Lana Del Rey – ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’
For a while, Lana Del Rey was going at a prolific rate, turning out two albums last year – and teasing others that have yet to...
Few sophomore albums are preceded by the kind of devoted anticipation that surrounded SZA’s ‘SOS’. Since the release of her now-seminal debut ‘Ctrl’ in 2017 – an alternative R&B album that, five years later, continues to feel as relatable...
Self Esteem – 'The 345 (Choose You Edit)'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvrhYjcq488
As anyone who has attended a Self Esteem show in the last 18 months will attest, ‘The 345’ is a special moment in the set, an invitation to care for yourself the...
If you live in the UK, you will know that an artist winning a BRIT award is still a pretty big deal. Introduced in 2008 as the Critics' Choice Award, the Rising Star Award has become a big focus...
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DAINE – ‘SHAPELESS’
The title track from the Australian emo-pop artist’s forthcoming mixtape is a propulsive, dead-behind-the-eyes dissection of identity. “Lips fake eyes fake / teeth fake face lift / I got it all now I’m shapeless,” the singer moans...
"Bloody Nora, this is nice!" Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale is surveying the crowd at London's sold-out Forum: a venue that's about 10 times too small for the five-time Grammy-nominated band, who only released their first single eighteen months ago.
Arriving...
Kim Petras - ‘If Jesus Was A Rockstar’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjncAGqFgJ0
Continuing down a strain of blasphemous pop following top collab ‘Unholy’ with the newly, confusingly cool Sam Smith, ‘If Jesus Was A Rockstar’ doesn’t quite swagger with the same lusty thirst as...
Laurel Canyon, storied within music history, has come to be known less as a geographic region and more as a genre within and of itself. Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, Crosby Stills & Nash; from that prolific time in the...
Now in its 65th year, the release of the GRAMMY nomination longlist has always been a big day for the industry, a way to recollect on the music and moments that have shaped our culture. But in the past...