The Autumn of 2018 provided many remarkable albums, with very few as striking as Empress Of’s Us. It is a record tinged wonderfully with dream pop and R&B influences, no less a poetic expression of […]
RY X Reignites His Experiment Flair In Unfurl
Since the release of his debut album, Dawn, in 2016, the soft-sung introspection of RY X has exploded onto stages worldwide. Such a rise has even bagged the Australian singer-songwriter a remix of Rihanna’s ‘Love […]
The Gryphon’s Best Albums of 2018
Ask a crowd of 500 people what their favourite album of 2018 was and you’ll get 500 different answers, because there was just that much good music which came out this year. From the return […]
The Synth Remix Tour: A Closer Look
Earlier this month, music editor Kieran Blyth checked out the Synth Remix Tour as it stopped off at Belgrave Music Hall. What followed was a night of electronic music history in the making. The Synth […]
In The Middle with Elder Island
Shoes off. Feet up. Kicking it back in the tight and cosy backstage of Belgrave Music Hall, I am welcomed by the warm and gentle aura of Elder Island. The band have been sparking huge […]
Petite Noir Releases The Incredible La Maison Noir
Bursting through the banks of creative expression, Petite Noir’s new release, La Maison Noir, encompasses an energetic flourishing of new sounds and ideas. Lying at the heart of The South African artist’s work is the […]
“What’s Your Kink?”: Meet Your Music Editors
If you’re an avid reader of our section, then you already know everything you need to know about music. But what about the people running the section this year? We’ve put together a little Q&A […]
Ólafur Arnalds cleanses and reinvigorates with new album re:member
re:member || to become oneself again pic.twitter.com/b1gzr5xcHd — Ólafur Arnalds (@OlafurArnalds) April 8, 2018 To become oneself again; that is the aim of Ólafur Arnalds’s fourth full-length studio album, re:member. Or maybe it is to […]
Rival Consoles Challenges the Conventions of Electronica with New Album ‘Persona’
Battling against criticism of electronic music as a soulless and mechanic non-craft, Ryan Lee West returns under the alias of Rival Consoles with his latest release, Persona, to further demonstrate the delicate human touch that is ubiquitous […]
The Beat & The Ballot Box: Politics’ place in music
The Brit Awards 2018 provided yet another yearly dose of lacklustre ‘banter’, gentrified drab and predictable winners for this year’s cosy creations. The one uplifting moment which stood out above the vapid, however, was Stormzy’s […]
Elder Island bring their oozing rhythms to Headrow House
The build-up to a gig is always made more enticing by the first sight of a fully-equipped stage, revealing the numerous tools that are due to move bodies and stimulate senses. The plethora of electronics […]
Nils Frahm Returns from “Unendurable Hiatus” with New Album ‘All Melody’
Nils Frahm has finally returned from his unendurable hiatus with a new album, All Melody. Having rescinded from the stage in favour of an extended and, no doubt intense, period inside his laboratory, one can […]