Ivy Nicholls
Ivy Nicholls is an up-and-coming music writer and blogger.
Coming of age in Brat summer
Explaining the title of her latest album, Charli XCX defined ‘Brat’ as “that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and...
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet review: tongue-in-cheek pop is back in a pint-sized...
The sentiments on Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth album are 'Short n’ Sweet' like the title, this flirtatious play on the singer’s height setting the tone...
Clairo – ‘Charm’ review: hazy, layered vignettes
It is a cliché to say that bedroom pop artists must entirely mature out of this phase, lighten their touch and step into somewhere...
Kara Jackson – ‘Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love’ review
Kara Jackson’s releases have distinctly arresting titles. They are sweeping and epic: first the EP 'Songs For Every Chamber of the Heart' and now...
What our love affair with nostalgia really reveals
Since Top of the Pops ended in 2006, programme makers have attempted to recreate its particular appeal via various less beloved formats: a host...