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Loving The Runner at the moment, will have to listen to Toaster again as can't remember it from the album. I am not enjoying very much current chart rap aside from Stormzy, Dave and Skepta. Listened to a bit of 2010 Tinie Tempah the other day and it was fire, certainly put a lot of recent things into perspective. Those Aitch and Headie One songs don't do anything for me. But are also not really aimed at me, to be fair. Hope We Got That Cool isn't going to be a C-C-C-OUT staller. I seem to have heard it quite a lot on there considering its C-list status, and I haven't been listening much.

Okay this sounds excellent on Tidal Hi-Fi via my stereo. The Borders is phenomenal in album context. Love the urgency! This song is VERY Springsteen/Killers/War on Drugs but that's not a bad thing at all. Even though I'm more of a singles guy, I can see me going back to this repeatedly. The best act to come out of this part of the world in a long time.

Impressed with this after one listen, like the way the new songs generallly sound like fresh territory for him too. Listen #2 on an actual stereo coming shortly. The lyrics on White Privilege are brilliantly scathing! Wasn't expecting him to actually drop the C-bomb on this. Also, this interview is fantastic.

Searched high and low for a thread for this but couldn't find one. Not been feeling Metronomy for a while and have really struggled to get into their recent singles. However, not writing this era off completely until I've heard the new album, which will happen this morning. All seems a far cry from the days of My Heart Rate Rapid, Heartbreaker, The Bay, The Look, Radio Ladio, Corinne, Holiday etc though. Really hope I can get something to click. Salted Caramel Ice Cream made a modest dent into my personal chart but I actually find it annoying now. Let me know your thoughts!

A lot of the time it's a case of "haven't I heard this hook before? Oh well, banger!".

Yeah, I read that it was unintentional. To be fair, a lot of great choruses I hear are probably a tad derivative!

Panini is great, but that's to be expected with such a heavy In Bloom influence! Was massively sceptical about Old Town Road because I've had my fill of young rappers called Lil but that grew on me massively too.

His one with AlunaGeorge was fire too, not sure where I nicked that one from, maybe it went C-C-C-OUT on R1 but I may have nicked it from Mr Lowe!

Yeah, there's so much music to get through and I do try to give a lot of 6 Music stuff a chance on streaming. Lols at Dexter and Sinister by Elbow, so pretentious and crap. You're not Talk Talk!

It's already an 8/10 without me hearing the new songs. Can't wait to see how the likes of Play God and That Sound work in an album context. The latter reminds me of being freezing cold as it was big (on the radio) in January! Dead Boys is a classic autumn masterpiece too.

I do find 6 Music give too many free passes to indie veterans phoning it in. If it shared more indie/alternative music with R1, I'd be far more interested. It used to! Iggy Pop and Johnny Marr are prime examples of people trading on former glories and getting away with it, excuse the pun.

In an age of Xanaxy downtempo mumble rap, he is much needed.

TUNE! That had such lovely family-friendly lyrics too!

6 Music is bizarre, most of the time it's stuff a 1990s NME reader wouldn't switch off but every so often they back something R1 should be all over.

I'm having a listening party with one of my chums at 9am!

Was hoping the Y+Y connection could help them into the Top 100 (it won't, especially with the Wednesday release) but not really feeling this. I desperately wanted to like it. Inner Sanctum was a far better first single. It's no Pop Kids either. Oh well, it might grow on me, will almost certainly get enough streams to reach my personal chart anyway.

Have R1 ever given him a chance? I nick most of my music from R1 so 25 Bucks must have come from somewhere, even if it was a classic C-C-C-OUT. Flipping love his song with Gorillaz and Kehlani too, best thing on that album. Glorious song, really puts the rather rubbish Now Now into perspective.

Liked this on the album but love it as a single. My Strange Addiction would make a great final single though.

Couldn't see a thread about this so started one. Instant banger with typically lovely lyrics! New album uknowhatimsayin¿ (executive produced by Q-Tip) coming later this autumn!

Can't wait to hear this tomorrow morning, even if we have already heard over half of it. Looking forward to listening to the singles in an album context.

Really into The Runner, even more so than Black Bull. Moody and infectious autumn indie banger!

