Record Store Day has now confirmed the specific dates that each vinyl release will be available on with their reshuffled 'RSD Drops' events. As previously reported, due to the continuous implications of the coronavirus outbreak, this year's Record Store Day has been split up over three days to ease crown control and allow record shops to ensure measures of social distancing. … [Read more...] about Record Store Day ‘RSD Drops’ Confirms When Vinyl Releases Will Be Available
Norah Jones: Pick Me Up Off The Floor – Review
Norah Jones returns with a mix of piano-based blues and jazz, soulful harmonies and playful musicianship on album Pick Me Up Off The Floor. Norah Jones loves to collaborate. Her penchant for laid back jazz and subtle blues buildups encourages musicians that work with her to try things out rather than tailor tracks to a set idea; Norah herself revels in this atmosphere. This … [Read more...] about Norah Jones: Pick Me Up Off The Floor – Review
Lady Gaga: Chromatica – Album Review
Lady Gaga shows off her ever-changing and inventive take on pop music with the genre-switching and idea-laden Chromatica. Lady Gaga, as everyone must now know, is a high impact artist of extraordinary vision. She is original, talented and could be seen as a juxtaposition between Madonna and Punk. She has single-handedly revolutionised the music industry over the last fifteen … [Read more...] about Lady Gaga: Chromatica – Album Review
Joyce Manor: Songs From Northern Torrance – Review
Californian four-piece, Joyce Manor, release a delightful compilation of rarities, with vastly contrasting halves. Hailing from Torrance, California and named after an apartment complex in the city, Joyce Manor clearly have an affinity for where they’ve been raised. Songs From Northern Torrance compiled early material – from their beginnings as an acoustic … [Read more...] about Joyce Manor: Songs From Northern Torrance – Review
Nathan Micay: The World I’m Going To Hell For – Review
IDM producer Nathan Micay swerves away from the dancefloor and employs an arsenal of cello, viola, violin and distortion pedal for a politically charged record that embraces both filmic dimensions and a classically seasoned minimalism whilst delivering layers of emotional complexity. Despite knocking out dancefloor-based releases for years under the alias of Bwana, the … [Read more...] about Nathan Micay: The World I’m Going To Hell For – Review
Janet Devlin: Confessional – Review
Janet Devlin draws strength from a tumultuous ten years on the insightful and intriguing record, Confessional. 25-year-old Northern Irish singer Janet Devlin has gone through a lot for such a young age. From battling with mental illnesses such as anorexia, self-harm and alcoholism, the last decade has forced the once shy teenager to mature and take a firm grip on her life. … [Read more...] about Janet Devlin: Confessional – Review