Matt Carter

It was 44 years ago, the 1st of August 1981, that from the 36th floor of a small building on Manhattan’s west side, a temporary behemoth was born. Producers glanced out of the windows of the plain brick studios, waiting for the hour to strike. Then, they waited a minute longer, until, at a minute after midnight, the television screens, of potentially a few million viewers that can receive it, light up. This was the birth of MTV.

Manchester. It’s a place that’s hard to beat when it comes to the successes of its musical offspring. There’s Oasis, The Smiths, Joy Division and, since 2006, Courteeners. 18 years, 5 albums, and the odd tour later, their back catalogue is fit to burst. But, thankfully, just one more album could be squeezed in along. Their single and track five of the record sees Australian Rock outfit DMA’s help the band to create a broad metaphor for the good of change, through the lens of a break-up.

There aren’t many artists with as much staying power as Stevie Wonder. Ever since he took the record for the youngest person to get a number one when he was just 13; he has captivated the world with his music. So, it’s no surprise that – despite being well into his seventies – he is still releasing new songs. Guided by Wonder’s trademark pared-back style of melody, the hopeful new song ‘Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’ is an ode to a better future.