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2026-04-10 04:30:13 (2 days ago)

Reckonwrong: How Long Has It Been? review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

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Londoner Alex Peringer breaks from his intriguing and outlandish dance music with this debut album of charming bedroom-pop ballads

A decade ago, Londoner Alex Peringer intrigued underground club circles with his outlandish take on dance music. Structured around dizzying time signatures and wry tales of unfulfilling lovers and pills gone wrong, his tracks referenced everything from UK funky to new wave and sea shanties. Then came several years of near silence – now broken by this self-released debut album, How Long Has It Been? The record acknowledges this break not just in the title, but also in its sound. On first listen, it couldn’t seem more different to Peringer’s early work, with those discordant constructions now replaced by the warm tinkering of the Rhodes electric piano and ostensibly earnest sentiment. But traces of that eccentricity still linger in this collection of atmospheric bedroom-pop ballads.

The record takes winter as its theme, though it feels fitting for this transitional time of year, with its stories of introspection and dodgy weather set against soft, simple arrangements. A handful of subtly wonky elements stop it from sounding overly polished or guileless: Before and After slips in a reference to a “fateful bong”; on the dreamy duet Two Lovers, glitches cut through the twinkling keys and mumblecore guest vocals. Elsewhere, the chords waver on Black Keys, one of several gorgeous and forlorn instrumentals.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-04-10 04:27:42 (2 days ago)

Iran ceasefire: Not an off-ramp for the US but a life-saving ejection seat

A Middle Eastern country has for the first time single-handedly checked the war-making capabilities of the US and Israel

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-10 04:16:02 (2 days ago)

US summoned bank bosses to discuss cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model

Reports say Fed chair Jerome Powell among attenders at meeting in Washington

The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned major American bank chiefs to a meeting in Washington this week amid concerns over the cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model, according to reports.

Bosses including the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, were said to have gathered at the Treasury headquarters for the meeting after the release of the Claude Mythos AI model that Anthropic says poses unprecedented cybersecurity risks.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-04-10 04:04:07 (2 days ago)

Pakistan emerges as a key international player as it mediates between US and Iran

Islamabad maintains close ties with both Tehran and Washington, unlike previous negotiators, which have come under fire from Iran during the war

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Fox News - Top Stories

2026-04-10 04:01:51 (2 days ago)

Artemis II nears end of historic mission with splashdown off California coast

Artemis II is set to splash down off San Diego as Navy crews prepare to recover the Orion capsule and the four astronauts inside, drawing crowds along the coast.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-04-10 04:00:00 (2 days ago)

You, Me & Tuscany proves that we're killing rom-coms

You, Me & Tuscany is hardly the worst thing that could happen to you. Though it would still probably be better if it — and this specific flavour of surface level, escapist rom-com in general — didn't exist.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-04-10 04:00:00 (2 days ago)

Immigration Department informing some 30,000 applicants they may be ineligible for refugee hearings

Canada's Immigration Department is sending tens of thousands of refugee claimants letters that they may not be eligible for asylum — and is telling some of them that they should leave immediately.

CBC News - World News

2026-04-10 04:00:00 (2 days ago)

What to expect ahead of Artemis II’s splashdown

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, are returning to Earth after travelling around the moon. But before they get their feet on solid ground, they have to get their Orion spacecraft safely through Earth's atmosphere.

New York Times - World News

2026-04-10 03:59:50 (2 days ago)

How Iranians Feel Now

The fragile cease-fire has brought relief. But hope for change seems farther away than ever.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-04-10 03:54:09 (2 days ago)

Russia and Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire

Moscow and Kyiv signal a short Easter truce as diplomacy stalls and war pressures mount.

The Guardian - World News

2026-04-10 03:51:11 (2 days ago)

Australia on brink of BJK Cup exit after Gibson stunned by Great Britain teenager

• 17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic defeats in-form Australian 7-6(4), 7-5

• Harriet Dart beats Kimberly Birrell 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in qualifier in Melbourne

Australia’s quest to win a place in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals is off to the worst possible start, losing both opening-day singles matches, with spearhead Talia Gibson falling to British teen Mika Stojsavljevic.

Gibson was expected to get the tie at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena off to a flying start on Friday, but she was a shock loser 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 against the lowly ranked 17-year-old.

ABC News - International News

2026-04-10 03:49:36 (2 days ago)

Ceasefire deal brings relief to some in Iran, but Trump's threat still echoes

Iranians have welcomed a ceasefire deal after weeks of Israeli and American bombardment, but many fear the war is far from over