This article was originally published in The Indiependent's May 2021 issue, available to purchase here. TikTok queer icon girl in red released her debut album if i could make it go quiet on 30 April via AWAL. The Norwegian artist—real name Marie Ulven—insisted in an interview with HYPEBAE that: “The record is not a conceptual … Continue reading Album Review: if i could make it go quiet // girl in red
This article was originally published on The Indiependent Tomorrow Ed Cosens makes his debut onto Sheffield’s music scene with solo album Fortunes Favour, having hereunto forged a successful career as a guitarist and co-songwriter in Reverend and the Makers. Reverend and the Makers are known for their rousing working-class anthems, with the band’s artistry often overshadowed by frontman … Continue reading Album Review: Fortunes Favour // Ed Cosens
This article was originally published on The Indiependent When Charles Darwin sat down to write On the Origin of Species I’m going to hedge my bets and say that he didn’t anticipate the figure described in ‘Modern Man’, the first track from Death By Unga Bunga’s raucous new album, Heavy Male Insecurity, out today (12 February) via Jansen Records. … Continue reading Album Review: Heavy Male Insecurity // Death By Unga Bunga
Taylor Swift’s new album folklore is about the invisible strings that that tie us together and the stories that make us who we are today. There are two things that the Covid-19 pandemic has given us this summer: lots more time inside to curl up with a book, and ample opportunity to reflect on the ghosts of girlfriends … Continue reading Album Review: folklore // Taylor Swift
This article was originally published on The Indiependent A lot has happened since Happyness released their 2017 sophomore album, Write In. The band has parted ways with founding member, Benji Compston, and drummer Ash Kenazi has adopted a drag queen alter ego after coming out as gay. Their new record, Floatr, released on 1 May via Infinit Suds, is a … Continue reading Album Review: Floatr // Happyness
New album Lover sees Taylor Swift shake off the bitterness of 2017’s reputation with album opener ‘I Forgot That You Existed’ proclaiming indifference to the public feuding between her and Kanye West: “It isn’t love, it isn’t hate it’s just indifference”. Yet the fact that the next track ‘Cruel Summer’ shares a name with a West GOOD Music compilation album is … Continue reading Taylor Swift’s New Album Is A Love Letter To Herself
Tom Odell’s sophomore album, Wrong Crowd, has finally arrived, three years after the release of his debut, A Long Way Down. The twenty-five year old singer-songwriter became a household name when he won the Critics Choice award at the Brits in 2013, but he only really cemented himself in the hearts of the nation in 2014, when … Continue reading Album Review: Wrong Crowd // Tom Odell
DIIV’s second album, Is The Is Are, is the product of Zachary Cole Smith’s life over the past few years – from his widely-reported arrest back in 2013 (where he was arrested alongside girlfriend Sky Ferreira, for possession of drugs and driving a stolen car without a license), to his struggles with heroin and writer’s … Continue reading Album Review: Is The Is Are // DIIV
Originally posted on Gigslutz The last time we heard from Black Lips was back in 2011 with ‘Arabia Mountain’ but we’re soon to be graced with ‘Underneath the Rainbow’, the band’s seventh studio album. The lyrics “I don’t want to wait” from Track No. 8 ‘Waiting’ are incredibly fitting; considering that’s exactly how I feel … Continue reading Album Review: Underneath the Rainbow // Black Lips
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