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- Squid
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- Sludge
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP443D
- Release Date
- March 24, 2020
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Squid had a fantastic 2019. The band’s Town Centre EP cemented their status as a vital new voice in the British musical underground, and at the end of the year, they inked a deal with Warp Records. As such, latest single ‘Sludge’ is a first on two counts - both Squid’s first new music of the new decade and the first thing they’ve released with Warp.
Those who got an earful of Town Centre will know that there are two sides to Squid’s sound. They’ve got the knack for lively, driving post-punk, but at times the group also break into an ersatz take on jazz which owes a clear debt to The Lounge Lizards. Going against its title, ‘Sludge’ falls very much in the former camp. This track is driven by a louche lurch of a groove, all humming bass and wah-wah guitars and insistent licks of percussion.
Urged on by the backing, Squid’s vocalist/Drummer Ollie Judge prowls at the front of the mix here. His yipped sing-shout vocal style is erratic and arresting, combining the high-wire conversationalism of Mark E. Smith with the wide-eyed frenzy of The Pixies’ Black Francis. This barely-hinged delivery gives an additional air of body-horror to lyrics already potent with surreal imagery - everything from teeth scraped out of mouths to celebrity chefs in his bed.
Squid announce their signing to Warp Records with the chugging post-punk masterclass of new single ‘Sludge’.
Digital Tracklist
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Sludge
Squid
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- Squid
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- Fugue (Bin Song)
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD353D
- Release Date
- January 24, 2024
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- Squid
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- O Monolith
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD353
- Release Date
- June 9, 2023
- LP (special)
- CD
- Bundle
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- Squid
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- The Blades
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP353DDC
- Release Date
- May 25, 2023
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- Squid
- ReleaseProduct
- Undergrowth
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP353DDB
- Release Date
- April 18, 2023
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- Artist
- Squid
- ReleaseProduct
- Swing (In A Dream)
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- 7WAP478
- Release Date
- March 13, 2023
- 7″
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- Squid
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- Swing (In A Dream)
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP353DDA
- Release Date
- February 8, 2023
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- Squid
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- Cover Versions
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP463
- Release Date
- December 14, 2021
- 12”
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- Squid
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- America! (Bill Callahan Cover)
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP463DA
- Release Date
- November 2, 2021
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Squid
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- Squid
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- Squid 'O Monolith' Embroidered Vintage Black Cap
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- Warp Records
- Release Date
- June 9, 2023
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- Squid
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- Squid 'O Monolith' Embroidered Black Hoodie
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- Warp Records
- Release Date
- June 9, 2023
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- Squid
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- Squid 'O Monolith’ White Logo T-Shirt
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- Warp Records
- Release Date
- June 9, 2023
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- Distant Call - Collected Demos 2000-2006
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP373
- Release Date
- September 28, 2024
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- Nightmares On Wax
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- Carboot Soul (Deluxe Edition)
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD61X
- Release Date
- May 31, 2024
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- Wu-Lu
- ReleaseProduct
- Learning To Swim On Empty
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP492D
- Release Date
- May 17, 2024
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- Broadcast
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- Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006 - 2009
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP372
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
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- Nightmares On Wax
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- Les Nuits
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD61XA
- Release Date
- May 2, 2024
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- Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair
- ReleaseProduct
- Set The Remixes
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP486XD
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- April 18, 2024
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- The Games You Play
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD372B
- Release Date
- April 16, 2024
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- Clarissa Connelly
- ReleaseProduct
- World of Work
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD370
- Release Date
- April 12, 2024
- LP
- CD
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Alternative / Indie / Post-rock
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- Broadcast
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- Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006 - 2009
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- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP372
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
- LP
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- Charlotte Day Wilson
- ReleaseProduct
- Cyan Blue
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- XL Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- XL1407DA
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
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- Vanishing Twin
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- The Age of Immunology (Expanded Edition)
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- Fire Records
- Catalogue Number
- FIRE562X
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
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- Mdou Moctar
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- Funeral for Justice
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- Matador
- Catalogue Number
- OLE2031DA
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- May 3, 2024
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- Hana Vu
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- Romanticism
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- Ghostly International
- Catalogue Number
- GI435DIGITAL
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- May 3, 2024
- LP (special)
- CD
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- Artist
- Kristin Hersh
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- Hips and Makers (30th Anniversary Edition)
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- 4AD
- Catalogue Number
- 4AD0652DA
- Release Date
- May 3, 2024
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- HOMESHAKE
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- Nothing 2 See
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- SHHOAMKEE
- Catalogue Number
- HOME002DA
- Release Date
- May 1, 2024
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- HTRK
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- Dream Symbol (Loraine James Remix)
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- Ghostly International
- Catalogue Number
- GI445DIG1
- Release Date
- May 2, 2024
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