Write a comment Sam Smith’s latest single ‘My Oasis’ featuring Nigerian artist Burna Boy stands by its title; it is the perfect representation of the emotional ‘oasis’ that is found in the wake of love. Sam Smith’s voice is one of the most impassioned in the industry — moody, light, yet aching with emotion.
Write a comment Irish indie outfit The Coronas don’t have the most marketable of names given the current global situation – something they addressed in their recent interview with us – but that hasn’t stopped them from releasing their sixth studio album True Love Waits this week.Whether that’s a PR disaster or an ingenious bit of brand strategising, only time will tell.
Write a comment Everywhere you go, Billie Eilish’s name seems to be projected on every street corner, and talked about by just about everybody.
Write a comment Jon Anderson remains one of the most iconic voices and songwriters in prog rock. His more than forty-year history with Yes yielded some of the genre’s defining tracks, and saw the band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Yet throughout his career, Anderson has constantly sought out other creative channels for his music, from working with the likes of King Crimson, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis, to his own prolific solo career.
Write a comment Loveable West Coast punk troubadours NOFX and English folk-punk poet Frank Turner aren’t the most unlikely of bedfellows, but even so, a Frank Turner / NOFX split covers record must have turned some heads when it was announced.
Write a comment Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro have further whet their fans’ appetites for the upcoming release of their new album A Celebration Of Endings – due out on August 14th – by dropping a new single from the record, titled Weird Leisure. It’s a typical Biffy track, with rapid tempo changes, and a dizzying array of guitars and drums tunnelled out by frontman Simon Neil’s trademark voice.
Write a comment Jagged Little Pill took Alanis Morissette from the middle of the road dance-pop and ballads of her first two albums and made her one of the 1990s defining female voices. It was a sardonic, yet melody-driven behemoth of a record that has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and paved the way for a whole new generation of women in music.
Write a comment Bastille is back and better than ever in their latest single ‘What You Gonna Do’. In the last couple of years, the English band has dabbled in mostly light pop with strokes of alternative thrown in.
Write a comment Sam Fischer’s latest number ‘The Usual’ is a sombre melody that doesn’t hold back from the damning matters of the heart.
Write a comment Ava Max’s latest single ‘Who’s Laughing Now’ is a delightful, infectious tune that showcases the artist as one of the most empowering singers in her generation.
Write a comment The world has been blessed once again with another song from Jacob Collier, Straight Outta Love his fifth and final single from his upcoming album Djesse Vol. 3.
Write a comment Often, when bands or artist release demo compilations or albums, it can feel a bit like trying to cash in. Such compilations tend to offer little to the uninitiated, but can be treasure troves for dedicated fans, who want nothing more than to see deeper inside the genesis of some of their favourite songs.
Write a comment Lori Mckenna is a huge name within American country music. As a songwriter, she won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2016 for co-writing Little Big Town’s hit single Girl Crush, which was also nominated for Song of the Year.
Write a comment It’s impossible to review any of the work of Steven Gene Wold – better known as Seasick Steve – without viewing it through the lens of his own enigma. How much, or otherwise, you buy into his well-publicised and analysed back story probably influences what and how much you take from his music, but at surface level at least, he continues to specialise in incredibly accessible blues rock with a big old slice of Americana on the side.
