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Lana Del Rey’s sublime new album Chemtrails Over The Country Club reveals a more exposed side of the singer. Ethereal and atmospheric, Chemtrails Over The Country Club is a nostalgic record full of airy melody lines and blossoming harmonies. Lana Del Rey proves she can pull off a falsetto just as well as her powerful trademark low notes in the opening track White Dress, … [Read more...] about Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over The Country Club – Review

Debut EP National Trust from Blanketman layers laidback vocals on top of dynamic instrumentation and post-punk soundscapes. Manchester-based band Blanketman have given us their debut EP National Trust – a lively set of tracks that lyrically ‘represents a lot of the stresses to millennial life’ and sonically manages to feel both refreshing and old-school at the same time. The … [Read more...] about Blanketman: National Trust – EP Review

Arab Strap have returned to give us a dark, brooding album laden with complex subject matter and refreshingly original lyrics. Sixteen years after their last record, Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, a.k.a. Arab Strap, are back, releasing their first studio album since their reform in 2016. In an interview with The Guardian last year, Middleton stated how “there’s no point … [Read more...] about Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark – Review

Unapologetically fierce yet at the same time candid and honest, Lucy Spraggan’s genre-blending sixth album Choices is the feel-good record we’ve all been waiting for. When we interviewed Lucy about this album back in November, she described it as ‘a diary of the last couple of years’ – years that include a divorce, getting sober, and an impressive physical transformation, so … [Read more...] about Lucy Spraggan: Choices – Review

It’s clear Alice Cooper has still got it as he releases his twenty-first solo album, Detroit Stories, a record that speaks to the listener and hits home hard. Nothing says ‘classic’ like this album does. Described as a “modern-day homage to the toughest and craziest rock and roll scene there ever was”, Detroit Stories takes us back to Alice Cooper’s origins – that is to say, … [Read more...] about Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories – Review

In tune or tone-deaf? Whilst it includes some great tracks overall, Music, the latest album from Sia, is a little on the mediocre side. It’s no secret that Sia’s new film Music has sparked widespread controversy for its depiction of autism. The film is described as ‘a wholly original exploration of the healing power of love and the importance of community’ and features Sia’s … [Read more...] about Sia: Music – Album Review