Abby Roberts – ‘Volatile’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I9ltfnu0Nc
Abby Roberts might explain the backstory behind ‘Volatile’ as “about getting this pent-up anger and frustration that was caused by the reckless behaviour an ex-friend off of my chest”, but the track doesn’t go for the...
Forget Christmas — it’s already awards season, baby! Hot on the heels of the 2024 Grammys longlist announcement, the BRIT Awards have dropped their nods for their Rising Star award, introduced in 2008 as a glowing prediction of the...
‘ORAL’ – BJÖRK, ROSALÍA
This dreamlike collaboration between two of music’s most visceral performers makes a big statement. The song dates back 25 years and was originally inspired by a dancehall beat, coming to light again in 2023 with the...
Gossip – ‘Crazy Again’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E1S596MZjQ
After over a decade, indie-rock trio Gossip have reunited. The song is about being in love and feeling a sense of security. The instrumentation echoes the rollercoaster of feelings that you experience when you’re falling...
A day that gets everyone scrolling through aeons of tiny font and gnashing their teeth at the absence of their favourite, The 2024 Grammy nominations are out, in all their pomp, glory and categorical complexity. This year's reveals were...
Dolly Parton has always been a rock star – even if she hasn’t necessarily felt worthy of that title. We’re not talking the throwing-TVs-out-of-hotel-windows caricature that’s often associated with the moniker, but in the way that she’s an adulation-inspiring, larger-than-life...
10 years ago, Lorde emerged with her debut single ‘Tennis Court’, kickstarting a rapid rise to becoming one of music’s brightest stars of her generation. In the decade since, she’s given us everything from assessments of teen life to...
When searching for Lady Gaga’s third studio album, ARTPOP online, you’ll come across numerous results, ranging from streaming platforms, Wikipedia pages, and Amazon links, however you’re also likely to stumble across several articles that question whether the album is...
Dua Lipa – ‘Houdini’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAR1PYFNYA
“Come here closer, are you reading my lips?” Dua Lipa asks on ‘Houdini’, her big first preview of DL3. Lean in and focus and what you’ll hear her saying is: make like a cringe Tinder bio...
TW: Disordered Eating, Mental Health
Whether you consider yourself a K-Pop fan or not, you’ll likely have heard of FIFTY FIFTY. Shooting to fame earlier this year with the viral single ‘Cupid’, they broke BLACKPINK’s record for the longest-charting song...