ABBA. Who are BACK.
This week’s round-up of in-depth music features from around the web features ABBA, MØ, Ari Roar, Mélissa Laveaux, Despacio, Lisa Stansfield, Tanya Tagaq, Parquet Courts, Jon Hopkins, CHVRCHES, Josh T Pearson, Silas Neptune… and Miss Piggy.
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Best Fit: Songwriting, Seattle and the Sixties: Ari Roar interviewed (Emma Finamore)
Guardian: ‘DJ culture became weaponised elevator-music’: how Despacio is fighting EDM (Andy Beta)
Drowned in Sound: Spiritual Transmissions: DiS meets Mélissa Laveaux (Jasper Willems)
Independent: Lisa Stansfield: ‘Corbyn comes across as a real smart-arse’ (Elizabeth Aubrey)
Resident Advisor: The demonstrations following police raids on Georgian clubs are a reminder of how meaningful dance music can be. (Editorial)
Echoes and Dust: Interview with Silas Neptune, son of Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne (Dave Cooper)
The Quietus: Ah-haa! ABBA, Beyond The Hits (Bennum, Smith et al)
Guardian: Seal hunting, throat singing, and fighting fair: the power and purpose of Tanya Tagaq (Brigid Delaney)
The Quietus: These Vibrated Me: Josh T. Pearson’s Favourite Music (Nick Hutchings)
Noisey: The Pop Goth Gospel of CHVRCHES (Sarah MacDonald)
London In Stereo: Jon Hopkins interview (Danny Wright)
Noisey: Miss Piggy’s Guide to Being a Rockstar (Lauren O’Neill)
Dork: MØ: “The best songs I write are always when I’m feeling very emotional” (Jessie Atkinson)
DIY: Switched on, turned up: Parquet Courts (Lisa Wright)
ABBA MP3s or CDs
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