“Do everything feel nothing,” Dry Cleaning repeat on the first track of their debut album ‘New Long Leg’. Though that particular song, 'Scratchcard Lanyard', was written before the pandemic, in our rather more “do nothing feel nothing” times the...
Demi Lovato’s recent documentary ‘Dancing With The Devil’ was no airbrushed tale of narcissistic woe, but a disarmingly candid account. By disclosing the traumatic details of her near-fatal overdose in July 2018, she also indirectly revealed the tough, ugly...
So far, Nasty Cherry’s discography feels like a dress-up box of pop: debut single ‘Win’ with its New Order bassline, the Sky Ferreira tones of ‘What Do You Like In Me’, the HAIM-like ‘Better Run’, Prince girl group flourishes,...
All big new musical announcements these days start with the notes app, but for Lil Nas X, the message he typed last week was more poignant than most. Writing to his 14-year-old self, he introduced ‘Montero (Call Me By...
Picture this: you’re on your way to a Sundara Karma gig. Before boarding the train, you drenched yourself in gold glitter à la Wolf Alice and purposely ripped holes in your black fishnet tights. You're listening to Peace’s 10-minute...
It is notable that the forthcoming memoir by Richard Thompson – founder member of Fairport Convention and wearer of excellently natty hats – is named in honour of ‘Beeswing’, his tender ballad inspired not by his own life, but...
It's Monday and that means a weekly dose of Boys World wisdom! This week, all five ladies are clocking in to help fix strained friendships in the age of Covid, lockdown squabbles with a new boyfriend, as well as...
If you asked him, Vic Mensa wouldn’t say he needed a comeback. When the Chicago MC first made a splash in 2013 with ‘Innanetape’, it was a sure-fire display of potential that naturally garnered hype. Since then, he’s “made...
To hear Jackie Shane’s voice is to hear fireworks. Dazzling, breathtaking and brilliantly illuminating, the singer was the epitome of a soul sensation, except for the fact that she was barely known outside of her adopted hometown of Toronto...
Grief is a complex thing. To survive as sentient beings, we have to do what we can to suppress the knowledge that our loved ones will one day pass, to find ways to appreciate the time we have instead...