David Bowie’s newly released Toy proves that the late singer-songwriter could do no wrong in the musical realm. There was a whole period of my life when I was fifteen where I was absolutely obsessed with 80s music. I listened to some 60s (mostly The Beatles) and some 70s, but 80s tunes were essentially on repeat every single day for me. I loved listening to … [Read more...] about David Bowie: Toy – Album Review
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The Darkness: Motorheart – Review
The Darkness do not fail to entertain in their energetic new album, Motorheart. Ah, The Darkness. Listening to any of their music is always going to feel like coming home – that is, if ‘home’ were a glam, action-packed guitar-fest that has you screeching out the choruses to your favourite tracks in an attempt to come anywhere close to imitating lead vocalist Justin … [Read more...] about The Darkness: Motorheart – Review
Pave The Jungle: Waiting For Nothing – EP Review
Pave The Jungle’s second EP, Waiting For Nothing, will have their fans eagerly waiting for more from them. Pave The Jungle’s 2020 debut EP The Hissing paved the way for the Newcastle-based alt-rock duo; a year later, they’re touring the country off the back of their newest creation, Waiting for Nothing. Mixed by Spring King frontman Tarek Musa, the four-track EP draws on the … [Read more...] about Pave The Jungle: Waiting For Nothing – EP Review
Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm – Review
Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm aims to showcase current artists signed to Def Jam, with an emphasis on preserving “true hip-hop”; whilst highlighting a need to move away from computers controlling our lives. The live-concert feel permeates every seamless segue, as we are guided through a journey that tries to be reflective, but often the messaging gets … [Read more...] about Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm – Review
Jessy Lanza: DJ Kicks – Review
Hyperdub’s Jessy Lanza enters the long-running mix series with an hour of genre-bending electronica. After impressing with her first three albums, Canadian songwriter and producer Jessy Lanza manned the decks in an hour-long mix for Berlin-based !K7 records that showcases the artist’s friends and collaborators, as well as her own productions. She joins an illustrious … [Read more...] about Jessy Lanza: DJ Kicks – Review
Saint Etienne: Live at Alexandra Palace Theatre – Review
In which the supreme pop-collagists show themselves to be on top of their game, conjuring aural magic by sprinkling big hitters amongst their latest material. It’s now thirty years since Saint Etienne – Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell – beguiled the nation with the fresh-as-a-daisy patchwork sounds of their cinematic, imaginative and exuberant Foxbase Alpha … [Read more...] about Saint Etienne: Live at Alexandra Palace Theatre – Review