Author: Xavier Voigt-Hill


  • Review: Thursday at The Great Escape 2017

    Xavier Voigt-Hill reports from new music Narnia (aka The Great Escape). (18/05/2017)

  • Acts you should catch at The Great Escape

    Overwhelmed by a 400+ artist lineup? We’re here to help.

  • This Week In Records: LCD Soundsystem, Sigrid & Day Wave (05/05/2017)

    LCD! LCD! LCD! LCD!

  • This Week In Records: Gorillaz, Cashmere Cat & Rex Orange County (28/04/2017)

    Damon Albarn and his many, many friends re-animate Xavier Voigt-Hill’s new release roundup.

  • This Week In Records: Shawn Mendes, Steps & Dua Lipa (21/04/2017)

    Guess who’s back? People who are very much alive.

  • This Week In Records: The Chainsmokers, Harry Styles & Father John Misty (07/04/2017)

    You know that thing I said last week about it being a particularly busy day for new releases, probably because Q1 was coming to an emotional finale? Well, here’s a rather promising start to Q2, with the longest This Week In Records and the longest Spotify playlist we’ve ever compiled. Is it any good, though? […]

  • This Week In Records: Oh Wonder, Tom Misch & Cashmere Cat (31/03/2017)

    You wait ages for a TWIR and two weeks come along at once.

  • This Week In Records: Clean Bandit & Zara Larsson (17/03/2017)

    In case you couldn’t already tell from the dearth of artists in the title of today’s This Week In Records, today’s a bit of a strange day in the world of new releases. Even stranger, however, is the place from which the column is composed: Glasgow. I’ve never ventured north of the border before. In fact, […]

  • This Week In Records: Circa Waves, alt-J & Charli XCX (10/03/2017)

    Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up for all new pop.

  • Review: Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos – ‘Slide’

    Xavier Voigt-Hill slips into the Scotsman’s new trap.

  • This Week In Records: Ed Sheeran, LANY & Khalid (03/03/2017)

    ÷ and other bits of inevitably less successful music.

  • Review: RAYE at XOYO, London

    Still 19, the Londoner proves her star quality in a hometown sellout. Xavier Voigt-Hill reviews. (09/02/2017)

  • This Week In Records: Stormzy, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (24/02/2017)

    Calvin Harris, Jason Derulo, and The 1975 also pile in to cap BRITs week.

  • The Edge Live Blogs: The BRIT Awards 2017

    We live-blog the biggest awards ceremony in the British music industry.