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Album Review: The Royston Club – Songs For The Spine
Since releasing their debut album Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars in 2023, The Royston Club have played sold-out shows across the UK, entertaining crowds with their catchy lyrics and contagious energy. Almost a year since the first single was released, and three months since the album was announced, Songs For The Spine is here.
Album Review: The K’s – Pretty On The Internet
The K’s wasted no time when it came to producing their second studio album, announcing its release just 7 months after their debut hit the shelves, and it definitely doesn’t disappoint. It’s clear to see that the Warrington natives have established their own sound; however, ‘Pretty On The Internet’ contains some of their most experimental tunes to date.
Album Review: Billie Marten – Dog Eared
Aged only 26, folk-pop singer-songwriter Billie Marten already has five albums to her name, and the newly released Dog Eared shows Billie’s work is only getting better. The North Yorkshire jazz-pop artists’ latest collection of songs is available now from Fiction Records, and the vintage jazz sound showcases Billie doing what she does best.
Album Review: Big Special – National Average
From the first fuzzy, bass-driven punches of THE MESS, you know NATIONAL AVERAGE isn’t just a second album…
Album Review: Kae Tempest – Self Titled
As a poet, rapper, storyteller, and songwriter, it’s quite plain to hear Kae Tempest speak his truth on…
Isle of Wight Festival – Review
More than 50 thousand people descended upon Newport’s Seaclose Park as the Isle of Wight Festival returned for…
Album Review: Yungblud – Idols
Yungblud’s Idols is a bold, beautifully messy first chapter in a two-part story. It’s not afraid to get…
Loyle Carner – hopefully ! – Review
Loyle Carner is one of the UK’s most beloved and creative artists, and with the release of his…
Wunderhorse – O2 Academy Birmingham
Words & Photos courtesy of Kieran Craven Long anticipated and arriving just in time, Wunderhorse’s return feels nothing…
Album Review: Self Esteem – A Complicated Woman
How could Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, possibly follow up on the sheer barnstorming odyssey of pop honesty of 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure?
The answer is with abundant ease upon the release of her third album, A Complicated Woman, on Polydor Records that summons the themes and styles that pushed the Self Esteem cream to the top - a blend of spoken word mantras, and alt-dance pop.