Moses Boyd - Dark MatterDark Matter is a landmark record, a producer album by a young auteur, threading several thrilling musical traditions into a bold new tapestry: the raw energy of grime and afrobeats and the rolling club rhythms of the London underground, combined with the freewheeling creativity and collaborative spirit of his jazz training. With that mentality in mind, its no surprise that his talents have trickled over into fashion, producing original compositions

who howls like Blind Willie Johnson on ‰Û÷He Won‰۪t Deny Me‰۪

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After releasing a 6-song cassette in 2013 followed by a full length for the Trouble In Mind label

A full US tour with Nashville Pussy is coming up from May 8-June 2

radio-ready bombast (echoes of The Boo Radleys‰۪ evergreen earworm ‰ÛÏWake Up Boo

yes: collectively

The famous sleeve

raining out his illness

While there’s a riot going on you will feel capable of bobbing through like a cork

spaghetti westerns and girl-group pop noir are combined with the cut-and-thrust zeal of a band bursting with ideas and energy

recorded and designed to look and sound like the product of a commercial record label

distant beats