Sky Ferreira is 55 minutes late. We’re left waiting beneath neon geometric lights that glow like a Tumblr grid in Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. But any long-time Ferreira fan knows that waiting is par for the course. The wait...
It’s a tale well told at this point that if you were a young woman into alternative rock in the mid-noughties, you often had to work quite hard to find relatable artists amongst all the pentagrams and leather-coated lads....
Emerging into the rock world more than half a decade ago with their 2016 self-titled debut EP, it’s taken almost certainly too long for Nova Twins to cross into something resembling wider recognition. 2020 LP ‘Who Are The Girls?’...
Like Peter Parker before her, Billie Eilish truly understands the sentiment: “with great power comes great responsibility”.
At only 20 years old, Eilish has reached a mind-boggling level of fame at such a velocity that she’d be easily forgiven for...
Flowerovlove – ‘Hannah Montana’
https://youtu.be/3dLLIv-h91Q
The word on the street for a while has been that Flowerovlove is an inventive new star destined for big things and the 16-year-old’s latest release only reinforces that chatter. A bouncy piece crafted from piano plinks...
In season four of Stranger Things, things get pretty heavy in Hawkins. Wracked with various forms of guilt and dark inner-narrative, teenagers from the local high school have their limbs snapped and screams hoarded by Vecna, guardian of the...
These songs about dads are a mixed bag. Some of the fathers in question are heroes, cheering you on from the little league sidelines. Others are writing you a letter about how they're getting sober (but you don't have...
In a period littered with music stories that could easily have been fever dreams, none were met with such a heavy air of scepticism as the announcement that ABBA were reuniting after 40 years for a digital concert. They...
MUNA – 'Home By Now'
https://youtu.be/4JlmFyD7hXo
On 'Home By Now' MUNA are questioning their decisions. The eighties-infused synth-pop banger from the LA trio, sees them having doubts about ending a relationship. It's another heart-breaking party song to add to their already...
You don’t see too many pop careers like Sky Ferreira’s. With her grungy aesthetic and a background in modelling, Ferreira was perhaps one of the truest examples of "indie sleaze", blending the narcotic glamour of Lana Del Rey, the...