Up on Gravity Hill showcases METZ’s versatility
Up on Gravity Hill showcases METZ’s versatility as musicians and songwriters like nothing else in their discography thus far.
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OGWAU Is Vampire Weekend Keeping Things Fresh
It's been a long-awaited return for Vampire Weekend fans, and their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us (OGWAU) does not disappoint. Breaking away from their previous Afro-Americana and folk-inspired sounds, this album is a…
Kim Gordon Keeps Experimentalism Alive On The Collective
A new solo effort from a rock veteran in the latter stages of their career wouldn’t exactly be something many new music fans would be rushing to hear in any given week. Then again, Kim Gordon isn’t just any rock veteran. And boy, does her…
Yard Act Are At Their Most Eclectic And Fun On Where’s My Utopia?
Mercury prize nominations, Elton John collaborations and US chat show TV appearances: 2022 was quite the year for Yard Act following the release of debut The Overload. Repeat the same process again for album two then, right? Not quite. On…
Love To You Mate Is Colouring At His Most Cathartic
Colouring (not to be confused with the mindfulness activity/children’s art task) is the solo project of Nottingham songwriter Jack Kenworthy. Once a band of four, Colouring has taken on a dual identity since 2020 as both the…
TANGK Sees IDLES Chart Loving And Experimental Terrain
Bristol punks IDLES are back again with TANGK - the boys are loved up and on a mission to further their sound progression without losing their distinctive boisterousness. As a follow up to 2021’s CRAWLER, the newly discovered terrain marks…
Album Review | Marc-E Offers Catharsis
Spiritually infused and with one foot in electronica and the other in nature, Vancouver’s Marc-E creates music called psybient. It’s best described as part ambient and part synthy, with a peppering of world instruments and a healthy dose…
Album Review | Thorin Loeks & The Dreamy In This Place
As far as the romanticized folk musician/wanderer tale goes, Thorin Loeks embodies it tenfold, and the results are evident in his homely, dreamy new LP, In This Place. The Canadian grew up working outdoor gigs with guitar in tow, including…
EP Review | BRÍDÍN & The Enchanting Ocean of Stars
From the west of Sligo, a fusion of traditional Irish and contemporary folk arrives in the form of BRÍDÍN, a fourth-generation trad musician skilled at harp, flute, piano and sean nós. Yet this is no ordinary traditional sound despite its…
Album Review | Moon and Bike Deliver The Ambient One
Depending on who you ask, ambient/moody music belongs exclusively in the background for film and television productions as it’s too boring otherwise. It’s all too easy to sound a little generic, bland, or melodramatic with this style, but…