Mura Masa’s new album, R.Y.C, can be summed up as an ode to adolescence. Standing for ‘Raw Youth Collage’, the title encompasses its sound completely: a scrapbook of different genres and feelings that explore the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Look Back @ Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Tom Vegeris was feeling nostalgia, so decided to take a look back on the infamous Oasis classic. Why did Noel Gallagher cross the road? Because the Beatles did it first, or so the old joke […]
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 […]
Foals Come Back With A Second Helping To Make Sure We Know Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
March’s Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 1 offered us impending doom combined with immense energy. Foals’ most critically acclaimed album to date, it established a mammoth reputation for the second part to live […]
Rex Orange County Is Irresistibly Tender on New Album, Pony
“Though it’s still hard work to find the words, I’m still gonna write this fuckin’ song,” sings Rex Orange County on the first track on new album Pony. It may feel like it has been […]
Dermot Kennedy Teaches Us What Raw Emotion Is in his new album Without Fear
Luca Rago didn’t come to mince his words, and he’s quite clear that Dermot Kennedy’s new album Without Fear boils down to one word. Dramatic. Dermot creates this drama through the imagery of his lyrics and […]
Angel Olsen reflects on the impermanence of love in her new album All Mirrors
In the years following her incredible My Woman, Angel Olsen’s life transformed into something unrecognisable. It was the start of many new phases, but also the end of friendships and romantic relationships. Frantically scrambling for […]