Album Review: KAYTRANADA – 99.9%
I didn’t really know who Kaytranada was up until this point, and had his album not dropped on what I’m now dubbing Four Album Friday (May 6th), I would not have taken the time to listen to it. Despite...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
“Chancellor The Rapper, please say The Rapper” is back at it again with the dope mixtapes. Chance the Rapper is a Chicago native who has seen an exponential growth in fame and talent ever since...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
After all the waiting, all the teasing, and all the anticipation, it finally arrived. Five years after The King of Limbs and within a week of the deleting of their internet presence, Radiohead’s 9th...
View ArticleTrack Review: ‘All For One’– The Stone Roses
After 21 years, The Stone Roses have released a new single, ‘All for One’, produced by Paul Epworth. The band have been hinting, since 2012, that new music was on the way, but nothing prevailed. With...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker (Deluxe Reissue)
Sixteen years after its original release, and fourteen studio albums later, Ryan Adams has put out a deluxe reissue of his first, and most adored LP – Heartbreaker.Heartbreaker was Adams’ first solo...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Jake Bugg – On My One
Nottingham’s own musical prodigy, Jake Bugg, has released his third studio album, On My One, at the tender age of 22. The album’s title derives from the Nottingham saying for ‘on my own’, which works...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Desiigner – New English
If you don’t know who Desiigner is I can almost guarantee you’ll still recognise his hit single Panda (it’s the one that goes, Panda, Panda, Panda Panda Panda Panda Panda). Since releasing this track...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Blink-182 – California
California is Blink-182’s first attempt since founding member Tom DeLonge left to search for UFO’s (I kid you not, this is his official reason for quitting Blink!). It’s simply a strange album;...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Shura – Nothing’s Real
Nothing’s Real is Shura’s, real name Alexandra Lilah Denton, debut album. Overall, it incorporates hazy chilled out instrumentals with dreamy, floaty electronic pop. The theme of nostalgia is prominent...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
The London-based soul songster is back with a mature follow-up to his debut album.Fans have had to wait four years for Michael Kiwanuka’s second album. This is partly because his debut Home Again...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Tish Hyman – Dedicated To:
Tish Hyman is a singer-songwriter and ex-battle-rapper hailing from New York who, after releasing her debut single ‘Subway Art’, has managed to gain herself a following big enough to land her a support...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Gucci Mane – Everybody Lookin
Now I’ll be honest, I didn’t know much about Gucci before this album was released. Only that 99.9764% of the hip-hop community needed him to be freed from incarceration, and once freed from...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Nao – For All We Know
Nottingham born singer Nao recently released her debut album, and it is phenomenal. I didn’t expect this much quality from Nao’s debut, however, I am beyond happy to be proven wrong.My skepticism came...
View ArticleAlbum Review: DJ Khaled – Major Key
Billy is back with a brand new album full of anthems simply because they didn’t want him to have any anthems. With some help from some of the biggest names in hip hop, DJ Khaled has created an...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Blossoms – Blossoms
Psychedelic indie band Blossoms have flourished on the music scene, going from a small support act for The Courteeners in 2015 to a recent spot supporting The Stone Roses, a UK tour and millions of...
View ArticleIf The Beatles Had One More Album In Them
Since their break-up in 1970, the individual members of the Beatles have had mixed solo success. Ultimately, they’ve been disappointing. In the ’60s, they combined to reach UK Number One 17 times, yet...
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Review: Frank Ocean – Blonde / Endless / Boys Don’t Cry
The long-awaited second studio album from the legendary Frank Ocean is here at last. It’s been four years since his first masterpiece, but the artist makes up for it with a seventeen-track album –...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Wretch 32 – Growing Over Life
Wretch 32’s title for his third album is fitting, to say the least. As opposed to his previous album Black and White, Wretch 32 seems more confident in himself as an artist and the fact that he is able...
View ArticleReview: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree / One More Time With Feeling
This album is bad for your health. I know that because it’s all I’ve listened to since it was released last Friday and I’ve been nothing but melancholy since. There are a few precedents for material...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Mac Miller – The Divine Feminine
If you haven’t heard this album you’re missing out. I’m goning to start with that sentence instead of an introduction because I am that excited about this album. Anyway, let me start again.Mac Miller...
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