The industry is struggling right now, but despite release delays, gig cancellations and other difficulties, there are a lot of artists putting out really exciting music in the midst of the chaos. With the first half of the year...
The tracks you need to hear this week
There’s always been something strangely soothing about Jarvis Cocker. It’s more than just familiarity, though the 30-odd years he spent fronting Pulp certainly cemented him in the public consciousness. Yes, it’s that balmy baritone with its warm notes of...
Anybody who has experienced domestic violence, whether personally or as witness, will know that it's an experience that never truly leaves you. Unless you have been there yourself, it is difficult to truly understand how it feels to deal...
Digital pop stars are shaking up the music industry, but what does that mean for authenticity, accessibility and pop music post-pandemic?
The band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks set themselves apart from the Republican sound of mainstream 1990s country when they released the darkly comic 'Goodbye Earl'. Not just a certified karaoke classic, it’s still possibly the only song...
Skim through the back catalogue of the past 60 years of popular music and it’s easy to find incredible, groundbreaking, oh-my-god-what-is-this-it’s-the-best-thing-I’ve-ever-heard albums at every turn. Well, almost. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the most shocking 12 months...
There's no denying that getting older sucks but these musicians have perfectly captured the road to adulthood.
There are those reflecting on a youth gone by and others documenting feelings of first love, escaping your hometown and dreaming of...
Taken from the world too soon, Chicagoan superstar Juice WRLD proves that he has bangers beyond the grave on posthumous album, ‘Legends Never Die’. The late rockstar, who sadly passed away from a fatal overdose last December, left...
Margo Price has been pushing her way out of the country singer box for a while now. On 2017’s' All American Made' she took potshots at many of society’s shortcomings: gender pay gaps, creepy men and corrupt politicians, writing...