Music
Kesha ‘Gag Order’: A review
'The album is all Kesha, a meticulously crafted and finely tuned testament to her prowess as a songwriter.'
Between Love and Hate: The Strokes’ Guide to Staying Together
'US-based pop-rock band The Strokes have encountered just about all of rock’s common killers. And yet, 22 years on from their first album, they are still here – and reportedly working on a seventh.'
‘Ornamented choral what?’ – your favourite early sacred music like you’ve never heard it before
'What is ‘polyphony’? I hear you cry. Why is it ‘choral’ and what makes it ‘ornamented’?'
Is That an Angel? No, it’s Maisie Peters – Tour Review
'The Good Witch, embarking upon her first headlining tour, has brewed up a concoction of heartbreak and hope, insecurity and exuberance'
Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’: A Tenth Anniversary Retrospective
'What is there in our current pop landscape that could possibly have its roots in Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories?'
Kesha ‘Gag Order’: A review
'The album is all Kesha, a meticulously crafted and finely tuned testament to her prowess as a songwriter.'
Between Love and Hate: The Strokes’ Guide to Staying Together
'US-based pop-rock band The Strokes have encountered just about all of rock’s common killers. And yet, 22 years on from their first album, they are still here – and reportedly working on a seventh.'
‘Ornamented choral what?’ – your favourite early sacred music like you’ve never heard it before
'What is ‘polyphony’? I hear you cry. Why is it ‘choral’ and what makes it ‘ornamented’?'
Is That an Angel? No, it’s Maisie Peters – Tour Review
'The Good Witch, embarking upon her first headlining tour, has brewed up a concoction of heartbreak and hope, insecurity and exuberance'
Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’: A Tenth Anniversary Retrospective
'What is there in our current pop landscape that could possibly have its roots in Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories?'
Ready For Takeoff: My Little Airport and the Hong Kong Indie Scene
Hong Kong indie, like the city, has plenty of gas left in the tank.
The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band – Planet Lam review
"An exemplary of the international force of genre-bending, experimental music, this album represents a kind of music in which boundaries are transgressed and influences intermingled, creating an intensely enjoyable, diverse listening experience."
Sam Smith’s Gloria is Queer, Controversial Perfection
"For the queer community as a whole, this album is a welcome addition to queer culture"
Florence and The Machine: Dance Fever Tour Review
"It takes a powerful vulnerability to shoulder the burdens and joys of helping others, through art or any other means. Welch does it beautifully"
Jockstrap Live at The Bullingdon
"I’m convinced they have one true goal... to ensure that you have an obscene amount of fun"
Voëlvry: South African’s Rock’n’Roll Revolution
"The Voëlvry artists clearly aimed to provide an example of a way to be both distinctly Afrikaans and disagree with the conservative government"
RUSH! Hour: Måneskin In Review
"RUSH! is proof that Måneskin’s stratospheric rise to prominence is backed up by more than just sex appeal and the glitzy glamour of Eurovision."
Sound And Vision: Better Call Saul’s Perfect Montage
"The perfect song choice is instrumental in creating the perfect montage".