The March, 2026 edition of Beatique is ready for you now. Head over to Mixcloud, or tune into the embed here, for an hour and five minutes of music that includes The Smiths, Peaches, Charli XCX, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and lots more. You’ll have to listen for the full track list, but I’ve linked to related articles here, including interviews with some of the artists featured in this episode.
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For Krista Holly Diem of Lapêche, a dance background came in handy when it was time to make the video for “Happy 4U,” from the band’s recently released third album, Autotelic. “The subject matter of the song is pretty heavy and I wanted to do something that was kind of silly and danceable in a way, almost in a way where you’re dancing and crying at the same time,” she says on a recent video call from Salt Lake City, where Krista and her husband, Lapéche bassist Dave Diem, are based.
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It’s time for another album review round-up. This week, we have new releases from Mariachi el Bronx, Felsmann + Tiley and Charli xcx, plus albums from KMFDM and Lapêche that were released in the past few weeks.
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