Review

Seven months after the release of her seventh studio album, Lana Del Rey is back with her most intimate and powerful album yet.  Lana Del Rey has officially pulled the Taylor Swift card, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s not the last to do so. When Swift released Folklore back in the summer of 2020, fans (like myself) went crazy over the beautiful new album, only for … [Read more...] about Lana Del Rey: Blue Bannisters – Review

It’s almost impossible not to smile and get into the groove with Skinny Lister’s brand new, feel-good album A Matter of Life & Love.  From the very second that Shout It Out - the opening track on Skinny Lister’s brand new album A Matter of Life & Love - started, I had a very strong feeling that I was going to love the album all the way through, and I’m so happy … [Read more...] about Skinny Lister: A Matter Of Life & Love – Review

Marc-E leans on twisting musical stories of psychedelic electronica on his new album, Catharsis. Vancouver-based Psybient/Downtempo musician Marc-E shows off his well-thought-out song structures on his new album, Catharsis. Using both live and electronic techniques to create vibrant musical words of nature, menace, brightness and wonder, Marc-E builds music that is easy to … [Read more...] about Marc-E: Catharsis – Album Review

Cuffed Up deliver a relentless post-punk sound in their adrenaline-fuelled new EP, Asymmetry. After bursting onto the scene with their debut EP at the back end of 2019, the L.A based band return with another impressive release, featuring four high-octane tracks which blur the lines between post-punk, indie rock and 90’s grunge.  United by their shared love of UK … [Read more...] about Cuffed Up: Asymmetry – EP Review

There’s no denying that FINNEAS is a multi-talented musician, and his debut studio album Optimist is a testament to this.  FINNEAS is able to lend his artistry to a wide range of sounds, from watery piano (Love is Pain, Peaches Etude) to an upbeat, funky sound with sharp attitude (Around My Neck, How It Ends). Moreover, his ability to play most of the instruments on … [Read more...] about FINNEAS: Optimist – Album Review

Niko satisfies a wide range of tastes in her new electronic record, Electric Union. If electronic music isn’t your thing, give this album a chance and you might well develop a taste for it. Packed with layered synths and pulsing beats with Niko’s sleek vocals on top, Electric Union is melodic as it is abstract. Niko says of the record: ‘I set out to make a record that … [Read more...] about Niko: Electric Union – Album Review