01 (01) Self Esteem: (Girl) Crush (16-2-1-1) 02 (03) The 1975: People (16-3-2) 03 (10) Lana Del Rey: Doin’ Time (31-8-7-10-16-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-3) 04 (12) PVRIS: Hallucinations (29-12-4) 05 (NE) Stormy: Sounds of the Skeng (5) 06 (NE) Billie Eilish: all the good girls go to hell (6) 07 (04) Sleater-Kinney: Can I Go On? (39-21-5-4-7) 08 (08) Lana Del Rey: f*** It I Love You (34-8-8) 09 (14) Solardo & Eli Brown: XTC (37-9-14-9) 10 (17) Taylor Swift: Lover (20-17-10) 11 (16) Declan McKenna: British Bombs (30-16-11) 12 (NE) Foals: The Runner (12) 13 (23) Yves V feat. Afrojack and Icona Pop: We Got That Cool (23-13) 14 (07) Bon Iver: Naeem (38-13-7-14) 15 (05) Duke Dumont feat. Zak Abel: The Power (15-5-15) 16 (27) Bombay Bicycle Club: Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) (27-16) 17 (13) The Amazons: 25 (25-12-13-17) 18 (NE) Regard: Ride It (18) 19 (06) Clairo: Bags (10-4-6-19) 20 (09) Paul Woolford feat. Karen Harding: You Already Know (35-20-5-15-37-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-30-11-9-20) 21 (02) Foals: Black Bull (18-7-3-1-2-21) 22 (18) Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora: Ritual (36-18-22) 23 (37) Ava Max: Torn (37-23) 24 (38) Friendly Fires: Can’t Wait Forever (38-24) 25 (NE) Sam Fender: The Borders (25) 26 (11) Kano feat. D Double E and Ghetts: Class of Deja (36-31-20-35-11-26) 27 (25) Two Door Cinema Club: Once (40-25-27) 28 (30) David Guetta & MORTEN feat. Aloe Blacc: Never Be Alone (38-30-28) 29 (19) Hot Since 82 feat. Alex Mills: Therapy (32-21-19-29) 30 (24) PVRIS: Death of Me (9-4-1-1-2-17-24-30) 31 (NE) Patrick Topping: Turbo Time (31) 32 (32) Lizzo: Good As Hell (32-32) 33 (NE) Muru Masa feat. Clairo: I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again (33) 34 (34) Twenty One Pilots: The Hype (36-27-23-34-34) 35 (15) Haim: Summer Girl (34-34-22-6-15-35) 36 (35) Sub Focus: Siren (35-36) 37 (NE) Kano feat. Kojo Funds: Pan-Fried (37) 38 (NE) Taylor Swift: London Boy (38) 39 (NE) Miley Cyrus: Slide Away (39) 40 (NE) Sleater-Kinney: The Future is Here (40)

WK 34: w/e 11.9.19 01 (01) Self Esteem: (Girl) Crush (16-2-1-1) 02 (03) The 1975: People (16-3-2) 03 (10) Lana Del Rey: Doin’ Time (31-8-7-10-16-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-3) 04 (12) PVRIS: Hallucinations (29-12-4) 05 (NE) Stormy: Sounds of the Skeng (5) 06 (NE) Billie Eilish: all the good girls go to hell (6) 07 (04) Sleater-Kinney: Can I Go On? (39-21-5-4-7) 08 (08) Lana Del Rey: f*** It I Love You (34-8-8) 09 (14) Solardo & Eli Brown: XTC (37-9-14-9) 10 (17) Taylor Swift: Lover (20-17-10) 11 (16) Declan McKenna: British Bombs (30-16-11) 12 (NE) Foals: The Runner (12) 13 (23) Yves V feat. Afrojack and Icona Pop: We Got That Cool (23-13) 14 (07) Bon Iver: Naeem (38-13-7-14) 15 (05) Duke Dumont feat. Zak Abel: The Power (15-5-15) 16 (27) Bombay Bicycle Club: Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) (27-16) 17 (13) The Amazons: 25 (25-12-13-17) 18 (NE) Regard: Ride It (18) 19 (06) Clairo: Bags (10-4-6-19) 20 (09) Paul Woolford feat. Karen Harding: You Already Know (35-20-5-15-37-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-30-11-9-20) 21 (02) Foals: Black Bull (18-7-3-1-2-21) 22 (18) Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora: Ritual (36-18-22) 23 (37) Ava Max: Torn (37-23) 24 (38) Friendly Fires: Can’t Wait Forever (38-24) 25 (NE) Sam Fender: The Borders (25) 26 (11) Kano feat. D Double E and Ghetts: Class of Deja (36-31-20-35-11-26) 27 (25) Two Door Cinema Club: Once (40-25-27) 28 (30) David Guetta & MORTEN feat. Aloe Blacc: Never Be Alone (38-30-28) 29 (19) Hot Since 82 feat. Alex Mills: Therapy (32-21-19-29) 30 (24) PVRIS: Death of Me (9-4-1-1-2-17-24-30) 31 (NE) Patrick Topping: Turbo Time (31) 32 (32) Lizzo: Good As Hell (32-32) 33 (NE) Muru Masa feat. Clairo: I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again (33) 34 (34) Twenty One Pilots: The Hype (36-27-23-34-34) 35 (15) Haim: Summer Girl (34-34-22-6-15-35) 36 (35) Sub Focus: Siren (35-36) 37 (NE) Kano feat. Kojo Funds: Pan-Fried (37) 38 (NE) Taylor Swift: London Boy (38) 39 (NE) Miley Cyrus: Slide Away (39) 40 (NE) Sleater-Kinney: The Future is Here (40)

