia Jacklin, see also the other embedded links below.

Themed around his favourite subject of food, but also going to many other places, American jazz trumpeter, composer and vocalist Leron Thomas returns with the New York composer and visual artist Fred Sargolini in an eclectic, eccentric fusion of jazz and hip-hop from and upcoming EP, out on Def Pressé. To explore and enjoy more by Pan Amsterdam, see also the other embedded links below.

Gorgeously delicate, finger-picking folk by the British singer-songwriter from York, heralding her upcoming debut album The Knife, The Needle , out on 21 August via Merge Records. To explore and enjoy more by Elanor, see also the other embedded links below.

Song of the Day: A pointed, subtle but also catchy number about making mistakes, regret and social division, US artist Mark Oliver Everett and band return with the lead single from the upcoming album out on 16 October via E Works / Play It Again Sam

New album: With delightful echoes of the The Jam, The Kinks, The Bees, Small Faces and other classic 60s pop and mod influences, the Blur guitarist's resurfaced and unreleased solo LP was actually recorded in 2011 at the time of his 2012 album A+E, and made with producer Ben Hillie

Song of the Day: Moving away from of their post-punk sound into more of a meaty, guitar-driven melodic rock, the New York band return with a catchy, witty, singalong title track, , an existential anthem influenced by Jane's Addiction, from their upcoming album, out on 9 October via Chrysalis Records

By Maki Every year we arrive at this curious stretch of the calendar: the solstice.

A beautiful, sensual, dream-like, ethereal new track by the acclaimed Los Angeles composer and songwriter, heralding her upcoming new album Materia , out on 21 August, a seven-track companion album to her superb 2024 release Something in the Room She Moves , also out on Domino Records.