Over the last four years, Lime Garden have been bubbling under as one of the country’s best new indie bands. Each new single released found them moving forward, expanding their sound and honing their sardonic lyricism while they lit...
Little Simz – ‘Mood Swings’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZPI8gve1_U
Little Simz has been sharing her ‘Drop’ EP series since 2014, using the records to try new things and move into pockets you might not typically associate with her. On the surprise ‘Drop 7’ release, she...
“I’m not a God person, but I’m never not searching,” Madi Diaz sings in ‘God Person’, subtly revealing the M.O. of her sixth album, ‘Weird Faith’. It’s a record that finds her exploring themes of love and trust, her...
Paramore – 'Burning Down The House'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjHhIGl90I
Parastans fear not; the band aren’t breaking up just yet! Shoulder-barging their way through the rumours of their hiatus, Paramore are back with a spiky, acerbic take on Talking Heads' ‘Burning Down...
Just under a year ago, I received an intriguing email from my supervisor at the University where I completed my PhD. I’d been working on a study of fans’ reactions to misogyny in the music industry, and they wondered...
Our trusty four-legged friends simply do not get enough appreciation in music. The most loyal mammal of the animal kingdom, the bond between one and their dog is the greatest love story of all.
We’ve gathered up tracks written about...
In an alternate universe, The Last Dinner Party’s debut album would serve as the soundtrack to Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscars contender Poor Things. It’s not just that ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ and the Emma Stone-starring movie are equally thrilling and theatrical,...
MEGAN THEE STALLION – ‘HISS’
Even as one of rap's biggest and boldest personalities, Houston superstar, Megan Thee Stallion, dug deep for the bars to hit back at the haters with her swaggering new single. Directly addressing her rivals, a...
"The LA traffic, my lullaby", sings Swimming Bell's Katie Schottland on album standout, 'Take It Easy', taken from her second LP 'Charlie'. Schottland relocated to California from Brooklyn during the pandemic and 'Charlie' is an amalgamation of tracks recorded...
Gossip – ‘Real Power’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQjzru4Id8
Dance punk meets at the intersection of Beth Ditto’s riot grrrl lyrics which were inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests, and dynamic electronic beats and a disco bass line. “I want real power / Give...