Lucy Dacus - 'Thumbs'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S19BYUvnKjk
There are some stories only Lucy Dacus can tell. ‘Thumbs’ is one of them: not simply a murder fantasy but a brutally beautiful depiction of blind rage and the desire to protect someone you love. Her...
We all know how it goes by now. A big report comes out, citing some damning evidence that reveals that there is still a long way to go if we are to achieve racial or gender equality. It gets...
“Let it hurt some, let it hurt some,” commands Catherine Anne Davies at the start of ‘The Art Of Losing’, her second album as The Anchoress. Better to suffer it than to live under it, the record seems to...
As one of the pioneers of the 1980s’ lo-fi home recording micro-scene, you can’t help but think that Linda Smith might have secretly enjoyed the global stay-at-home orders that we’ve all been subjected to over the past 12 months....
Internet darlings Boys World have taken over TikTok and now they're here to help tackle your problems! This week, Olivia, Queenie, and Elana from your new favourite pop group, answer your questions about how to pursue a career in...
Every six months or thereabouts, a celebrity will make an absurd sweeping statement about the state of music: “Guitar music is dead!” “Nobody ever listens to albums anymore!” they cry. This time around, the dubious honour falls to Adam...
St Vincent – ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUTu65AXrJw
Picture the scene. It's midday, 70s downtown New York, glass of bourbon in hand. You’re hiding out from some unsavoury associates, ready to skip town at any moment. This is the world...
This week, Kings of Leon made history by being the first band to offer their new album 'When You See Yourself' (out today), as an NFT. If you don't know what an NFT is, you aren't alone. The letters...
At a time when so much of the music industry remains bogged down by labels, Genesis Owusu dwells in a world where genre is blissfully extinct. His domain is colourful and visceral, from bright live shows to handmade flamboyant...
On the cover of ‘Poster Girl’, Zara Larsson leans against the side of her bed, a vision in a cropped baby blue jumper. Flowers entwine the bed frame, and posters line the wall behind a teenage altar of candles...