Hope aims to depict and explore the past, present, and future of an indigenous man living in the modern world throughout the impassioned album, Red Man. Sto:lo/Tahltan rapper Hope is not afraid to speak his mind and describe his experiences through his music. Focusing at times on the Canadian government's adoption programs such as ‘Adopt Indian Métis’ (AIM), the artist airs … [Read more...] about Hope: Red Man – Review
The Brook & The Bluff: First Place – Review
The Brook & The Bluff hit you right in the soul, producing what would sit nicely alongside your Stax Records, with their debut album First Place. It’s not often that you come across musicians that are Birmingham raised, yet Nashville based – and you may think this results in an identity crisis. However, The Brook & The Bluff prove this wrong with their debut album First … [Read more...] about The Brook & The Bluff: First Place – Review
Michelle Creber: On Display – Review
Michelle Creber uses album On Display as a shoutout to all the underdogs and people that need reassurance, letting them know they’re never alone. At the tender age of 20, Michelle Creber has big world views. Ruthless in her mindset and always dedicated to fighting for causes that mean something to her, this positivity and attitude are bound to her music like an inseparable … [Read more...] about Michelle Creber: On Display – Review
Bryan Away: Give In – Review
Bryan Away uses EP Give In to look back on, and agonise over, times gone by, creating a wonderful feeling of isolation against an ominous sound. Indie folk and experimental songwriter Bryan Away has a lot on his mind. His 5-track EP Give In is a way for the artist to make sense of the past, come to some conclusions and explore personal themes that he endlessly tries to make … [Read more...] about Bryan Away: Give In – Review
Weyes Blood: Electric Brixton, London – Live Review
Electric Brixton, London Wednesday 30th October 2019 Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood made a major breakthrough earlier this year with her fourth record, Titanic Rising, a swooning slab of melancholy FM radio pop peppered with unsettling themes and motifs, whose cultural metaphor of incipient terror beneath a façade of privilege seemed timely and urgent. Reviewers were quick to … [Read more...] about Weyes Blood: Electric Brixton, London – Live Review
Vetiver: Up On High – Review
Understated louche lines dominate Up On High, the latest offering from California-based folkies Vetiver, and the first for new label Loose Music. "We’re two of us, palm trees in the wind, swayin'..." breathes Andy Cabic, returning as Vetiver, the moniker for which he’s better known. Up On High brings Cabic and Vetiver back closer to the natural, warmer, and it may be said, … [Read more...] about Vetiver: Up On High – Review