If we were to venture a guess back in the depths of COVID lockdowns, just what the future might hold for the first generation of TikTokers, few would have put their money on any of them becoming global-charting pop...
In an increasingly disparate music industry where 'breaking' new acts is tougher than ever and a little-known artist called Chappell Roan can be crowned the BBC's hot tip for the year ahead, it can be hard to hang your...
Something magical happens on Los Angeles' fault lines. A creative hub for movies, tech and music, some of the world's best artists have chosen LA as their home. The city itself has been an inspiration to many of these...
2024's best albums were experimental, authentic and hard to pigeonhole. Amidst new offerings from some of the greats – Billie, Charli, Beyoncé – came fully-realised bodies of work from relative newbies: artists marking a major chapter in their musical...
Horsegirl – ‘Julie’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs9zU1VBebk&pp=ygUPaG9yc2VnaXJsIGp1bGll
Horsegirl’s 2022 album ‘Versions Of Modern Performance’ introduced a very special young band and, on its follow-up ‘Phonetics On And On’, they look set to cement their position under that banner. ‘Julie’ is more lowkey than previous single...
Sky Ferreira – 'Leash'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0JeugTeNs
Newly independent and heading up the forthcoming Babygirl soundtrack, Sky Ferreira’s first single since 2022 is a doozy, merging 80s synths with something that feels more inherently trapped in 2013; the call-and-response double-layered chorus, the moody...
Forget Spotify Wrapped, you've arrived at the only year in review you need. And what a year it was.
For us, 2024's best albums were united by a sense of authenticity. Perhaps fuelled by the trashfire that was the world...
At this point, it’s no secret that if you want to make money as a musician, you have to think outside of the box. Sometimes, you might even need to think outside of your immediate industry. Enter indie-pop stalwart...
With Black Friday approaching (and Christmas and Hannukah right behind that), shopping season is well and truly upon us. But what to buy for the big music lover in your life? Concert tickets and standard-issue vinyl are all well...
Prima Queen – 'Ugly'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4xr8b4uY_M
A beautiful cacophony comes from the janky drumbeat which subtly changes time signatures, clashing against a rhythmic bass line, and dream-like vocals; echoing the unexpected twists and turns that a situationship can take. “How can it...