Album Review: Sports Team // Deep Down Happy
In the space of approximately two years, Sports Team have risen from a relatively unknown indie 6-piece to one of the most talked-about bands around. They have been catapulted onto the airwaves of day…
Albums
Album Review: Hinds // The Prettiest Curse
Hinds personify a certain kind of joy: the kind that you feel when lying in the sunshine or sitting around a campfire with your best friends. Their music has always just oozed this giddy excitement an…
Album Review: Lady Gaga // Chromatica
It’s official: Lady Gaga has returned to her club kid roots in her long-awaited sixth studio album, Chromatica. The record is Back To The Future-meets-Mad Max-meets-Barbarella, creating an interestin…
Album Review: Mild Orange // Mild Orange
The sun-kissed and smooth self-titled sophomore record from Mild Orange couldn’t have arrived at a better time, pairing perfectly with the ongoing heatwave across the U.K. Juicy and vibrant, it will h…
Album Review: The 1975 // Notes On A Conditional Form
There are two main rules of being a 1975 fan: expect the unexpected and embrace the madness (and genius) of Matt Healy and company. Coming in at around 80 minutes, the Manchester native’s fourth stud…
Album Review: Charli XCX // how i’m feeling now
On an Instagram live stream where she’s working through lyrics for the song that would become ‘anthem’, Charli XCX takes advice from fans on whether a potential line about scrolling on her phone durin…
EP Review: Noah Cyrus // The End of Everything
Wearing your heart on your sleeve is never easy, but it’s what Noah Cyrus does best. Her latest EP, The End of Everything, tackles loneliness, heartbreak, and adolescence, presented beautifully by Cy…
Album Review: Perfume Genius // Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
It’s a strange burden that we place on queer artists. Much like artists of any minority, they are forced to act as a spokesperson not just for themselves, but for an entire subculture. It is with th…
Album Review: Nick Hakim // Will This Make Me Good
Nick Hakim new album sees him once again adjusting the perimeters of a genre that he has come to define in recent years. Will This Make Me Good [WTMMG], Hakim's fourth release, takes a step back fr…
Album Review: Hayley Williams // Petals For Armor
Hayley Williams has taken my ass around the block for a joyride through three emotionally and musically contrasting album sections (or EPs) in Petals For Armor. Bursting onto the scene with “Simmer”, …
