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Latest Articles

Emily Burns confronts matters of the heart on Die Happy

Yet, it wouldn’t have been released without the insistence of her producer Cameron McVey and girlfriend Grace. Invoking the likes of Lauren Aquilina and Wrabel, the 12-track anthology divides its time pretty evenly between piano and guitar to tell stories about finding, cherishing, and grieving love. The opening title track …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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girl in red: I'M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! Review - refreshing return | Indie

But the project, mainly its lead single collaboration with producer Finneas on “Serotonin”, shot her into a stardom she hadn’t experienced before. After that, depression and endless touring took its toll on the artist, and she had to postpone several shows due to voice issues. In interviews done during this …
By Emma Thimgren
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The Goa Express: The Goa Express Review - refreshing and melodic | Indie

With their self titled debut album coming over four years after the band’s first release, its proceeding releases have flirted with various genres including indie pop, psych pop and indie rock. so the announcement of an album was greeted with anticipation and wonder. What’s delivered is a youthful and expressive …
By Adam Wright
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Baby Queen emerges from the trenches of her early twenties on Quarter Life Crisis

The South African-born singer – real name Bella Latham – has curated a signature sound that sees breezy indie pop writhing in satirical nihilism; on her long-awaited full-length, it’s clear nothing has changed. It’s a reputation somewhat at odds with Heartstopper, a determinedly rose-tinted and (if you’re over the age …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Dorian Electra deserves a world of acclaim for Fanfare

Though, to be fair, their first two albums had already made that pretty clear. 2019’s Flamboyant was a thumping, glittering pickaxe to masculinity, paving the way for the opulent absurdity of 2020’s My Agenda. Their eclectic sound earned them the slightly ham-fisted term ‘hyperpop’ alongside the likes of Charli XCX …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Yeule: softscars Review - healing process heads inwards | Pop

Nat Ćmiel had a secluded upbringing, experiencing isolation from their peers due to asthma-related difficulties and growing up with OCD. Like many, they took to the internet as an escape and interacted with the world through forums and social networking sites like Tumblr. This was also the start of their …
By Alex Nguyen
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FIZZ let loose on gleeful debut The Secret To Life

“I get the feeling that lately you’ve been looking for something to inspire you”, says a smoothly robotic voice, atop a wobbling track of perfectly infuriating hold music. “Something to lift you up and get you out of that funk / an escape from reality.” Her prescribed remedy? The Secret …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Hot Milk party through the pain on A CALL TO THE VOID

A CALL TO THE VOID is a record laced with anthemic choruses and mosh-pit-ready beat drops that rails against the suffocating nature of the human condition. Ever stood atop something really high, peered over the edge, and realised that nothing could physically stop you from leaping off? That discovery of …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Unreal, Unearth is a characteristically charming third instalment from Hozier

Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s first and self-titled album led with the unexpected runaway hit “Take Me To Church” – a deceptively radio-friendly protest against the Catholic Church that overshadowed a debut packed with treasures, and was still obscuring reactions to his sophomore offering Wasteland, Baby! five years on. His cult following, however, …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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EVERGREEN is a victory lap for PVRIS’ evolved sound

“No one gives a damn shit 'less you're dead / or you're seventeen”, Gunnulfsen laments on EVERGREEN’s closing, titular track. The shimmering number – railing against the industry's habit of sensationalising youth and flash-in-the-pan success – circles back to the frustration of opening song “I DON’T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE”. …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent proves Lewis Capaldi had nothing to worry about

Caricatured as the heartbroken court jester, Lewis Capaldi has mastered a very Adele-coded juxtaposition: pairing self-deprecating, bone dry humour with a catalogue of startlingly earnest, determinedly woeful love ballads. The formula proved a hit in 2019, when Capaldi became a household name and his debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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Sad Boys Club: Lullabies From The Lightning Tree Review - coming of age indie | Indie

The euphoric choruses the band exhibited on previous releases remain a focal point here. Tracks like the indie-drenched “To Heal Without a Scar (Is a Waste of a Good Wound)” – possibly the album’s standout moment – and “Something Else” – a song of cathartic bliss – are key examples …
By Adam Wright
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Eloise: Drunk On A Flight Review - blissful pop-infused jazz | Jazz

Now, after four years of artistic development, the 23-year-old has landed on solid ground for her first full-length album. Drunk On A Flight develops her sonic palette and makes a defining mark on the scene she emerged from. The record compiles a plethora of experiences – both lived and observed …
By Adam Wright
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HMLTD bring their ambitious vision to life on The Worm

The product of two years’ work and almost fifty collaborators, The Worm is an album as eclectic as its influences: from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” to Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman”. Overarching its jazz, gospel, and spoken word components, there’s a natural theatricality …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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