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Our Song of the Day is an exclusive première straight from Niamey, Niger! Tal National recently signed to FatCat for the release of their third album Kaani.

German pianist / composer Hauschka has released a new Jeff Desom directed video for the ‘Radar‘ which features dancer Patrick Williams a.k.a. TwoFace who takes on the role of human marionette.

I came across Maps and Atlases only recently on Fat Cat Records and was humbly impressed by their originality. Seeing as they have just recorded a heap of video sessions, including for Shake it Records in Cincinatti / Reggie’s and they have some UK tour dates coming up in October to coincide with the release of their album Perch Patchwork it seemed like a good a time as any to …

The following two tracks on offer as free downloads are taken from Nina Nastasia’s latest album Outlaster. Outlaster was released in June this year, lushly orchestrated, unlike her earlier work.

The Balky Mule is Bristol based Sam Jones, he recently performed to great tracks for the Brixton Sessions site covering summery versions of ‘Dust Bird Baths’ and ‘Wireless’, both taken from his 2009 album The Length of the Rail.