New band of the day – No 1,053: Dirty Beaches

Recent pop revivalists have been euphoric or twee. Brace yourselves, then, for some dirty neo-noirHometown: Vancouver.The lineup: Alex Zhang Hungtai (vocals, music).The background: We're used to the 60s, 70s and 80s being plundered, and more recently we have seen the 90s being ransacked, not just for reissues but as a source or influence for today's R&B, grime and pop artists. But there has also been, of late, a spate of indie acts looking to the 50s for inspiration, or at least to a mythical pr...

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