
2021 has been a strange year for Kanye West. His marital troubles, mental health issues and album rollout methods have all been concerning and received intense media coverage. While tracks like ‘Off the Grid’ made Donda a hit, other tracks dragged it down, causing the critical reception to the record to be lukewarm. Strangely enough, West’s…

Alt-J’s second single release and sixth track on their upcoming LP The Dream is acoustic, heartfelt and emotional. Seemingly moving away from their usual electronic tones and indie musings, singer Joe Newman instead channels a folk feel, utilising single-layered acoustic guitar and piano throughout the track with warm and gentle vocals, evoking a reminiscence of…

The return of the Swedish (funnily enough) EDM-trio Swedish House Mafia was a strange one. Following mass success in the early 2010s’s bringing their brand of ‘progressive house’ to the mainstream, there was a sudden split in 2013 following their biggest hit ‘Don’t You Worry Child’. In 2018, the group reunited for the Save the…

It’s been 3 long years since Punch Brothers released a record, and longer still since their 2015 pièce de résistance The Phosphorescent Blues, an arrestingly creative take on experimental bluegrass and a personal favourite of mine. Led by Chris Thile, as effervescent a player as ever, the group now set their sights on a covers…