
Reece Beckett celebrates the progression of Dave in his second album.

GVF’s latest rock-fuelled record just really doesn’t hit the mark, says writer Olivia Dellar.

TW: Mentions of su*cide Dublin-based artist For Those I Love, real name David Balfe, is no stranger to grief. After the suicide of his best friend and fellow artistic collaborator Paul Curran in 2018, Balfe retreated into his parent’s shed where he and his friends used to hang out and recorded over 76 songs as…

Xiu Xiu are a tricky group to pin down. Primarily the brainchild of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Stewart, the band have put out over 30 different albums since releasing Knife Play in 2002, almost all of which embrace a difficult, often quite inaccessible experimental rock sound, merged with pop and industrial too. Their albums may…

Reece Beckett gives insight into the growing world of abstract hip-hop in his review of one of the latest records from the movement.

Lana Del Rey‘s newest album Chemtrails Over The Country Club appears at first glance to be a bold step into new musical territory for the singer, but upon further inspection, it’s disappointingly bland. The record sees Lana make new shifts, both thematically and musically. The familiar scenes of Californian beaches and fancy cars that are typical…

Genesis Owusu seems to have arrived out of nowhere and quickly gained a lot of traction. However, Genesis has been making music since 2017; they’re just only now starting to catch on. The 23 year old from Australia seems to have dropped his debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, at the perfect time – just…