The Starman briefly pops back from the grave bearing new music to celebrate his seventieth birthday. This new Bowie EP consists of Blackstar’s ‘Lazarus’ and three unreleased tracks from the Blackstar recording sessions with producer […]
Starboy by The Weeknd
Alt-R&B underdog turned international superstar Abel Tesfaye returns riding the wave of success from his last LP – Beauty Behind the Madness – and a series of smash-hit singles in 2015. The Weeknd’s rise in […]
Hardwired… To Self-Destruct by Metallica
We had Slayer’s Repentless last September, Megadeth’s Dystopia in January, Anthrax’s For All Kings in February and now the fourth and final member of the Four Horsemen of Thrash Metal are contributing their efforts. Metallica’s […]
Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
South-East London wordsmith Kate Tempest returns for her anticipated follow-up to 2014’s acclaimed and Mercury Prize nominated Everybody Down. Her musical debut caught the attention of many with its very delicate stylistic balance between hip-hop […]
Debate: Should an artist’s personal life impact on our enjoyment of their work?
We in the Music Section love a good ol’ debate. This week, our writers’ battled it out over whether a musicians’ personal life should impact on the enjoyment of their music. Who won? You decide… […]
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. […]
Slay-Z by Azealia Banks
Controversial word-smith Azealia Banks is back with her first new project since the release of her first official LP Broke With Expensive Taste in 2014. An LP which had some great beats, flow and structure on […]
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop’s latest release, Post Pop Depression, sees him forming a supergroup with the likes of guitarist and producer Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Heldens and QOTSA/The Dead […]
To Write Or Not To Write?
In the wake of Elton John announcing he will be shadow writing The Killers next album, Megan Chown and Fred Savage discuss whether or not artists should be allowed to use ghost writers. Yes […]
Family Dinner – Volume Two by Snarky Puppy
Following on from their collaborations with the Metropole Orkest, this latest release sees the pups branching out from the traditional jazz-fusion instrumentation. As with Family Dinner – Volume 1, every track features singers ranging in […]
This Is Acting by Sia
After saying she’d prefer to only write songs for other artists, and that her previous album 1000 Forms of Fear was mostly a contractual obligation, Sia returns. With this LP, virtually all the songs were […]