Caroline Polachek’s Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: an album of melodic catharsis
Following a slow tease through the staggered release of 5 singles which accumulate to her most recent EP, Caroline Polachek has dropped her long awaited album: Desire, I Want To…
Kelela: Raven Album Review
On Raven, Kelela builds her nest from cascading synthesisers and tight drums. ‘Washed Away’ immediately submerges us. Slow, repeating melodies against reverbed vocal riffing set a clear, tidal direction for…
Olivia Dean’s dazzling vocals shine on new single ‘UFO’
Dean teases her debut album with ‘UFO’, a stripped back, self proclaimed “shy love song”, as a follow up to her last single ‘Danger’, released in October 2022. The new…
Review: Belle and Sebastian return with Late Developers
The monochrome album cover of Belle and Sebastian’s latest album release, Late Developers, features a young individual in a darkroom holding up a newly printed photograph of the picture used…
Review: Biig Piig’s debut album Bubblegum is both balanced and exuberant
Jessica Smyth, aka Biig Piig, released her debut album on 20th January. The Irish singer and rapper has been making music for some years, with her breakthrough single ‘Vice City’…
Loyle Carner boldly returns with hugo
After much anticipation, South London rapper Loyle Carner returns with his third album, hugo. Having exploded onto the scene in 2017 with his debut album Yesterday’s Gone, Carner is an…
Drive as fast as you can away from The Car
The Car, released on October 21st, is the seventh studio album by the English band Arctic Monkeys, and it’s embarrassing. Opening with a smooth Bond-like arrangement of subtle drums, simple…
Energetic and confident: Alvvays return with another indie pop staple, Blue Rev
After 5 years, Alvvays have come back with their third album, Blue Rev. Composed of 14 tracks, the record is an exciting return for indie pop fans who will be…