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‘Golliwog’ is a bruising and impactful body of work that takes after the best horror films, trudging through the forest no matter how creepy it may get. The central theme on Billy Woods’ eighth solo album is discomfort — the New York rapper is an expert in weaving lyrical tapestries and here, the threads are all blacks, greys, browns and reds. It’s an ugly, uncompromising affair, a festering wound that becomes more and more intriguing for those with the stomach for it.

Roy Harper has announced three new UK shows for later this year. Roy Harper tickets go on sale at 9.30am today.

The Rest Is Politics podcast will tour the UK later this year. The Rest Is Politics tickets go on general sale at 9am today.

WWE Live will take the Road To Clash In Paris Tour across the UK and Europe this summer. WWE Live tickets go on general sale at 10am local time today.

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Lorde will bring her Ultrasound World Tour to the UK and Europe this winter. Lorde tickets go on general sale at 10am local time today.

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The Lemonheads have announced their first new album in nearly 20 years.

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Savages singer Jehnny Beth has laid out plans for her sophomore solo album. 

Finneas has shared a video for 2001.

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Snoop Dogg has surprise released a new album.

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Laufey has announced her third studio album.

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Arcade Fire emerged as giants of the ‘00s indie scene with their acclaimed debut, ‘Funeral’, which remains a baroque-rock masterpiece. Subsequent albums, up to 2013’s ‘Reflektor’, earned strong reviews and revved up a huge, adoring fanbase. Since then, it’s been harder to keep things on the rails.

Låpsley celebrates polyamorous love on her fourth album, ‘I’m A Hurricane, I’m A Woman In Love’, exploring the period of time when the singer-songwriter was in an open relationship, and in love with two people at once. 

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Little Simz has shared another song from her upcoming sixth album.

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Nova Twins have shared a new song called Piranha.

JADE has announced her debut solo album.

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Bruce Springsteen has unveiled another previously unheard song from his upcoming collection of lost albums.

Engelbert Humperdinck will bring his ongoing The Last Waltz Farewell Tour ​back to the UK later this year.

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Billy Nomates has shared a new track ahead of the release of her third album.

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The None have returned with a new single, At Hope.