Category: Records
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A ‘Dreary Crawl’: A Review of Chris Kamara’s …And A Happy New Year
There’s been a mediocre sequel to a novelty Christmas Album! But by who, Kammy? Yes, for the second year running, ex-footballer, long time Sky Sports analyst, and now Michael Bublé impersonator, Chris Kamara has released a Christmas album, that assumedly someone, somewhere has asked for. Hyperbole aside, Kammy’s Here’s To Christmas charted at number eight […]
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Deep and Compelling Indie Fun: A Review of Will Joseph Cook’s Something to Feel Good About
You may be familiar with Will Joseph Cook for his catchy singles like ‘Daisy Chains’ or ‘Girls Like Me’, but the twenty-three-year-old musician has just released his second full-length album that is full of gems to get your ears glued too. Starting his career in the early 2010s, Cook has had a very successful career […]
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The Recipe for the Perfect Christmas Song
In a little comedic (or is it entirely serious) breather, Alice unleashes her recipe for the perfect Christmas song (she just cares a lot about Christmas songs, okay?).
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What We’re Listening To: October
Maybe this is just a tad late (I blame uni assignments) BUT we are BACK with the latest round of What We’re Listening To!
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Two Halves of an Incomplete Whole: A Review of Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts
Sam Pegg takes us through the confusing vibes of the newest LP from Miley Cyrus.
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Our Favourite Underrated Christmas Songs
Our committee and writers take us through some of their favourite Christmas tunes that definitely deserve more attention.
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From Enrique Iglesias to ‘Despacito’ – The Prevailing Popularity of Latin Music in the Top 40
Classic Culture Editor and resident everything-latin-America-related lover Oliva Dellar is here with her thoughts on the legacy of Latin Music in the Top 40.
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‘K-Pop’ Isn’t A Genre, And Shouldn’t Be Used To Describe All Popular Korean Music
In recent years, k-pop has taken the world by storm. The first band that will probably come to mind is BTS, and it’s no wonder; the seven-member boy band have achieved three number 1 albums in less than a year, performed at numerous sold out arenas across the US and UK, and recently (August 2020) […]
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A Joyous Celebration of Freedom: A Review of Little Mix’s Confetti
Ever since Little Mix won The X Factor in 2011, they’ve proven that they’re the world’s biggest girl group of the decade — and that they’re here to stay. They dropped their album Glory Days in 2016. starting the most successful era in their careers, debuting at #1 and soon leading them to win a […]
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First Impressions: African Blues
Africa is often cited as the home of the blues, both spiritually and musically. Listening to African Blues is an intense and powerful experience, whether that be through the passion of the vocals or the rawness of the music. It’s a diverse genre and can be divided into many different sub-genres; because of this, it’s […]
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A Celebrated, Quiet End; A Review of Meg Myers’ ‘I’d Like 2 Go Home Now’ (Part II)
The final chapter of Meg Myers disco era is here.
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Beautifully Real and Undeniably Perfect: A Review of Meg Myers’ ‘Thank You 4 Taking Me 2 The Disco’ (Part I)
The first part of Meg Myers’ two-episode EP gets a lot of love from our News Editor Sam Pegg.
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This Week in Records (29/11/2020) – Miley Cyrus, Billie Joe Armstrong and Rina Sawayama
Records Editor Alice Fortt takes us through this weeks tunes!
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Anthems of Our Lives: First Semester of Uni Edition
Some of our committee members take us through the items that define the sound of their first semester.