Watch: Charli XCX's Weird And Wonderful New Video For Lizzo Collab 'Blame It On Your Love'

Words: Saam Das

"Modern love to me is limitless. And it's cute as fuck too." So says Charli XCX at the end of her weird and wonderful new video for her ace recent collab with Lizzo, 'Blame It On Your Love'. Check out the fertility nymph-filled official music video for the track below.

Live Review: Run The Jewels, Black Futures, IDLES, And More @ All Points East 2019

All Points East (Friday 31 May 2019, Victoria Park) // Words: Saam Das

Having ousted the likes of Field Day and Lovebox from East London's Victoria Park for a relatively successful debut All Points East in 2018, the festival-of-sorts returned for its second edition to cap off the spring season. With The Chemical Brothers, Bon Iver, and The Strokes headlining over its two weekends of music, here's our low-down of the Bring Me The Horizon-headlined day.

Surfacing: Snooker Legend Steve Davis Teams Up With DJ Partner Kavus Torabi And Coil's Michael York For The Utopia Strong [New Act]

Words: Saam Das

Yes, that's right, six time snooker World Championship winner Steve Davis has just put out his debut single, 'Brainsurgeons 3'. Having already established himself as a cult figure in the music world thanks to his DJ sets with Kavus Torabi, the duo have now also teamed up with Coil's Michael J York to form The Utopia Strong. Buckle in, a near-eleven-minute ride awaits.

Listen: Bat For Lashes Floats Back Onto Shore With The Dreamy 'Kids In The Dark'

Words: Saam Das

The thought of Natasha Khan's return took us on a brief nostalgia trip to 2007, when we featured her then-burgeoning Bat For Lashes outlet back on one of our early podcasts. (Yeah, in 2007, before podcasts were cool.) We're pleased to report that returning number 'Kids In The Dark' shares much of the same kind of ambience that first attracted us to Bat For Lashes way back when, with a bit of a synthy twist.

Surfacing: Launa Bursts Onto The Scene With 'You Make Me' [New Artist]

Words: Saam Das // Photo: Caroline Lasergandalf Lindholm

She's 20. She's from Swansea. She's studying at British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) Brighton. She's Launa, or Lorna Rees to her nearest and dearest. And most importantly, her debut single 'You Make Me' is a tasty slice of spirited contemporary pop.

Listen: Blanck Mass Gives Us 7 Minutes In Heaven With 'House Vs. House' [Album Preview]

Words: Saam Das

We recently wrote about Fuck Buttons co-founder Benjamin John Power unexpectedly working with Editors, culminating in a Record Store Day 2019 release, and his new Blanck Mass track 'House Vs. House' takes us down a somewhat different path. It's 7 minutes and 41 seconds long, for starters. But it sustains interest and excitement throughout, a chaotically brilliant taste of his forthcoming new album, 'Animated Violence Mild'.