Oh Land and Arthur Moon team up for a collaborative EP, Replanting Family Tree. Danish artist Nanna Øland Fabricius, better known as Oh Land, released her Family Tree record this year, and it was a far more personal release than any of her previous efforts. “I’ve experienced the biggest ups and downs of my private life,'' she explains. Fabricius had a baby, moved back to her … [Read more...] about Oh Land and Arthur Moon: Replanting Family Tree – EP Review
Emily Breeze: Rituals – Review
Emily Breeze brings a new bright colour with her latest album Rituals, bringing with it a glamour amidst inspiration from the past. The first two singles Limousines and Ego Death are much loved and much played by Tom Robinson (BBC Radio 6) who has also named her a 21st Century Patti Smith. The record has the spirit of Lou Reed and a strong and beautiful feeling that reminds me … [Read more...] about Emily Breeze: Rituals – Review
Aza Nabuko: Self-titled EP – Review
Aza Nabuko, with her self-titled EP, manages to conjure up dark and emotion-laden atmospheres as she uses strong melodies and structures to push the tracks forward. Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Aza Nabuko is only young at 16-years-old, but listening to her music you feel like she’s wise beyond her years. The amount of heart-ache and solemness could be coming from … [Read more...] about Aza Nabuko: Self-titled EP – Review
Chelsea Wolfe: Birth Of Violence – Review
On her latest album, the musically promiscuous witch known as Chelsea Wolfe deftly balances chilly introspection and keen observation on a set of ominous, stripped-down goth-folk laced with dread, coaxing a mood pitched somewhere between incantation and confessional. Whether dabbling in doom metal, industrial, electronic or folk-rock, a sense of foreboding has always inhabited … [Read more...] about Chelsea Wolfe: Birth Of Violence – Review
KAZU: Adult Baby – Review
KAZU takes you on a storytelling journey that begs to be listened to in its entirety with her debut release Adult Baby. Japenese artist Kazu Makino, lead vocalist of the New York band Blonde Redhead, is a name that only a few will recognise. Now going by the name KAZU, her debut solo album Adult Baby naturally has sprinkles of her previous project, though with an … [Read more...] about KAZU: Adult Baby – Review
Iggy Pop: Free – Review
The godfather of punk rock returns with Free, his eighteenth studio album. Iggy Pop is a legend, that is indisputable. His contribution to music is also undeniable, from his time with the Stooges through his writing partnership with Bowie and beyond. It was with great excitement that I span this record, enthusiasm based on the musical legacy that Iggy commands. The man that … [Read more...] about Iggy Pop: Free – Review