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,...
Picture the scene: it’s 2005, secondary school has just let out, and I’m ensconced on my mate Georgie’s sofa, off-brand cheese string in one hand and the Sky remote in another. Still several years away from a decent enough...
When a group has you up at 8 am, light stick in hand, parked in front of your laptop ready to stream their first-ever headline show, you know you’ve fully caught the K-Pop bug. But aespa aren’t just any...
DYLAN - 'Every Heart But Mine'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf2MwHlwogg
We’re living in an era where female empowerment is at an all-time high and the charts are dominated with badass solo performers who are championing their contemporaries; practising the art of collaboration instead of...
It's not just hairy metal dudes that can let rip in songs. The raw, outpouring of emotion that is the simple scream has long been used as a crescendo in pack-a-punch tracks that span genres and moods. Here we...
Gracie Abrams spends the first three minutes of her debut album, ‘Good Riddance’, apologising. “I was so negligent / I feel terrible about how I handled it”, she sings on album opener, ‘Best’.
It’s a complicated apology – regretful and...
When you think of K-pop record breakers, BTS or BlackPink will probably spring to mind; two cultural behemoths that have infiltrated their world with their polished dance breaks and uplifting lyrics. These bands might be considered ambassadors of the...
JANELLE MONÁE – ‘FLOAT’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xf28VXMB2w
The new era from multi-talented actor and singer, Janelle Monáe, has arrived and a trumpeting horn procession lines their comeback parade. In collaboration with Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, ‘Float’ is a swaggering hype track about...