‘There’s a scene at the start of Lily Allen’s 2011 documentary From Riches To Rags when the newly-’retired’ musician is seen completing one last pop star duty before she gives up her mic.
Barely holding back tears as she...
Chrissi – ‘ONE IN FIVE !’
R&B-adjacent singer-songwriter Chrissi’s new single cuts deep with a level of lyrical honesty that could silence a room. Chrissi airs her inner grievances with such courage, wisdom and eloquence that it’s almost impossible to...
In 2023, Little Simz headlined London’s Alexandra Palace. In 2024, she made her debut on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage, and last night (October 17), she played the biggest show of her life so far, in front of 20,000 people at...
When The Last Dinner Party were launched into the public eye with debut single ‘Nothing Matters’ in the spring of 2023, it was as a band that already possessed the whole package: a sound, aesthetic, confidence and ambition so...
When Melina Duterte spoke to The Forty-Five about new album ‘Belong’, she reflected that this record made her feel “back”. Having last released a LP under the Jay Som name six years ago, it’s a poignant realisation. One that...
When Taylor Swift’s record-smashing Eras Tour concluded in Vancouver last December, the pop mega star shimmied her way off stage at the very pinnacle of her imperial reign. The mammoth trek spanned 149 shows in 51 cities across five...
Blondshell, Gigi Perez – ‘Arms’
Grunge-pop soloist Sabrina Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, has launched this unlikely but exciting collaboration with folk singer Gigi Perez of viral ‘Sailor Song’ fame. The duet between the two American artists is a brooding...
Long Fling is the brainchild of Dutch indie musicians Willem Smit of Personal Trainer and Pip Blom of her self-named band. As well as a ten-year, personal relationship, the two artists have an intertwined history on the Amsterdam music...
On new '80s-inspired album ‘Vie,’ Doja Cat leans heavily into neo funk, experiments with French, and collaborates with R&B powerhouse SZA. Though on top of this, the American rapper’s fifth album ticked all her usual boxes: shimmering synths, rap...
Dry Cleaning – ‘Hit My Head All Day’
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The first taste of Dry Cleaning’s third album offers a tantalising glimpse of what’s to come. Florence Shaw’s sardonic spoken word unfurls over Lewis Maynard’s grooving bassline, creates a psychedelic soup with...