Christmas Albums: The Good, The Bad, The Bizarre
Every holiday season, we’re greeted with the same familiar playlist of Christmas songs, but what else is out there? What can you discover off the beaten path?
Passing the Aux to Gabriela Zibikowska
Jamie XX - Loud Places
Passing the Aux to Gabriel Kassayie
Lenzman - African Dream
Disclosure... Guys... What Happened?
ENERGY is a mess, a simultaneously enjoyable and frustrating experience. To explain why we’re going back to 2013.
Rock Throughout the Ages
Felix looks back at everything rock-related in the last 70 years, from rock and roll to pop-punk, heavy metal to new wave, we have it all in our (extremely) condensed summary of rock!
Amnioverse: A Perfect Album Listening Experience
4.5 stars I don’t think I’d be offending anyone by saying that most listeners of electronic music focus more on singles than albums. When you listen to Hybrid Minds or Bicep you normally wouldn’t play the whole album start to finish. However, there are electronic albums
‘Used to Be Lonely’ is keeping me company
This summer Whitney released their second album – Forever Turned Around. A beautifully intimate project focusing on change in personal relationships. It’s definitely an album for the summer, but I believe Forever Turned Around is just as great at warming the spirit in the cold winter months. It’s the
The Lowdown on BBC Introducing LIVE
For twelve years BBC Introducing has been helping upcoming artists break into the industry. Every year the BBC holds an event (BBC Introducing LIVE), a relative candy shop for musicians to get insider information from the insiders themselves. Alumni of the service include Little Simz, Ed Sheeran, and George Ezra,
The Loyle Carner Starter Pack: A 'How To' Guide
A fan of Loyle Carner and his music? Ever wanted to be the man yourself? Then follow this easy six-step formula
Pony: Sterilisation of Bedroom Pop or an Intentional Shift in Creative Direction?
3 stars There are lots of bedroom pop artists breaking into the mainstream these days (Clairo, Gus Dapperton, Boy Pablo, Omar Apollo, etc.), but the undisputed king is Rex Orange County. After featuring on Tyler, the Creator’s Flower Boy, Rex leapt from 500 followers on SoundCloud to being one
Fresh tracks!
We’re trying something new this year: a quick comment on a couple of the week’s freshest tracks
Introducing GioLeo: Imperial’s New Rap Duo
Rapper and producer aren’t ever words that I associate with MechEng, and yet this last Saturday I sat down with Gio: MechEng student and lead vocalist of trap duo GioLeo. Along with fellow engineer Leo, the pair have been producing music together since the end of last year. Beginning