One of my favourite things about being in this industry is when I come across an artist who is just starting out and then watching them grow year after year. I’ve been watching Kristi Lowe for a couple of years now and so naturally, I was keen…
If you have been listening to Olivia Dean for as long as I have, you will agree with me when I say that love, for Olivia Dean, has never been a static emotion. It’s an ongoing practice — imperfect, patient, and deeply human.
Her sophomo…
There’s something fitting about naming an album after a tree that thrives in places it shouldn’t. Juniper carries that spirit in its marrow. It’s resilient, stubbornly alive in harsh terrain, and evergreen. For Joy Crookes, the tit…
I have been listening to Annahstasia since her first release in 2022 and I have been living inside her debut album Tether since June. It creeps up in the quiet hours, it demands a replay on the walk home, it settles like a soft bruise behind the ste…
Lil Yachty traded in his 808s for psychedelic rock guitars, expansive synth-pop, and jazzy-funk soundscapes, delivering Let’s Start Here—an unexpected reinvention.
For someone who spent the early years of his career as the poster child …
After a six-year hiatus, Paramore have finally returned with This Is Why, an album that both honors their roots and pushes their sound forward in exciting ways.
Following After Laughter, which marked a bold shift toward new wave and synth-pop, This…