Sophie Wilson
Sophie is a freelance writer based in London. She writes about fashion, culture, sexuality, mental health, intersectional feminism and sustainability.
Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold The Girl’ review: hellishly good pop
Rina Sawayama has spent a lot of time connecting with her inner child. This introspection led to her second full-length album ‘Hold The Girl’...
Pale Waves – ‘Unwanted’ review: a nostalgia-driven return to emo angst
Listening to Pale Waves’ third album, ‘Unwanted’ feels like being back in 2002: like dancing around your childhood bedroom using a hairbrush as a...
NOS Alive festival review: world class music sizzles in the Lisbon sun
WEDNESDAY
Kicking things off on Wednesday evening, EFÉ brings her laidback blend of bedroom pop and lush R&B to the WTF Clubbing stage – and...
Bright Eyes’ 10 Most Devastating Songs
Many consider Conor Oberst one of the greatest lyricists of our time. The perennially busy indie folk hero has written the soundtrack to many...
At Margate’s Leisure Festival with Soccer Mommy
The sun is shining down on Margate as excited music fans play arcade games or whirl around on waltzers. Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy,...
Sky Ferreira at Meltdown Festival: the elusive LA pop star’s explosive return is worth...
Sky Ferreira is 55 minutes late. We’re left waiting beneath neon geometric lights that glow like a Tumblr grid in Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall....
Lykke Li – ‘EYEYE’ review: an uncompromising plunge into the depths of heartbreak
Breakups can feel like a sledgehammer to the heart. Lykke Li’s fifth album ‘EYEYE’ captures that feeling, evoking neon taxi rides in late-stage heartbreak....
How Tumblr in 2012 set the tone for a decade of alt music
If you were on Tumblr in the early 2010s, you probably remember the GIFs. Lana Del Rey pouting her way through ‘Video Games.’ The...
The ‘TikTokification’ of artists isn’t new
TikTok has long been a scapegoat for everything that’s ‘wrong’ with young people today. From shortening attention spans to dangerous challenges to fast fashion...
A love letter to Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born To Die’ 10 years on
“I might never make another song,” Lana Del Rey told Vogue after she had finished recording her major-label debut. “What would I say? I...