Category: REVIEWS

  • REVIEW / ROSALIA / LUX

    REVIEW / ROSALIA / LUX

    There’s a lot of talk about the volume of languages and how much of a 180 ‘Lux’ is compared to Rosalia’s last LP, ‘MOTOMAMI’, so…

  • REVIEW / LILY ALLEN / WEST END GIRL

    REVIEW / LILY ALLEN / WEST END GIRL

    In a pop age where everyone is dropping cryptic messages and leaving trails of breadcrumbs and codes for fans to pore over, it’s little wonder…

  • REVIEW / MALIBU / VANITIES

    REVIEW / MALIBU / VANITIES

    When music lacks the usual verse-chorus-verse, it’s difficult to explain why you like it. Like a good techno album, you’re found waving your hands around…

  • REVIEW / TAYLOR SWIFT / THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL

    REVIEW / TAYLOR SWIFT / THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL

    When you’re fully in the lore of standom, every utterance from your favourite artist is either an in-joke, or breadcrumbs to follow for some deeper…

  • REVIEW / ROCHELLE JORDAN /THROUGH THE WALL

    REVIEW / ROCHELLE JORDAN /THROUGH THE WALL

    House music is, for the most part, all about the hypnotic swing and MDMA enhancing repetitiveness, maybe with a little vocal hook to keep you…

  • REVIEW / JADE / THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY

    REVIEW / JADE / THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY

    When it’s done correctly, listening to a popstar lambast fame, the world of pop, and curse the nature of celebrity, it’s transfixing. Think about how…

  • REVIEW / TCHOTCHKE / PLAYIN’ DUMB

    REVIEW / TCHOTCHKE / PLAYIN’ DUMB

    Quite why Tchotchke aren’t fantastically well-known is beyond us. Sure, they’re not obsessively modern in their sound, but there’s other bands who look back to…

  • REVIEW / DAVID BYRNE / WHO IS THE SKY?

    REVIEW / DAVID BYRNE / WHO IS THE SKY?

    David Byrne is one of those artists that, to his legions of devotees, defies criticism. There’s a few artists like that, who when mentioned, people…

  • REVIEW / DIJON / BABY

    REVIEW / DIJON / BABY

    When a singer who works in the lane of R&B and soul, and they use guitars, wonky production and skittish beats, it’s easy to be…

  • REVIEW / SABRINA CARPENTER / MAN’S BEST FRIEND

    REVIEW / SABRINA CARPENTER / MAN’S BEST FRIEND

    Without a note being played, ‘Man’s Best Friend’ had annoyed half the internet thanks to the cover artwork. We’re not here for that, because in…