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FEET OF CLAY (Some More Rap Songs)

Earl Sweatshirt is back, less than a year after his last release, with an EP as free form and abstract as his last album. Music writer Louie Ghalib weighs in.

Denis Sulta takes us to the Xanadu of dance

4 stars We turn the corner, the gray lake at Canada Water still at the back of our minds. It’s pouring it down, and the group consensus is that we won’t miss the outside world for the next 10 hours. We’re going into the void. That is

Days of Abandon: Shimmering Sounds Tinged with Sad Mopery

5 stars In their third album, Days of Abandon, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart almost ditched their last album’s heart bursting intensity. Frontman Kip Berman, once a starry-eyed “heart on his sleeve” daydreamer serenading anyone in earshot, now sounds like a young romantic who has seen

Big Thief steal the top spot with ‘Not’

4 stars I recently discovered a a new personalized playlist Spotify creates called “On Repeat”. As the name suggests, this contains the 30 songs you’ve been playing most over the last 30 days. While this initially served as a slightly unnerving reminder of the reams of data I willingly

Nearer my God: Foxing’s Transcendental Rock Show

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 Black Midi Live at the Boiler Room

Battles and openers Black Midi deliver a stunning performance at the Boiler Room’s intimate venue

“Thank you for the warm welcome back” - My Chemical Romance and Rage Against the Machine announce reunions!

It’s been a hefty week in music news, after the shock announcement of a reunion from emo-legends My Chemical Romance shortly followed by a similar post from the rap-metallers Rage Against the Machine. MCR fans were overwhelmed on Halloween after MCR socials posted about ‘Return’, their first

Sick Boy Lookalike Bringing the Disco Vibes

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?

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

Nick Cave’s Piercing Exploration of Grief

Nick Cave’s new record ‘Ghosteen’ deals with loss with a defter hand than previous work, finding moments of beauty amonst the grief

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

JESUS... This Record is Disappointing

Kanye West’s lastest album is shit