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The compass points Northwest in our latest singles column, which takes in new tracks by Earl Sweatshirt, JC Flowers, Suuns and Susanna along the way...

This week's singles column sees Kanye & Kendrick avoid partying in LA, PJ Harvey fail to reinvent 'The Wheel', and Elf Kid prove himself a 'Golden Boy'...

We take a trip to Le Millipede's 'Neue Welt', stopping off to admire Big Ups' 'National Parks' and Shannon & The Clams' 'Bog' along the way...

Sonny Smith's 'Ayahuaska' ceremony may be an ordeal for him, but it proves much more enjoyable than the return of Dandy Warhols, RJD2 and White Denim...

We start the new year by reviewing the best EPs released as 2015 faded to black, with Bonzai, Muzi, Josep and Rocks FOE among those going out with a bang...

In the first of a regular column chronicling new Nordic music, Derval McCloat looks back at the best releases from across the region over the last twelve months...

Little Shalimar's contribution to the Rubble Kings documentary leads the last Single-Minded of the year, alongside Katy B's collaboration with Four Tet and Floating Points...

New tracks by Teleman, Fews, Miss Red and Sauna Youth help anaesthetise us against the sad news that Power Lunches is the latest London venue to close...

This week's singles column takes in the deep tones of Jelani Blackman, the breathy cooing of Eddi Front and the vibrant return of Velcro Hooks...

Between David Bowie's apocalyptic 'Blackstar' and Kate Tempest's furiously topical 'Europe Is Lost', it's a pretty gloomy Single-Minded this week...