Hollie Geraghty
Freelance culture journo for the likes of The Guardian, NME and Rolling Stone
45s of the week: Rosalía, Samia, Zara Larsson and more!
DAISY JONES & THE SIX – ‘REGRET ME’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ywkDC9rEo
Not only is ‘Regret Me’ an exciting debut single, but it arrives from a totally new band...
45s of the week: Ava Max, Coi Leray, Twice Tzuyu and more!
AVA MAX – ‘DANCING’S DONE’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-z7y6nabho&feature=emb_title
“I wanna give in to your dark temptation,” Ava Max teases on her menacing new single, the latest preview of...
SZA – ‘SOS’ review: R&B star’s glistening return is a sprawling fusion of old...
Few sophomore albums are preceded by the kind of devoted anticipation that surrounded SZA’s ‘SOS’. Since the release of her now-seminal debut ‘Ctrl’ in...
45s of the week ft. Daine, Linn, Emma Bradley and more!
DAINE – ‘SHAPELESS’
The title track from the Australian emo-pop artist’s forthcoming mixtape is a propulsive, dead-behind-the-eyes dissection of identity. “Lips fake eyes fake /...
45s of the week: Rihanna, SZA, La Roux and more!
RIHANNA – ‘LIFT ME UP’
It’s no surprise that Rihanna’s first song in six years is loaded with meaning. Released as the lead single from the...
Witch Fever: “It’s important for yourself to get rid of the rage”
On the opening track of Witch Fever’s debut album ‘Congregation’, singer Amy Walpole furiously wails the pious mantra ‘Blessed Be Thy’ – the song’s...
45s of the week: Big Joanie, FLO, Alice Glass and more!
BIG JOANIE – ‘CONFIDENT MAN’
If you can’t beat the system, join it, right? The third single from the feminist rockers’ forthcoming second album ‘Back...
MUNA: “We made decisions when we were first starting as a band that changed...
“We’re surviving,” MUNA’s Josette Maskin says optimistically, speaking to The Forty-Five on Zoom just over a week away from the release of the band's...
Sigrid – ‘How To Let Go’: fiery pop precision with extra bite
Within minutes of ‘How To Let Go’, it’s clear that Sigrid's second album is a different kind of beast. An artist who spent the...
Revisiting the iconic Bend It Like Beckham soundtrack, 20 years later
When I first joined Spotify back in 2014, my playlist organisation was non-existent. Feeling spoiled by the prospect of any ad-free music I could...