Welcome to the pleasuredome
Hello and welcome to, what is objectively, the best section of Felix. We shall be your editors for this evening.
New term, hoo dis? The 2018 album prospectus
Some albums are destined for greatness. I treasure the rest, and hoard them in my squalid flat.
Get the strap! 50 Cent storms O2 arena
The crowd who turn out to see the O2 arena stop of 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 15th anniversary tour is probably the most diverse I have ever seen at a show. Aside from the Power theme tune or 50’s Instagram feed, I’ve been largely
Every Microsoft Windows startup sound, ranked
The Windows boot sounds are unknown gems of the music world. Brian Eno was a collaborator! 12. Windows 98 Plus! Legitimately awful. I can’t believe the marketing theme thought this was a good idea. If I heard this noise out of my computer, I’d try to put it
Resistance to this album is futile
The Manic Street Preachers return with more indie rock politics.
God save the Childqueen
LA psychedelic-soul artist Kadhja Bonet returns with Childqueen, the follow-up to her breakthrough LP The Visitor, displaying her instrumental skills and syrupy vocals.
Kids See Ghosts is a return to form for Kanye West
Only a week after the release of Ye, Kanye is back, this time teaming up with Kid Cudi as Kids See Ghosts. While the previous album felt rushed, this newest output is a refined and thoughtful masterpiece.
Man on Blonde: a masterpiece revisited
Music Writer Ben Man takes a look back at Frank Ocean’s thoughtful, experimental, beautiful Blonde, nearly two years on from its release.
The queen of summertime sadness continues her reign
Lykke Li is back with more bangers you can cry to.
What do we talk about when we talk about music?
Music Editor Henry Eshbaugh signs off the year with an impassioned plea to participate.
The times, they are a-changin’: a precarious balance of alienation and progression
This article started life as a thinkpiece. It then became a listicle, before reverting back to thinkpiece. Whatever form it now takes, it’s my final article of the year so you’d better bloody enjoy it.
King Push reigns supreme on DAYTONA
…plus a brief obituary for Aubrey Graham.