Album Review: Justin Bieber – Purpose
Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer songwriter. Purpose, his fourth studio LP and first in three years, sees him coming off the back of three tepidly received, but smash hit records. A lot of Bieber’s...
View ArticleAlbum Review: John Newman – Revolve
John Newman is bringing a Motown flair to mainstream music with his chart topping singles such as ‘Love Me Again’ from his first album ‘Tribute’ and ‘Come and Get It’ from his recent second album...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Hurts – Surrender
Before their third studio album, Surrender, you’d be forgiven for thinking synthpop duo Hurts had fallen through a time rift in the 80s and emerged, hands poised over the keyboard, into the 21st...
View ArticleAlbum Review: One Direction – Made In The A.M.
It’s been eight months since Zayn upped sticks and abandoned the other four members of One Direction, mid-way through the tour for their prophetically-titled album ‘Four’. What followed was textbook...
View ArticleEP Review: Shakka – Lost Boys
Shakka is a MOBO award winning R&B/Soul singer born and raised in London with a talent for songwriting in a cinematic way similar to the likes of Frank Ocean. I first heard of Shakka as the feature...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Björk – Vulnicura Strings
In January of this year, Björk released Vulnicura, her ninth studio album, to critical acclaim. Vulnicura Strings is the same record in acoustic form, but— unsurprisingly, given its famously eccentric...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Ellie Goulding – Delirium
Two UK number ones, ten UK top tens, and two UK top ten albums, Ellie Goulding is definitely more than just a household name. Ellie Goulding exploded on to the charts a quite a long time ago now with...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Grimes – Art Angels
Grimes finds herself firmly in the realms of cosmic pop and proves that experimental does not necessarily mean niche. Claire Boucher aka Grimes is an icon for her undefinable sound – a mixture of...
View ArticleAlbum Review: ADELE – 25
“Thank you for the time I’ve been given” reads the acknowledgements inside her album cover, and Adele has certainly taken her time. Already the best-selling album of 2015, 25 has been well received...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Neil Young and Bluenote Café – Bluenote Café
Since Bob Dylan’s ‘Bootleg Series’ popularised the format, any artist sufficient in stature and back catalogue is now almost obligated to author an archival series of rarities and live tracks. Young’s...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams
A Head Full of Dreams is far from a disappointment, even if it isn’t a magnificent triumph. Coldplay seem to be reborn with this album, that rejoices in the sheer pleasure of being alive. Like its...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Pope Francis – Wake Up
Yes, you read that correctly. The Pope just dropped an album. The real one. Like, the actual Pope has released a musical album in 2015. In HMV (other music retailers are available) right now you can...
View ArticleEP Review: Classically Handsome Brutes – Prolegomena
With years of experience on the Leeds hardcore circuit, features on BBC Introducing, and endorsements from Musical Mathematics, Classically Handsome Brutes’ reputation has been built on their riotous...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood
Troye Sivan is a name that is likely to become very well known in 2016, and having played his album – Blue Neighbourhood – on repeat since its December release, it’s easy to understand why. Sivan’s...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Hinds – Leave Me Alone
The highly anticipated debut LP from Madrid garage-rock group Hinds, released on 8th January, has arrived to continue into 2016 the incredible momentum that the band realised last year.Since having to...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Daughter – Not To Dissapear
Dark, slow and melancholic, Daughter’s second album, Not To Disappear certainly follows in the footsteps of their first album ‘If You Leave’ by addressing deep and harrowing personal issues such as...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Rihanna – Anti
Anti is the eighth studio album by the Barbadian vocalist Rihanna. This has been a highly anticipated release, as Rihanna has not produced an album over the past four years, despite dropping a few hit...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Ty Segall – Emotional Mugger
January was a heavy month for music. Not since the nineties have the biggest records of a period been as low-down and filthy as the likes of Blackstar and The Savages’ second LP Adore Life. While the...
View ArticleEP Review: Habitats – Jungles EP
With inspiration ranging from David Bowie and Foals to David Attenborough and the Eurovision Song Contest, Habitats’ second EP was never going to be a bland affair. Jungles poses a well developed,...
View ArticleAlbum Review: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep for You Are Beautiful Yet...
Aside from the Edward Cullen-esque album title, The 1975’s second album, I Like It When You Sleep for You Are Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, is a satisfactory follow up to their debut self titled...
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