The third, shape-shifting album from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter Katie Von Schleicher is a minor break-up classic of confessional chamber-pop and electronic psych-rock, propelled by urgency, despair and a willingness to take intriguing left turns. The New York-based artist Katie Von Schleicher is no shrinking violet. On her latest adventure, Consummation, she has … [Read more...] about Katie Von Schleicher: Consummation – Review
Nicole Atkins: Italian Ice – Album Review
Nicole Atkins breathes life into new album Italian Ice, drawing on a strong lineup of musicians amidst a genre-hopping and emotional journey. The latest album from Nicole Atkins, Italian Ice, was recorded in the greatly respected Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and features members of the Bad Seeds, Dap-Kings, the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and more. Genre-hopping is … [Read more...] about Nicole Atkins: Italian Ice – Album Review
The 1975: Notes On A Conditional Form – Review
Matt Healy, the northern king of rock n roll who is always ready to spread his controversial opinions to his admirers, has taken The 1975 to new heights with album Notes On A Conditional Form. Whether you like frontman Matt Healy or not, it is clear that his genius lyrics and melodic creations never stop, and the signature 1975 stamp on songs are yet to get boring. Starting … [Read more...] about The 1975: Notes On A Conditional Form – Review
MXXWLL: Sheeesh – Review
MXXWLL, the Australian beat conductor, indulges a love of G-Funk, P-Funk and West Coast hip hop stylings on a skittish beat-tape-like odyssey that weaves fragments of found sound into its suite of primary colours. The fleet-footed, Sydney-born producer MXXWLL is riding the crest of a wave of music industry and media interest, having caught the attention of names such as DJ … [Read more...] about MXXWLL: Sheeesh – Review
Sven Wunder: Eastern Flowers – Review
Sven Wunder, the enigmatic Swedish producer, entrances with a nourishing, mind-opening and woozy synthesis of psychedelia, library music and Mediterranean funk. Very little is known about Sven Wunder, a mysterious Swedish musician who inhabits a stealthy veil of clandestineness much like Burial; there’s no indication as to his age or even how old his debut album is. … [Read more...] about Sven Wunder: Eastern Flowers – Review
New Music Fridays – 22nd May 2020
We have a lovely crop of new music for this week's New Music Fridays. Indie rock, surf jazz and brooding buildups are the name of the game here, each track offering something different for you to enjoy. As always, click the pics for a little listen. She - She This one is straight off the fresh pile. The self-titled track is the band’s first ever single, showing off … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 22nd May 2020