Music

After channelling a world of experience over the last few years, playing enormous shows around the world and exploring a diverse array of aesthetics in the process, fast-rising producer and DJ Abstract Source returns to unveil his vibrant…

Blueanimal is a band that emerged from another Orlando outfit called Redwax. The guitarist and bass player, Luke Elms and Matt Lube, formed their own musical nugget from the main gig, and they just released a captivating new concept album…

Writer's block took over while I was trying to compose this piece, I know I have great music to write about in a couple of paragraphs but I spent too much time wracking my brain and searching the internet in the hopes of finding something…

Following the success of her debut single 'Oops', Ivy Ash is back with floor-filler 'Rain Again'. She speaks to HeadStuff about the new single, writing in lockdown, and dream collaborators. Your sound is very bubblegum upbeat pop but the…

Time is Your Old Droog’s debut album, or so he claims. The Ukrainian-born rapper has released six projects since 2019, Time being his seventh. The misdirection is intentional. Time at once shows the listener sides of Droog never before…

Time may be an illusion, but if you choose to believe the illusion we are already more than halfway through 2021. This arbitrary landmark means, of course, that it’s time to reflect upon the past six months and, in particular, pick out the…

These days, with all the music available to us in every genre imaginable, there are few artists who give us all something to hold on to. It’s a surprise when we’re stopped in our tracks by something reflective, beautiful and lasting. Last…

Martin Aelred Colgan is one of those artists who really takes you by surprise. He is an accomplished musician who has had a long and winding career in music to date. Colgan started out fronting bands, before making his production debut with…

Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 15 below, or scroll to the end for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here. It’s been an…

Prodigious lo-fi artist Mike Gale has knocked out his ninth release, Twin Spirit. This one marks a different approach to earlier work, however, as this is built upon samples that act as thematic bases to draw melodies over, progressively…