The Big Moon return with sophomore album Walking Like We Do, switching things up with thought-provoking tracks amongst a deeper sound. Most bands are careful with their second album. Fearful of alienating their fan-base with change, the majority stick to the same script as their first record and hope to find something new and interesting within a similar sound. The Big Moon, … [Read more...] about The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do – Review
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Robertas Semeniukas: Backstage Stories – Review
Robertas Semeniukas releases mammoth album Backstage Stories featuring both intriguing instrumentals and strong vocal-led tracks. As one of Lithuania’s hardest working musicians, Robertas Semeniukas has built up a name for himself within the country that is now seeping out to larger audiences. Album Backstage Stories shows off the artist’s penchant for heavy rock and … [Read more...] about Robertas Semeniukas: Backstage Stories – Review
Roy Brooks: The Free Slave – Vinyl Reissue
Michael Sumsion explores the vinyl reissue of a cult gem from the jazz vaults, Roy Brooks’ exquisite 1970’s masterpiece, The Free Slave. The drummer Roy Brooks was a pillar of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1960s and 1970s, predominantly known for his sterling support for household names such as Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Lee … [Read more...] about Roy Brooks: The Free Slave – Vinyl Reissue
Arlo Parks: Super Sad Generation – Review
At the tender age of nineteen, singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has already cemented an exalted reputation in the music industry for her precocious talent, a tremulous synthesis of gritty, poetic lyricism and dusty beats that has garnered her the extolment of ‘breakthrough star of 2019’. Having broken onto the scene last year with her Cola single, a delicate exploration of the … [Read more...] about Arlo Parks: Super Sad Generation – Review
Harry Styles: Fine Line – Review
On December 13th Harry Styles gave the best gift to all his fans this Christmas and released his second solo album Fine Line. With Jazz influences, this exciting record shows a different side to Harry and his talents. Watermelon Sugar and Adore You are both singles from the album which used fruit as metaphors to allow Harry to express himself. This can be seen from the title … [Read more...] about Harry Styles: Fine Line – Review
FINNEAS: Blood Harmony EP – Review
FINNEAS tries to keep the momentum going with his new EP, Blood Harmony focusing on pop undertones and strong vocal delivery. FINNEAS has been on fire in the music industry, already being nominated for five Grammy Awards before his twenty-third birthday. As the co-writer and producer of one of the breakout records of 2018, When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go, released by his … [Read more...] about FINNEAS: Blood Harmony EP – Review