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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.
Album Review: Divorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With a name like Divorce and a debut album title like Drive to Goldenhammer, you would be forgiven…
Album Review: Sam Fender – People Watching
The gifted songwriting of Sam Fender has long enriched the UK indie music scene, and his influence continues…