I saw several bands live over the summer. Florence + The Machine and The National’s anthemic chamber pop at BST in front of thousands in Hyde park, Black Midi drawing a respectable crowd at EartH despite having released virtually no music (I also wrote a review for their show I’
Battles and openers Black Midi deliver a stunning performance at the Boiler Room’s intimate venue
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
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Kanye West’s lastest album is shit
4 stars With their second album, Cigarettes After Sex are back with more noir dream-pop, echoey guitars, and amazing vocals. Greg Gonzalez sounds deep in love, as he whispers the lyrics, slow-as-molasses, in songs like “Pure” & “Touch”. His penchant for lovely, lilting melodies, and the sound, with the loud
Nick Cave’s new record ‘Ghosteen’ deals with loss with a defter hand than previous work, finding moments of beauty amonst the grief
We’re a week away from Denis Sulta’s biggest show in London yet, as he takes his Sulta Selects series to the mighty printworks next weekend. But what will the Scotsman bring to the Press Halls? Will it be hot air or even hotter heels on the dancefloor?
4.5 stars Floating Points is a man with a PhD from UCL. Now, I wouldn’t want to set the bar TOO high but FP’s friend Dan Snaith, a.k.a. Caribou, a.k.a. Daphni, has a PhD from Imperial, as does Brian May. Looking at musicians
3.5 stars Early this year, following four years of relentless touring, Oxford-based indie quartet, Foals, teased that they had a new album ready. This was not to be any ordinary album, however, as they had recorded simply too much material for one record, meaning it would have to be
The widespread influence of the Memphis underground scene in modern music
1969. The year of the moon landing. The middle of the Vietnam war. One band gaining hype from their first album is soon to cement themselves in rock history with their second album: Led Zeppelin II. This week marks its 50th anniversary