Tomorrow marks the start of ESNS or Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands. The four-day event of live performances and panel talks is one of the most important music showcases in the world, bringing together 323 of the best...
It has been almost two years since the BRITs announced that they would be getting rid of the gender split in the ‘Best Artist’ and ‘Best International Artist’ categories – but instead of a breakaway from gender labels, this...
Vagabon – ‘Carpenter’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl4xGGUwnWY
Produced by Rostam and Tamko, Vagabon’s first release of the year is a gentle celebration, her soft vocals cushioning a rippling electronic tapestry. Inspired by desires for and epiphanies of personal growth, the Cameroonian-American singer-songwriter and producer...
Coachella is an event that has always seemed to do its own thing. Negative connotations persist — the flower crowns, the endless dust, the influencers who care more about snapping a selfie by the big tower than any of...
New Jeans –OMG'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAgIHmHLdc
Having debuted only six months ago, teen sensations New Jeans are causing big waves, filtering K-Pop through athletic, school-spirit 90s R&B. With its driving hook (“they keep asking me who is he?”) new single ‘OMG’ is a...
Which tracks got you going in 2022? It was a year of big dance anthems, celebrations of the world's new-found freedom, and melancholic gems that wrestled with the lingering anxiety of the last few years. If you feel like...
In the uncertain, emotional years of 2020 and 2021, it is no surprise that heartfelt singer-songwriters reigned supreme. Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender, HAIM, Olivia Rodrigo and folklore/evermore era Taylor Swift were what our pandemic-strike souls needed, doing dark humour...
AVA MAX – ‘DANCING’S DONE’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-z7y6nabho&feature=emb_title
“I wanna give in to your dark temptation,” Ava Max teases on her menacing new single, the latest preview of the singer’s forthcoming second album ‘Diamonds & Dancefloors’. “People like you and me were born...
When people refer to the “golden age” of hip-hop, they’re often speaking about a period roughly between the mid-80s and the mid-90s, where innovation and experimentation was rife as artists continually made attempts to reinvent the genre. But by...
Earlier this year, “the rockstar girlfriend aesthetic” became popular on TikTok, positioning women in relation to an (often male) partner’s music career, through images of leather jackets, dark eye makeup and electric guitars set to rock songs. In the...