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The Field Day festival in London's Victoria Park tends to throw up a good haul of the most interesting musicians on the summer circuit. This year's event in June is no exception, with the likes of Tortoise, Andrew Bird, Grimes and Sunless 97 showing out. In the run up to the fest, founder Tom Baker is hosting a radio show at mixcloud.com/ FieldDayRadio – and via The Independent at ind.pn/ze0MRl. In the third episode, find interviews with headliners Franz Ferdinand and artist Martin Creed, as well as a mix from art-rock favourites Liars.
This devil has all the best tunes
The LA duo Peaking Lights have been offering mixtapes ahead of the June release of their new LP, Lucifer. The third mix appeared at lucifer.fm, and it sees them take a turn towards bossa nova and 1970s dance-inclined music. Look out for the jazz flute. However, there's room to sneak in some of their more modern experimental sounds. At the 32-minute mark, a fine song from Lucifer can be he
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