Mohamed Assani creates unique and impressive soundscapes in Wayfinder, encapsulating a dizzying amount of genres with the sitar at the helm. Many would think sitar music has only one distinct style, but Mohamed Assani manages to blow this thought right out the water on new album Wayfinder. Using the record as a musical exploration, it brings in diverse genres such as … [Read more...] about Mohamed Assani: Wayfinder – Review
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Brendan Benson: Dear Life – Review
Brendan Benson releases 'Dear Life', his first solo album in seven years, evidently written from a place of ecstasy and contentedness that translates into pure joy upon listening. Probably most well-known for co-founding Rock band The Raconteurs – alongside Jack White, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler – singer-songwriter-producer Brendan Benson is set to release his seventh … [Read more...] about Brendan Benson: Dear Life – Review
Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters – Review
The widely praised fifth album by Fiona Apple, the elusive and iconic New York singer-songwriter, is a self-indulgent, formless and rickety rackety listen that will alienate as much as elucidate. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and classically-trained pianist Fiona Apple has something of a slim canon for a recording career stretching back over twenty-four years. … [Read more...] about Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters – Review
Jamie XX: Idontknow – Single Review
Jamie XX returns with a new song, his first since 2015’s all-conquering In Colour album. Just when you’d thought James Thomas Smith, the British producer and beat-sculptor known as Jamie XX, had vanished off the face of the earth, he’s unleashed a brand new track entitled Idontknow, an ear-worm that cropped up in live sets last year and is now getting props from other … [Read more...] about Jamie XX: Idontknow – Single Review
Enter Shikari: Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible – Review
Enter Shikari have been on the music scene for quite some time now, and new album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible calibrates their ability to create tracks that immediately make the listener anticipate more. There’s no wonder that the band is still a soaring success. The Great Unknown is an anthem for those awaiting their saviour. The synth rhythms throughout … [Read more...] about Enter Shikari: Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible – Review
Catholic Action: Celebrated By Strangers – Review
Glaswegian group Catholic Action have made their moment last on their second album Celebrated By Strangers, full of bright, indie rock loveliness. Following on from the success of their last album In Memory Of a couple of years ago, this is a perfect album for lovers of synth music and Electro Pop. They have recently been applauded by the likes of Annie Mac and Jack Saunders … [Read more...] about Catholic Action: Celebrated By Strangers – Review