Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Espresso’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51zjlMhdSTE&pp=ygUac2FicmluYSBjYXJwZW50ZXIgZXNwcmVzc28%3D
Spare a thought for Barry Keoghan who, if Sabrina Carpenter’s new single is to be believed, is going to find it very hard to catch a wink of sleep for the foreseeable. “Now he’s thinking ‘bout me...
If you haven’t heard of English Teacher yet, there might be a universe in which you could be forgiven. Rather than TikTok virality, beef-seeking interviews or any other kind of discernible drama, the Leeds band have built their name...
Chappel Roan - 'Good Luck, Babe'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ-oGLluGAc
Going from strength to strength on both the Olivia Rodrigo tour and an appearance on TinyDesk, Chappel Roan is being praised online for coaxing the ‘LGBTQ+ girls from a BoyGenius winter to a Chappel...
Depending on how ‘online’ you are, the phrase Live, Laugh, Love could either be a sign in your aunt's kitchen or an ironic slogan. For alt-rock Seattle-based four piece, Chastity Belt, the love-of-huns type saying is a mixture of...
In the lead-up to her debut album, Tyla hasn’t been shy about her ambitions. In interviews, she speaks of wanting to be the first global African pop star. That’s not where her sights end, though – she’s also aiming...
Nuha Ruby Ra – 'Fetish 2 Forget'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOWJ-_cmyKY
East London’s Nuha Ruby Ra’s latest release is the bastard child of Björk and Grace Jones. Soft hypnotic vocals and nonsensical layered sprechgesang dance over an electronic instrumental which could easily be placed...
As you edge closer to 30, people around you who’ve already reached that milestone let you in on a secret: this decade of your life is one where you really learn to stop caring what other people think and...
Ariana Grande – ‘Supernatural’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bwnO0FQp1s&pp=ygUaYXJpYW5hIGdyYW5kZSBzdXBlcm5hdHVyYWw%3D
Ariana Grande’s new album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ details different points of relationships, from break-ups to situationships and everything in between. On ‘Supernatural’ – one highlight from the record – she’s in the throes of a new love. “It’s...
Charli XCX – 'Von Dutch'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZ1L_0QLjw
“It’s okay to just admit that you’re jealous of me.” A thumping new era of Charli XCX is upon us, and she is throwing her travel insurance to the wind, crafting a high-octane, braggy and...
SZA – ‘SATURN’
“There’s got to be more / been here before,” sings SZA on her intensely self-aware new single. If 2022 album ‘SOS’ was full of pent up realisations and self-destructive emotions, the tender ‘Saturn’ finds the alt-R&B star...