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THE JAPANESE HOUSE – ‘BOYHOOD’ Four years since Amber Bain’s deeply vulnerable debut album ‘Good At Falling’ detailed the world-altering demise and eventual end of her relationship with musician Marika Hackman, the once elusive singer has signalled the start of...
The problem when you’ve built a career out of making sparky, characterful alternative pop, brimming with cheeky winks and a playful approach to art, is that sometimes the world puts a spanner in the works. When you’re loving life,...
It’s been eleven years since Lana Del Rey released her debut album ‘Born To Die’. In that time, the singer-songwriter has been nothing short of prolific, dropping two albums in 2021 – ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ and ‘Blue...
As an artist, activist and woman with a deeply-enviable eye for interior design, Kacey Musgraves is the kind of contemporary country popstar that fans can believe in.  Not content with this roster of talent though, she has teamed up with...
Sabrina Carpenter - 'Feather' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asew9BF1wdw Actress and singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter hits the nail on the head of what makes a good pop song, in ‘Feather’. Heartbreak is always a good source of inspiration – especially when you decide to focus on...
(Contains spoilers) If you have been a BookTok girlie in the last four years, chances are that Daisy Jones & The Six has lurked high on your timeline, or even your own ‘TBR’ list.  Released in 2018 and almost immediately snapped...
‘Radical Romantics’ seamlessly explores realms of shapeshifting with ease, beauty and competence. For Karin Dreijer, otherwise known as Fever Ray, their first solo album in six years returns with assurance – skillfully moulding different identities throughout its tracklisting in...
TWICE – ‘Set Me Free’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4cTYnOPdNk The lead single from TWICE’s new mini-album ‘Ready To Be’ might just be one of their best releases yet. ‘Set Me Free’ is driven by a squelchy bassline in the verses that lifts into a...
Black Honey’s discography, compiled of their 2018 self-titled debut and 2021’s Top 10 follow-up, 'Written & Directed', has allowed Izzy Bee Phillips to become a spokesperson for life’s outliers, connecting her with like-minded souls who resonate with her memories...
boygenius - 'Not Strong Enough' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIX_ouNJsTs Having announced UK shows in London and Halifax, boygenius are keeping the previews for upcoming debut album, 'The Record', coming thick and fast. ‘Not Strong Enough’ is perhaps their happiest valley so far; an upbeat,...