Björk leaves yet another matriarchal mark on her tenth album, ‘Fossora’. Here we fall down from previous LP ‘Utopia’ to dig up our roots. The album’s title, translated as “she who digs”, unravels the disruptive layers of growth the...
The joke often made in online pop-punk fanbases is that Paramore are a rare band who do no wrong. That's somewhat simplifying things; over the years there have been splits, spats, the usual angst of growing up and getting...
BIG JOANIE – ‘CONFIDENT MAN’
If you can’t beat the system, join it, right? The third single from the feminist rockers’ forthcoming second album ‘Back Home’ tackles the glorification of capitalist culture and the epitome of “privileged, confident, white male...
After summer holidays, festivals or time away from school or work, many of us enter the Autumn period feeling refreshed, ready for the challenges of a new season. But what do you do when you’ve not yet had a...
“I 've got sticky little words / They heal and they hurt”, sings Maya Hawke on ‘Sticky Little Words’. The track is from Hawke’s second album, ‘Moss’, itself a spellbinding combination of sticky little words. The 13 album tracks...
Granted, living through a global pandemic is scary enough for most, but if you’re looking to try and claw back whatever Halloween fun you can, then you’ll find Halloween-themed albums, alternative spooky bops and just great records to listen...
As one of our generation’s greatest storytellers, Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about keeping her fans fed. Having released three original albums and re-recorded two others in the last three years, she could certainly be forgiven for...
After another long wait, Blackpink are back. ‘Born Pink’, the group’s second studio album, comes after years of a somewhat irksome label strategy of hype-building: the group’s releases are far apart for K-pop standards (their last was ‘Lovesick Girls’...
Jordana – ‘Is It Worth It Now?’
Figuring out life isn’t usually a dreamy process, but Jordana’s new single makes it feel that way. A bright guitar line drifts over twinkling synths and a laidback bassline as the Kansas musician asks...
Rina Sawayama has spent a lot of time connecting with her inner child. This introspection led to her second full-length album ‘Hold The Girl’ which blends moments of tender lyricism with joyous party anthems. While she mines her trauma...