Pop and rock
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New band of the week: Orchestra of Spheres (No 102)Reliable sources tell us funk-pop pioneers Talking Heads are about to reform. But if they don’t, you could try these Kiwi exponents of quirky DIY disco instead
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Alex Cameron’s She’s Mine: the best of this week’s new musicAlex Cameron | Sonny Green | Nite Jewel | Loyle Carner | Terry
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Five of the best… new gigsIggy Pop | Melanie Martinez | Adam Green | Manic Street Preachers | Cash + David
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Radiohead release trailer for new trackWatch Thom Yorke wander alone in a carpark in a new clip of what could be a second track taken from their anticipated ninth album
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Fela Kuti – 10 of the bestA look back over a seminal career that encompassed political dissidence, UFO contact, chicken sacrifice – and some of the greatest dance music ever recorded
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Readers recommend playlist: songs about spyingThere’s a sinister subterfuge running through the playlist this week, with artists from Bauhaus to King Creosote collected by a reader on a mission
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Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones: 'If musicians disappear, the music will too'What do you do when you’re fed up of modern pop and worrying how to make a living? You make a record summoning the spirit of 1962
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Federal authorities officially assisting Prince investigationMinnesota police confirm the DEA and US attorney are involved after artist’s team sought help for possible addiction issues
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Cult heroes – Hank Williams Jr: crusading country boy with a lesson for the leftThe Nashville star once compared Obama to Hitler and his rightwing persona can often stray beyond parody, but his musical message is one of inclusion and amity
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Little Richard denies claims of poor healthWilliam Sobel, who has represented Little Richard for 30 years, says reports of singer’s illness are untrue
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A-ha's Morten Harket: 'I'm not an entertainer, I'm an engager'The A-ha frontman talks longevity, Kierkegaard, Uriah Heep, why John Barry rubbed A-ha up the wrong way, and an interesting metaphor about large breasts
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Beyoncé breaks chart record as each track on Lemonade reaches top 100Singer becomes the first woman to have 12 songs in the rundown simultaneously, beating Taylor Swift’s record of 11
Radiohead's new album to be released on Sunday