When punk princess Hayley Williams announced her long-awaited solo music debut earlier this month, fans went wild. The Paramore frontwoman has always been a strong songwriter and musician, however it was in her solo career […]
Lady Gaga’s New Single ‘Stupid Love’ Leaks Before Release
Twitter was abuzz last Tuesday night and for excellent reason: ‘Stupid Love’, reportedly the first single from Gaga’s 6th studio album, leaked, much to fans’ delight. With speculation having been built over the past few […]
The Big Moon Stand Up Taller In Their Boots on New Album ‘Walking Like We Do’
Two months on from TRNSMT Festival’s director Geoff Evans’ foolish claim that women needed to “pick up guitars”, London indie rock female four-piece The Big Moon have effectively hit back with their second album Walking […]
Harry Styles Defies Expectations on New Album ‘Fine Line’
Around two years ago, I reviewed Harry Styles’ first solo debut album, finishing my review with hopes that he would find his own way of telling us who he is, rather than shyly sticking with […]
The Gryphon’s Albums of the Decade
As we reach the end of the 2010s, it seems apt to reflect on what has been the most defining decade of most of our lives here at The Gryphon thus far – especially in […]
Billie Eilish’s New Single Offers Everything You Wanted
It seems that Billie Eilish wants to finish this hectic year with some calm, and her new single ‘everything i wanted’ is a soft, sad, melancholic musing on her feelings of fame. The 17-year-old opens […]
FKA twigs Finds Feminine Power on New Album, Magdalene
It is hard to describe what listening to FKA twigs’ new album Magdalene actually feels like. The sounds on the record are constantly shifting, a strange mix of art pop, R&B and electronic music that […]
Mind the Success Of Milky Chance’s New Album
Whatever your musical preference, you’re guaranteed to love this indie folk duo. And judging by their new album, Mind the Moon, that’s not about to change anytime soon. According to the band, the first single […]
Is Kanye King? An Album Review
With his 11th album, Kanye West has raised some eyebrows with a drastic subject matter change and an overall new sound. Matthew Scates discusses the album and what to expect from it. Kanye West released […]
Coldplay Make a Quiet Return with ‘Orphans’ and ‘Arabesque’
Confessions time: I’m one of those people that likes Coldplay. Like, genuinely enjoys their music. There’ve been ups and downs, of course, and I don’t think that they’re perfect – 2011’s Mylo Xyloto was an […]
Tessa Violet Returns with New Album ‘Bad Ideas’
Tessa Violet’s second LP Bad Ideas is finally here. Five years on from the YouTube filmmaker turned musician’s last LP, Maybe Trapped, Mostly Troubled, and three years on from her EP Halloway, this new album […]
Review: Kim Petras Makes Halloween the New Christmas
The Christmas album is nothing new. We know that. Nearly every artist has released at least a song from Michael Buble to Mariah Carey to Ariana Grande to Boney M. We have Christmas albums galore […]