Some things are worth the wait. When Holly Humberstone was named the recipient of the BRITs Rising Star award back in December 2021 – and then appeared on every ones-to-watch list going a month later – it seemed like things...
CMAT’s songwriting can go from wickedly funny, to piercing you right to the core in a matter of seconds. Take 'Have Fun!', the closer of her second album 'Crazymad, For Me', a track that reflects on a relationship post-breakup,...
English Teacher – 'Nearly Daffodils'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6xKTRZm3vI
Moving with the energy of one of Britain’s most exciting new bands, Leeds-based English Teacher are doing an excellent job of maintaining momentum, slowly unfurling new sides to their sound. Where previous works have often...
Since she first emerged in 2016 with her hypnotic debut single ‘Blue Lights’, Jorja Smith has been heralded as one of the UK’s most enthralling voices. She proved that acclaim right on her debut album – 2018’s ‘Lost & Found’...
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE – ‘INTO YOUR ROOM’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwQzhETOZU
Marking an exciting sonic expansion for the Grantham-born singer-songwriter, and taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’, Holly Humberstone’s newest track explores feelings of guilt from not being present in a...
“Bitch I/ Said What I Said”. So goes the opening hook of Doja Cat’s fourth album, setting the tone for what might be her overall mantra for the year. Doused in a sticking red hue of knowing controversy, Doja...
On their third album ‘WINK’, released in 2021, Japan’s CHAI took a more global outlook, expanding their creative circle to work with LA producer Mndsgn and Chicago hip-hop star Ric Wilson. Two years later, on their self-titled follow-up, the...
Sugababes – 'When The Rain Comes'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gHLZhRoWAg
Almost ten years after their single ‘Flatline’, one of the most iconic groups of the early 00s have returned, and it feels like they’ve never left. A simplistic drumbeat allows their silky vocals and...
Olivia Rodrigo is out for revenge – or does she just want to reunite with her ex? “I wanna get him back,” she chants on ‘Get Him Back!’, simultaneously plotting his downfall and pining for him in five sing-songy words....
Griff – 'Vertigo'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBzgENcBI8
As many women can attest, a chronic ailment of the female condition is often the belief that you can change a man simply by loving them hard enough. On comeback single ‘Vertigo’, this is exactly the concern...