Category: Records

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Nas – Magic

    Having earned himself more critical acclaim than any of his other records for the last decade or so, Nas has been climbing back into the higher ranks of contemporary hip-hop with his recent releases like King’s Disease I and II, reminding fans how good of a boom-bap gangsta rapper he can be. With drill and more abstract […]

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    Charlie Burgess

    Review: AURORA – ‘A Dangerous Thing’

    AURORA’s latest track is a new twist on her usual folk-pop sound.

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    Amy Scott-Munden

    Review: Bastille – ‘Shut Off The Lights’

    Amy Scott-Munden gets excited about Bastille’s surprisingly optimistic tune.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: The Game, Kanye West – ‘EAZY’

    This mysterious new track from The Game and Kanye West is strong and moody.

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    Sam Pegg

    Review: Stromae – ‘L’enfer’

    ‘L’enfer’ is Editor Sam Pegg’s favourite Stromae track to date.

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    Reece Beckett

    Embracing (some) Mainstream Appeal: A Review of Earl Sweatshirt’s SICK!

    Reece Beckett reviews the hotly anticipated album from Earl Sweatshirt.

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    Reece Beckett

    On Edge: Anticipating Earl Sweatshirt’s Sick!

    Reece Beckett awaits the next album from modern hip-hop’s most popular poet.

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    Martha Luke

    ‘Fixing ourselves can help us to help others’: An Interview with The Wombats’ Dan Haggis

    Martha Luke sits down with Dan Haggis of The Wombats.

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    Connie Seamer

    The Edge’s Top Albums of 2021

    This year, artists have proven more than ever what music means to us in the 21st century.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Boldy James, The Alchemist – Super Tecmo Bo

    Super Tecmo Bo doesn’t hold a candle to the collaborators’ previous works, says Reece Beckett.

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    Oliver Picken

    The Battle for Christmas Number One: Does It Matter Anymore?

    With the rise in streaming and social media-driven listening trends, Oliver Picken asks: does the Christmas Number One matter anymore?

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    Reece Beckett

    ‘Mach at his most didactic’: A Review of Mach-Hommy’s Balens Cho (Hot Candles)

    One of the most productive and mysterious voices in hip-hop returns, for his second outing this year. Mach-Hommy has been active in hip-hop since 2013, heavily focusing on the underground style which he has helped to popularise and progress consistently – Mach has made 18 albums and 13 EPs in that timespan of just eight […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Earl Sweatshirt – Tabula Rasa (feat. Armand Hammer)

    Earlier this year, Armand Hammer and The Alchemist released their collaborative album Haram. It was excellent, with the clear highlight being ‘Falling out of the Sky’ (which remains my personal favourite song of the year, admittedly rivalled by Black Country, New Road’s ‘Sunglasses’) which featured Earl Sweatshirt and acted as a mellow, gorgeous meeting of three of hip-hop’s […]

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    Martha Luke

    Our Alternative Celebrations Playlist

    Want something different this festive season? Read our alternative celebrations picks here.