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At some point in the last eight months, most of us have made playlists of songs we love. To feel soothed, or energised, to tell somebody our feelings, to feel less alone – to answer whatever emotional hunger rises...
The last few weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster and if you were just about holding it together, then apologies, the end is here. Our lord and saviour Phoebe Bridgers promised that if Donald Trump lost the US election,...
Time moved strangely this year, so it’s unnerving to realise it’s already long enough since ‘bad guy’ to see the pop class of Billie Eilish begin to graduate – and with ‘Hey u x’, New Zealand’s Benee will surely...
Bree Runway’s YouTube channel description reads: ‘it’s like Lady Gaga and Lil Kim had a love child”. Writing about Bree already feels like writing about a star like Gaga, and that’s not just because she recently covered ‘Paparazzi’, though...
Ólafur Arnalds and Bob Dylan both profess to ‘contain multitudes’ on their latest records, but for those unfamiliar with the Icelandic instrumentalist, Arnalds is as far from Dylan as you could get. Words are scarce on Arnalds’ records, and...
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we’ve all been missing the thrill of live music, be that a big, no-holds-barred stadium extravaganza or being crammed into the sticky surroundings of small venues to discover your new favourite band. The novelty...
ARE YOU READY? There's a new Foo Fighters album on the way and we finally have some detail about what we can expect. What's the new Foo Fighters record called? Foo Fighters' tenth album will be called 'Medicine at Midnight'. The...
In a week where most Brits have watched more CNN than any other point in history, you may have witnessed one manifestation of Trump's proposed unrest at the polls. As one weary poll worker in Clark Country, Nevada gave...
James Vincent McMorrow – 'Gone' The pain of hearing a dancey bop when we cannot go out does not get any easier. Irish artist, James Vincent McMorrow's, new Paul Epworth-produced track, 'Gone', is lyrically raw and immensely quotable. "I give...
According to legend, disco was born on Valentine's Day, 1970, when the eccentric New York DJ David Manusco threw a party at his invite-only club The Loft – playing an eclectic and dizzying selection of tunes designed to get...