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The Guide #268: Laptop twee is the gloriously awkward sound giving British music a new lease of life

The Guide #268: Laptop twee is the gloriously awkward sound giving British music a new lease of life
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In this week’s newsletter: From wonky electronic production to painfully earnest lyrics, a new wave of artists are embracing nostalgia, cute vibes and DIY popIf you’d told me back in January that one of my favourite tracks of 2026 would count noughties new rave outfit Hadouken! and goofy Kesha parodists The Midnight Beast among its influences, I would have looked…

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