Jamie T jumps back into the foray for Trick, with tracks ‘Tescoland’ and ‘Dragon Bones’ proving he can still capture the rawness of his first couple of LPs, while building on the tristful Carry on […]
Heads Up by Warpaint
After the release of bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg’s solo debut and a collection of other individual projects for each member, Warpaint return with their highly anticipated third album, Heads Up. Not even a tour with […]
Mount Ninji and da Nice Time Kid by Die Antwoord
What more can Capetonian rave-rap duo Die Antwoord offer us with their fourth album? It definitely contains all the elements you’d expect: incredibly vulgar and shocking lyrics, quirky and varied instrumentals and electronic beats etc. […]
AIM by M.I.A
M.I.A. has never been one to hold back. Back in the 2000s, when pop stars were expected to offer up a politically sanitised version of themselves, the British rapper was a breath of fresh air […]
Blossoms by Blossoms
It seems Blossoms have already racked up an embarrassment of ringing endorsements. Their debut album, Blossoms, shot straight to number one in the album charts as soon as it was released, with the five piece […]
Review: One More Time With Feeling
On 8th September, Nick Cave released a film, One More Time With Feeling, to go alongside his new album Skeleton Tree. Daoud Al-Janabi gives us his take on Cave’s latest venture. As much as it’s about recording […]
Blonde by Frank Ocean
What comes to mind when you think R&B? Rhythmic grooves, layers of auto-tune? Perhaps a drunken 3am boogie to ‘Ignition’ by R. Kelly? Or maybe, as a fellow anxious soul, you expect a man who […]
For All We Know by NAO
NAO is 31 years old and has just released her debut album, For All We Know. This follows months of hype, several well-received singles, and a packed-out Glastonbury set on the Park Stage this June. […]
Helter Seltzer by We Are Scientists
It’s pretty much ten years to the day that We Are Scientists released their infamous Indie Rock anthem, ‘Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt’, which encapsulated all that was to love about the genre. Fast forward […]
Always Strive And Prosper by A$AP Ferg
Always Strive And Prosper, is the eagerly anticipated follow up album to Harlem born rapper, A$AP Ferg’s 2013 debut; Trap Lord. The album opens with ‘Rebirth’, a track forged upon a hard hitting beat and […]
“You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation.”
Jodie Yates takes a look at Beyoncé’s powerful new visual album Lemonade. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Beyoncé is a goddess. Lemonade’s narrative of sexual, racial and feminine liberation is a political […]
Junk by M83
Admitting it in more hip circles may be difficult, but Anthony Gonzalez (the man behind M83) may have to thank Made In Chelsea more than anything else for his success this side of the Atlantic. […]