This week: new albums from Britpop legends Blur, indie hiphop outkasts Paris Texas and Roman stoners Black Rainbows. Also: 21 today, on a scale from boring to infuriatingly boring, critics’ darlings, cool uncles, words we can’t say on this podcast, joker variance, lounge act jealousy, wonky dischordancy, the same members but not the same people, Italians cosplaying as Scandinavians cosplaying as Californians, road trip anthems, The Nebulous Zone, deep V’s, the NZ Tracey Thorn, pod business, early evolutions, vibes > knowledge, looking to next week, stay hairy and flax facts.

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