Reviews
The Linda Lindas – ‘No Obligation’ review: exhilarating punk that will mobilise anyone who listens to it
“You don’t owe no demonstration / Who cares about their validation?!” growls the title observe of The Linda Lindas’ sophomore...
Orla Gartland – ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ review: an eclectic exploration of a woman’s world
Orla Gartland’s songwriting is full of heat and humour. Intestine-punch couplets sit alongside brilliantly witty quips, and the Irish musician...
OneDa – ‘Formula OneDa’ review: an energising springboard for the multifaceted rapper
Manchester’s OneDa needs to show how versatile she is on debut album ‘Formulation OneDa’. Hotly tipped as the following rising...
Geordie Greep – ‘The New Sound’ review: dazzling musicality swamped by a flood of ideas
If Geordie Greep’s run with Black Midi informed us something, it’s that he’d quite you not get too snug. The...
The Smile – ‘Cutouts’ review: Radiohead side project settles into a groove
Followers of Thom Yorke and co. are accustomed to following their faves’ path of breadcrumbs. Radiohead have lengthy been famend...
Coldplay – ‘Moon Music’ review: a love-fuelled exercise in resilience
“Is anybody on the market, I’m near the top,” Chris Martin murmurs. This confession – within the closing seconds of...
Ezra Collective – ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’ review: upbeat jazz at home on the dancefloor
Ezra Collective need you dance to their new album. Hardly stunning when you’ve ever listened to them earlier than –...
FIFTY FIFTY – ‘Love Tune’ review: uninspired sweet nothings
FIFTY FIFTY induced fairly the stir final yr – at first for all the suitable causes, after which all of...
Pale Waves – ‘Smitten’ review: loved-up liberation
Pale Waves have by no means been afraid of fixing issues up, or sporting their influences on their sleeve. On...
Katy Perry – ‘143’ review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of fun
It’s a disgrace that Katy Perry’s new album opens with ‘Girl’s World’, arguably essentially the most disastrous comeback single in...
