Welcome to the last New Music Fridays before Christmas! This week sees us delve into 4 really interesting tracks, each with its own charm and swagger. From delta blues with hip-hop beats to happy 60s pop, these tracks will really get you in the mood for the weekend. Click the pics to listen! The Elwoods - You are You Are is the debut single from The Elwoods upcoming … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 20th December 2019
FINNEAS: Blood Harmony EP – Review
FINNEAS tries to keep the momentum going with his new EP, Blood Harmony focusing on pop undertones and strong vocal delivery. FINNEAS has been on fire in the music industry, already being nominated for five Grammy Awards before his twenty-third birthday. As the co-writer and producer of one of the breakout records of 2018, When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go, released by his … [Read more...] about FINNEAS: Blood Harmony EP – Review
Kaash Paige: Parked Car Convos – Review
Kaash Paige brings us a fascinating snapshot debut of being 18, black, and with the urge to express as she croons across an honest urban soundscape on Parked Car Convos. The concept of the EP is simple, yet instantly recognisable - a teenage daydream mosaic of thoughts and fears, frankness and vulnerability all draped over flickswitch beats and minimal symphonies of synths. … [Read more...] about Kaash Paige: Parked Car Convos – Review
Top 10 selling vinyl of last decade only includes one album of new music
According to the UK’s official charts, only one album in the top 10 selling vinyl records over the last decade features new music. That record is Arctic Monkeys 2013 album, AM, coming in at number 7 on the list. Sitting around this is a plethora of reissues and compilations including many classic albums such as The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Nirvana’s … [Read more...] about Top 10 selling vinyl of last decade only includes one album of new music
The Best Vinyl Reissues and Compilations: 2019
From Afro jams to soulful gospel, encompassing psychedelia, dub and Krautrock, Michael Sumsion runs his eye over the cream of the crop of 2019 reissues and compilations on vinyl. The vinyl renaissance continued apace in 2019, augmented by a plethora of archival releases. With a spread of geography, genre and theme further widening the scope of product, this year has … [Read more...] about The Best Vinyl Reissues and Compilations: 2019
Rainer Landfermann: Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit – Review
Rainer Landfermann releases soul-wrenching and unclassifiable album Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit, built around an extreme metal structure. Extreme metal is not for everyone, but you could say the same about other genres. What it does have, usually, is passionate, emotional turmoil backed by extremely tight and proficient musicians. New album Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit … [Read more...] about Rainer Landfermann: Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit – Review