Madonna dials up the crazy on new record Madame X, treating us to a Latin-influenced mish-mash of ideas that manages to impress. I think everyone's given up on seeing Madonna retire. Why should she? She enjoys what she does, has a huge fanbase, and if new album Madame X is anything to go by, is still awash with new ideas of insightful craziness to dish out to the public. The … [Read more...] about Review: Madonna – Madame X
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Review: Baroness – Gold & Grey
Baroness return with an ambitious and expansive record, and the results are stunning. Gold and Grey is the much-anticipated follow up to the 2015 Purple record, and it is destined to be their masterpiece. Stellar musicianship, dynamic and atmospheric songwriting, and a wonderfully emotional ride. Listeners who have followed Baroness throughout their career and new listeners … [Read more...] about Review: Baroness – Gold & Grey
Review: Daughters – You Won’t Get What You Want
Daughters album You Won't Get What You Want adds a level of progression from previous work, allowing for a chaotic and all-consuming record that doesn't quit. Eight years have passed since Daughters released their self-titled album, and You Won’t Get What You Want is worth the wait. Sure, there are similarities between this record and past Daughters releases, but this record … [Read more...] about Review: Daughters – You Won’t Get What You Want
Review: The Skints – Swimming Lessons
The Skints return with new record Swimming Lessons, as the band tailor their reggae-influenced mix of genres and styles into stylised perfection. In this day and age, it can be hard to make any music influenced by reggae that stands out amongst the crowd. It’s such a strong genre with a large and devoted fanbase, and usually only picked up by the mainstream for a while … [Read more...] about Review: The Skints – Swimming Lessons
Review: Skepta – Ignorance is Bliss
Skepta is back with Ignorance is Bliss, but has becoming Grime royalty mellowed the now 36-year-old rapper? After winning 2016’s Mercury Prize with his previous album Konnichiwa, Skepta’s music career seems to have been put on the back-burner. Collaborating with Nike, as well as launching his own fashion line, it could’ve been perceived that fashion was now the Tottenham … [Read more...] about Review: Skepta – Ignorance is Bliss
Review: Vanishing Twin – The Age of Immunology
The London space cadets Vanishing Twin present a glorious, sci-fi-tinged album to fill the Broadcast-shaped hole in our affections that is both infectious and oblique. Utopias, lost futures and intergalactic exploration permeate the dazzling second long-player from London-based psych-electronica troupe Vanishing Twin, an outfit whose freewheeling, plate-spinning sonic approach … [Read more...] about Review: Vanishing Twin – The Age of Immunology