“We’re all in this together,” said another, very different Dave about ten years ago. David Cameron, pink-cheeked Tory prime-minister of coalition Britain, repeated his party’s slogan everywhere, while a young David Omoregie – aka UK rapper Dave – was...
Lorde – 'Stoned at the Nail Salon'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycH3P8EiVv0
As opening lines go, “Got a wishbone drying on the windowsill in my kitchen / Just in case I wake up and realise I've chosen wrong” might already be a Lorde Hall of...
You’d be forgiven for accusing Willow Smith of slipping into the zeitgeist pop-punk genre as easily as a garment. Her previous three solo albums cut a smooth path through alt-R&B and neo-soul with nary a guitar riff in sight....
Caroline Polachek – ‘Bunny Is A Rider’
https://youtu.be/yQ5y2GMVVNQ
Caroline Polachek is finally back with new original music, the first since her 2019 album ‘Pang’. A slick, bassy and understated track introed by cavalier whistles, ‘Bunny Is A Rider’ is all about...
I don’t know about you, but there are very few rushes like refreshing your Internet browser at 9 am on the dot, knowing that the spinning wheel of doom and a few hastily entered bank details stand between you...
“I’m stepping inside a universe designed against my own beliefs,” announces Clairo at the very start of ‘Sling’. It’s her second album – and this time she knows exactly what she’s getting herself into. After the heady rush of...
Following on from a year of cancelled festivals, seeing some of this summer’s line-ups might make you want to take another year off. With many boasting the same yawn-inducing male-dominated bills, you'd be forgiven for thinking that COVID had...
Imagine the thrill as a notification pops up on your phone from one of your musical heroes. They’ve posted your latest promo shots on Instagram with the hashtag #twinning and you – naturally – treat it as sincere (“love...
Self Esteem – 'Prioritise Pleasure'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viabXU-cQq8
Every Self Esteem release feels like a capital E Event of late. From music to visuals to pure sentiment, the title track from her second record, ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ is instantly anthemic, making for a perfect...
This column might be called subtweets, but we’d be missing a serious trick if we didn’t recognize just how much fan-led activity and important pop-cultural discussion goes down on TikTok. Whether you downloaded it just to pass time in...