Commentary coming. This compilation process takes ages post-wine! 01 (01) Self Esteem: (Girl) Crush (16-2-1-1) 02 (03) The 1975: People (16-3-2) 03 (10) Lana Del Rey: Doin’ Time (31-8-7-10-16-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-3) 04 (12) PVRIS: Hallucinations (29-12-4) 05 (NE) Stormy: Sounds of the Skeng (5) 06 (NE) Billie Eilish: all the good girls go to hell (6) 07 (04) Sleater-Kinney: Can I Go On? (39-21-5-4-7) 08 (08) Lana Del Rey: f*** It I Love You (34-8-8) 09 (14) Solardo & Eli Brown: XTC (37-9-14-9) 10 (17) Taylor Swift: Lover (20-17-10) 11 (16) Declan McKenna: British Bombs (30-16-11) 12 (NE) Foals: The Runner (12) 13 (23) Yves V feat. Afrojack and Icona Pop: We Got That Cool (23-13) 14 (07) Bon Iver: Naeem (38-13-7-14) 15 (05) Duke Dumont feat. Zak Abel: The Power (15-5-15) 16 (27) Bombay Bicycle Club: Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) (27-16) 17 (13) The Amazons: 25 (25-12-13-17) 18 (NE) Regard: Ride It (18) 19 (06) Clairo: Bags (10-4-6-19) 20 (09) Paul Woolford feat. Karen Harding: You Already Know (35-20-5-15-37-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-30-11-9-20) 21 (02) Foals: Black Bull (18-7-3-1-2-21) 22 (18) Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora: Ritual (36-18-22) 23 (37) Ava Max: Torn (37-23) 24 (38) Friendly Fires: Can’t Wait Forever (38-24) 25 (NE) Sam Fender: The Borders (25) 26 (11) Kano feat. D Double E and Ghetts: Class of Deja (36-31-20-35-11-26) 27 (25) Two Door Cinema Club: Once (40-25-27) 28 (30) David Guetta & MORTEN feat. Aloe Blacc: Never Be Alone (38-30-28) 29 (19) Hot Since 82 feat. Alex Mills: Therapy (32-21-19-29) 30 (24) PVRIS: Death of Me (9-4-1-1-2-17-24-30) 31 (NE) Patrick Topping: Turbo Time (31) 32 (32) Lizzo: Good As Hell (32-32) 33 (NE) Muru Masa feat. Clairo: I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again (33) 34 (34) Twenty One Pilots: The Hype (36-27-23-34-34) 35 (15) Haim: Summer Girl (34-34-22-6-15-35) 36 (35) Sub Focus: Siren (35-36) 37 (NE) Kano feat. Kojo Funds: Pan-Fried (37) 38 (NE) Taylor Swift: London Boy (38) 39 (NE) Miley Cyrus: Slide Away (39) 40 (NE) Sleater-Kinney: The Future is Here (40) GONE: 20 (25) Taylor Swift: The Archer (37-33-28-25-20) 21 (07) Friendly Fires: Run the Wild Flowers (11-9-6-7-21) 22 (03) Sub Focus: Solar System (11-5-3-1-3-22) 26 (14) Majestic feat. Patti Low: Not Over Yet (39-19-11-14-26) 28 (19) Skepta feat. Cheb Rabi & B Live: Love Me Not (30-16-17-19-28) 29 (10) Bring Me the Horizon: Sugar Honey Ice and Tea (19-11-7-10-29) 31 (18) Gerry Read: It’ll All Be Over (DJ Koze Remix) (31-21-12-8-18-31) 33 (08) Sofi Tukker: Swing (38-9-6-4-8-33) 36 (NE) Gryffyn and Carly Rae Jepsen: OMG (36) 39 (24) Vampire Weekend: Stranger (38-29-24-39) 40 (26) Marika Hackman: The One (38-20-31-26-40)

Where the heck is Stormzy?