Shô! it’s come to this: jazz fusion from Marseille
Let's get this Shô! on the road
Beach House return with lucky number 7
The dream-pop band’s latest work sees them developing their sound, embracing a more aggressive palette, while retaining their charm.
America, vodka, and me: Tori Scott’s raucous cabaret comes to London’s Vault Festival
The Texan-born singer brings her confessional performance to London.
Ólafur Arnalds at his absolute best
The minimalist master comes to the Royal Albert Hall.
The soul of hip-hop: why J. Cole’s status as a member of rap’s elite trifecta can no longer be disputed
J. Cole is often seen as a musician overshadowed by Drake and Kendrick Lamar, but with KOD, his latest studio album, he shows why he’s a vital voice in modern hip-hop. Music writer Jordan Bunke charts his evolution as an artist, and shows why nobody can dispute Cole’s
Clash of Cultures: Giskin Day
Giskin Day is a Principal teaching fellow and course lead for the intercalated BSc in Medical Sciences with Humanities, Philosophy, and Law. She sat down with Felix’s Editor-in-Chief, Fred Fyles, to discuss her career, course, and the importance of creativity in science.
Grid of Points – A ambient meditation on silence and absence
Grouper’s latest album, recorded in the middle of a cold snap, sees them moving more towards piano and vocals, in a guarded display of intimacy.
American Dream: Dirty Computer is the truth Janelle Monáe no longer wants to hide
Monáe steps out of Cindy Mayweather’s shadow in her most powerful album yet.
A wrong, mostly short history of punk rock, part III
Hank finally got his shit together sufficiently to write the third and final installment of Felix Music’s history of the nittiest, grittiest genre that’s ever graced a recording booth. Unfortunately, he still can’t write consistent titles.
The photographer as painter, sculptor, artist
Tate Modern’s Shape of Light exhibition is a great history lesson in abstract photography, but neglects contemporary post-1970s technology and artwork.
Joe Hill-Gibbins takes us on a tour of hell
The National Theatre’s production of Rodney King’s bawdy mediation on isolation, Absolute Hell, has moments of magic, but they are few and far between in the bloated structure.
Fashioned from Nature, but at what cost?
V&A’s exhibition explores the history of fashion, from its environmental cost to sustainable eco-fashion today.