Today is one of those days where it might be advisable to mute the news feed and listen to something genuinely inspiring instead. Here then, is our latest round-up of vital new tunes, heralding forthcoming albums from the likes of Gruff Rhys, Bill Ryder-Jones, Sleater-Kinney, Sufjan Stevens and Sarah Davachi. From what we’ve heard so far, they all deliver.

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As for promising newer artists, we’re quite excited about John Francis Flynn, Titanic, Niecy Blues, Connie Lovatt and Brown Horse, to name just a few – expect to read more about them all in Uncut over the coming months. There’s also an intriguing new project from White Denim’s James Petralli, a fruitful one-off collaboration between Bruce Springsteen and Bryce Dessner, Beth Orton covering Leonard Cohen – and Underworld going a cappella, to stunning effect…

GRUFF RHYS
“Celestial Candyfloss”
(Rough Trade)
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SUFJAN STEVENS
“A Running Start”
(Asthmatic Kitty)
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UNDERWORLD
“Denver Luna (acappella)”
(Virgin)
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NIECY BLUES
“Violently Rooted”
(Kranky)

SKINNY PELEMBE
“Who By Fire (feat. Beth Orton)”
(Partisan)
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JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN
“Mole In The Ground”
(River Lea)
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BROWN HORSE
“Sunfisher”
(Loose Music)
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BILL RYDER-JONES
“This Can’t Go On”
(Domino)
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & PATTI SCIALFA
“Addicted To Romance”
(Columbia)
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ZOOEY CELESTE
“Cosmic Being”
(ATO)
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CONNIE LOVATT
“Zodiac”
(Enchanté)
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BIXIGA 70
“Na Quarta-Feira”
(Glitterbeat)
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SLEATER-KINNEY
“Hell”
(Loma Vista)
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SLEAFORD MODS
“Big Pharma”
(Rough Trade)
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RAZE REGAL & WHITE DENIM INC
“Dislocation”
(Bella Union)
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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
“Theia / The Silver Cord / Set”
(KGLW)
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TITANIC
“Cielo Falso”
(Unheard Of Hope)
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ANENON
“Moons Melt Milk Light”
(Tonal Union)

SARAH DAVACHI
“Long Gradus (strings): Part IV”
(Late Music)