31: No tags and it's completely different but also still no tags

A chunky episode, this, as we tackle the last fortnight
of music news.


We mull over Charli XCX’s Brat and it’s
completely different but also still brat, a star-studded remix
album that reworks the original from the stems up. If these are
Brat Summer’s dying embers, then it’s a flame that struggles to
consistently flicker – but the bright spots are very bright
indeed.


We pay tribute to Ka, the Brooklyn rapper who
died earlier this month aged 52. A proudly independent artist, Ka
eschewed industry conventions to build one of underground
hip-hop’s most committed fanbases – an example to us all. We
also remember Jackmaster, whose influence both
onstage and behind the scenes helped define an era of British
club culture, and we grapple with how to eulogise those who’ve
done harm.


Next we get into Chal’s recent essay for The Quietus about the
current state of the dancefloor (have we truly lost dancing? And
is it Tinder’s fault?), before finishing on the brilliant new
album from Oklahoma dirtbags Chat Pile. Plus,
the usual film chat to close.


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Timestamps01:03 Brat and it’s completely
different…18:33 Ka28:32 Jackmaster44:10 Is everyone talking about
dancing, rather than doing it?56:42 Chat Pile59:40 The obligatory
films bit


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