Kate French-Morris
Kate is a writer from London. She likes running, sour beer, loud guitars, and euphoric-melancholic pop. If she was a song right now she’d be Jenny by The Mountain Goats.
Goat Girl – ‘On All Fours’ review: a post-punk kaleidoscope of emotion
Yellow, orange, red: Goat Girl’s photo shoot palette for ‘On All Fours’ is deliberate – colours of fierce joy that also bring out the...
Fredo – ‘Money Can’t Buy Happiness’ review: dark spangled stories from rap’s frankest recruit
It’s no secret Fredo likes to shop in Harrods. His fondness for the luxury London store is almost as renowned as his knack for...
Rhye – ‘Home’ review: The disco dancefloor calls, but will Rhye pick up?
As this strange, terrible time wears on, we want music to tell us about future moments: to look ahead to brighter days and joyous...
Zayn – ‘Nobody Is Listening’ review: pop’s most reluctant God rests on his laurels
Let us speak not of Harry Potter games or dyed pasta cabinets. Let us speak instead of the excellence of ‘Pillowtalk’ and ‘Mind Of...
Shame – ‘Drunk Tank Pink’ review: railing against lethargy and restraint
“I need a new resolution and it’s not even the end of year,” remarks Shame’s frontman Charlie Steen on the final track of new...
Viagra Boys – ‘Welfare Jazz’ review: hangovers, heartache, and… toads
Viagra Boys aren’t here to offer you a boost, exactly, despite their brisk, weaponised anthems and raucous live shows. The Swedish band dwell in...
Eminem – ‘Music To Be Murdered By – Side B’ review: moments of clarity...
“Does Eminem dye his hair?” is the first question that springs to mind on watching the video for ‘Gnat’, one of the tracks on...
Nilüfer Yanya | Cover Story
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Nilufer Yanya spent last year touring the world but this year's been...
The Avalanches – ‘We Will Always Love You’ review: a cosmic odyssey of sound...
An answerphone message, a spin of crackly vinyl, and then, Smokey Robinson: “Since I saw you last there's been many a sunset…” So begin...
Nilüfer Yanya – ‘Feeling Lucky?’ EP review: the London songwriter lets the chips fall...
“I kind of like the distance,” admits Nilüfer Yanya on ‘Crash’, the first single from her new EP ‘Feeling Lucky?’. She penned the track...