Gorillaz maintain their relevancy with new album release
By Charlie Coyle Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, is a welcome return to form for the virtual phenomenon, complete...
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Nov 10, 20202 min read
With Simple Tenderness: Manchester DJ’s first album is not one to miss
By Joe Manock With Simple Tenderness is an accomplished debut album by loz; packed with boxy, punchy rhythms and beautiful pitch-shifting...
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Candid Orange Mix Series | Garden of Aiden
Just in time for some spooky fun this weekend (with no more than six people of course), Garden of Aiden brings us a Drum n Bass-heavy mix...
Oct 26, 20205 min read
Black Is King | Why we failed Beyoncé
By Isabella Wimmer In a world where social inequalities and asymmetrical power structures come to the forefront of our awareness as a...
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Classical music has seen a huge revival of late, but not in the way you might expect
I’m a bit of snob when it comes to music, probably to my detriment rather than success. I stick comfortably to my preconceived genres,...
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Ultra Mono sees Idles at their most politically provocative, cutting through the chaos to deliver an
Idles’ third album Ultra Mono is knowingly sincere. Its anti-war, sexual harassment, and racist sentiments are, (like the album artwork),...
Oct 15, 20204 min read
ENERGY: Disclosure’s unlikely affinity for West Africa takes centre stage
The two brothers, known synonymously as Disclosure, have a success story that seems fantastical. Their debut album Settle (2013) almost...
Oct 2, 20201 min read
Candid Orange Mix Series | CONE
In our next instalment of the Candid Orange Mix Series, CONE, a member of Manchester-based electronic music collective Great Danes,...
Sep 30, 20206 min read
If we’re talking about female rap, we can’t forget about Eve
Before Nicki Minaj sported patent pink Dr Martens and expressed her burning passion for his ‘Super Bass’, and after Lil’ Kim appointed...
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Candid Orange Mix Series | Loz Barker
Loz Barker continues our mix series with an eclectic blend of tasters from his upcoming album, With Sweet Tenderness. Manchester artist,...
Aug 26, 20204 min read
folklore | The bizarre rebranding of Taylor Swift that none of us asked for
I love Taylor Swift. I’ll be the first to say it, I am an unlikely believer in the talents and motivations of ‘Miss Americana’,...
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Jackmaster’s return: Why we can’t continue to remove the art from the artist
By Kate Calvert In mid-August 2018, Jackmaster, a prominent Scottish DJ and producer, ambiguously admitted to ‘behaving inappropriately’...
Aug 24, 20208 min read
Ten Greatest Foo Fighters Songs you need to rediscover
By Bam Mitchell-Wilde With their first album having been released in 1995, there are a lot of competitors for the top ten spots… Foo...
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Latest Fontaines D.C. album ‘closes eye’ on past but looks to future
‘‘Happiness is living in a closed eye’’ utters front man Grian Chatten on the penultimate track ‘Sunny’; one of the sweeter, more tender...
Aug 17, 20203 min read
Creeper – What the horrorpunk Southampton band mean to me
It’s 16th April 2016. I’m at Southampton Guildhall waiting to see Neck Deep perform on their World Tour. I’ve arrived early enough to...
Aug 16, 20205 min read
Nostalgia and reflection in Taylor Swift’s folklore
folklore was a surprise drop from Taylor Swift, full of breathy vocals, developed stories, an unusual downtempo and subdued production by...
Aug 2, 20204 min read
Not British enough? Why is Rina Sawayama being denied awards?
This week, news broke that Japanese-British artist, Rina Sawayama is not eligible for the prestigious Mercury prize and the Brit Awards....
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Candid Orange Mix Series | Dig B
Dig B kicks off this weekend with a Candid Orange mix. CO001, a blend of club, breaks, bass, trance, speed garage and footwork....
Jul 21, 20205 min read
Empowering Women in Music | SOPHIE
SOPHIE is shape-shifting and illusive. She dodges most interviews and appearances, rarely divulging personal information that tells us...
Jul 14, 20205 min read
Top 11 music videos you MUST watch
A mere 55% of the world actively watch music videos that artists produce on Youtube. Alongside many melodic escapades lies a story, one...
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