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Album Review: Micachu & the Shapes – Never

4301 days ago
Consequence of SoundA bold step forward, but with sacrifices. more info

Open thread: What's the worst song lyric ever?

4301 days ago
Guardian MusicWho is responsible for the worst crimes against song words? Plus, take a look at what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/musicHere's your weekly preview of what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/music.Live musicThere's an abundance of high-profile music event... more info

Shorties (Micachu and the Shapes, Colson Whitehead, and more)

4302 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyThe Guardian profiles Mica Levi of Micachu and the Shapes. Some see Micachu's music as an exciting, wonky new form of pop. Others, understandably perhaps, find it impenetrable. (At this point, it's worth noting that there's a plate on the... more info

Micachu shapes up

4303 days ago
Guardian MusicMica Levi's band of misfits are back with a new album, tinkering at the margins of English pop with the help of copper piping and industrial plasticIn 1863, the scientist Michael Faraday was given a lighthouse on the river Thames. The man who discove... more info

Shorties (The Olympics in Literature, Stream the New Micachu and the Shapes Album, and more)

4304 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyThe Guardian offers a "Olympic Games in literature" quiz. The Guardian Books podcast discusses literature about the Olympics. The Guardian is streaming the new Micachu and the Shapes album, Never (out July 24th). Paste lists the 20 best Beck songs...... more info

Sleeve notes: Bruce Springsteen – Unplugged in Hyde Park

4304 days ago
Guardian MusicCatch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Bruce Springsteen's microphone switched off at Hyde Park gigWestminster noise curfew silences Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney as they attempt to thank fans... more info

Micachu and the Shapes: Never – review

4305 days ago
Guardian Music(Rough Trade)We've been here before, right down to the vacuum cleaner that briefly sucks up all the sound in the opening track, Easy. The hyperactive, argumentative twang and clatter and throb and scratch of detuned guitars and video-game synths and ... more info

Micachu and the Shapes - Never

4306 days ago
DrownedInSoundThere are no templates. There’s a sense that Micachu’s songs aren’t written, but birthed; thrown at the wall like a Jackson Pollock painting; a collage of sound and ideas. Not as careless as that may sound, but rather: created with abandon and ... more info

Micachu & The Shapes - Never (album stream)

4306 days ago
Totally Fuzzy UK deconstructionistic pop troupe Micachu & The Shapes are set to release Never, the followup to the excellent Jewellry, next week via Rough Trade. Micachu & the Shapes are gearing up to release their second album ‘NEVER’ on 23rd (UK/Europe) a... more info

Micachu and the Shapes - Never: exclusive album stream

4307 days ago
Guardian MusicMica Levi's second album is as playful as it is poppy – have a listen and let us know your thoughtsReading on mobile? Listen hereAs an interview with Mica Levi in Saturday's Guide will tell you, Never is a record unlike any other. For one thing, it... more info

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