Track: Kat Eaton new single announces her debut album
So gorgeously flavoursome; like warm caramel from a soft filled truffle chocolate
ALBUM REVIEW: ARLO PARKS ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’
…far from channelling the swirling rivers of turbulent backgrounds for inspiration, as many do, somehow she has created energy, power, message and depth out of still waters…
NEWS: Calvin Harris releases first track on Defected with surprise virtual festival appearance
In the vast majority of cases sending your demo tape to a record label does not end well. Far from the usual rejection, disappointment and subsequent insecurity is this heart-warming story of when Adam Wiles first contacted Defected records back in 1999 hoping for a break. While the dream of getting a deal was not …
TRACK: Eyes Of A Child by Christine & The Queens
…written as a theme tune for the second series of hit Amazon Originals ‘Hanna’ takes Christine to another level through sheer force of its sensitivity, poise and delicious tenderness.
SEE: Esrevoinma by Lapalux
Stuart Howard’s moniker Lapalux is short for ‘lap of luxury:’ I’m not sure what that refers to – but the music certainly does have a velvety goodness about it, immersing and bathing us in a sensory overload of beats, bass and sci-fi invoked emotion, waxing with introspection and emotional fantasy. His latest offering of “post-apocalyptic …
SEE: California COMEDOWN by Geno Carrapetta
Full of reminiscence and nostalgia for an epic Californian road trip, making memories on the beach.
ALBUM REVIEW: On Sunset by Paul Weller
A gum-chewing Paul Weller cruising along a Californian coast road in an open top muscle car… the perfect personification of his 15th solo studio album, ‘On Sunset.’
ALBUM REVIEW: Love, Death and Dancing – Jack Garratt
Jack reeks of vast genius and ecstatic potential yet proves himself the perennial champion of self-sabotage. I’d love to hear that scrapped album…
Album Review: Pearl Jam – Gigaton
It’s been 29 years since Pearl Jam first released ‘Ten’ to the world. 16 million copies is an overwhelming amount of sales for any young band to handle. To then continue to flourish under that kind of shadow is paralysing for many. Just surviving the drugs, self-loathing and all-around anguish of the Grunge era would …
Album Review: Mystery Jets – A billion heartbeats
Blaine Harrison wants to punch you in the face. But I don’t know, I don’t think he would. He seems too nice. He wants The Mystery Jets’ new album to “slam against your ear drums” with guitars that “feel like they are right there in front of you;” he says this album is “much more …