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Music

Fontaines DC and the (re) rise of indie Sleaze

I recently took to my finsta to post a story claiming that the Fontaines DC’s Radio One Live Lounge cover of Lana Del Ray’s ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ should...
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Death of the Album, rise of the playlist

The album, once the definitive artistic statement in music, is being increasingly overshadowed by...
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Mac Miller grapples with mortality on ‘Balloonerism’

When the 'D' rings out from the organ on the dream-like second track of...
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Five Hip-Hop Gems You Missed in 2024

A year dominated by the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef, 2024 made it all too easy...
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Coming to Oxford: Shy FX

“I got fired because they wanted me to clean the toilets and I weren’t really on that.”

Which TV show has the best intro music?

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but what about a show by its intro?

Review: Floating Features by La Luz

Surf-rockers’ psychedelic third album is the perfect soundtrack for your scorched summer.

Artist Feature: Drake

Despite his new album making him the most streamed artist on Spotify, Drake’s juvenile braggadocio is wearing thin after years of nonstop releases

Iron Maiden: 35 Years On

An enduring quality and appeal as the ageing rockers bring 80's rock into the modern day.

Review: Hive Mind by The Internet

Hive Mind sees the alternative hip-hop band showcase a solid return their previous form.

Review: Voids by Martyn

Deijkers continues his exploration of the dynamic space created by the merging of techno and UK bass

An Exploration: Death Grips’ Year of the Snitch

The Sacramento-based experimental hip-hop trio have released a project that mixes up plenty of fresh, new sounds even if some ideas fail to deliver

What should the British national anthem be?

The current national anthem is boring, difficult-to-remember, and outdated – but which song should replace it?

Sexism in Jazz

Lola Grieve explores the underrepresentation of women in jazz in discussion with female jazz musicians at Oxford

Spotlight: Donald Glover

Donald Glover makes the uncomfortable popular

Had Eno-ugh of revision? Give ‘Ascent’ a listen

Exams coming up? Check out this perfect track to help you cope

Interview – The Unstoppable Rise of the Magic Gang

With guitar bands falling out of favour, The Magic Gang seem an exception to the rule

Post Malone Review – ‘Sticking to the Script’

Little has changed in the rapper/singer's latest album

Scott Hutchison – ‘he gave expression to the things I could never’

The Frightened Rabbit frontman, who has died aged 36, confided to his listeners the perils of intimacy and loneliness

The King of The Fall rises from Starboy’s ashes

Orlaith Fox praises the moody R&B singer's latest offering

Does ‘Wellington’s Victory’ deserve Beethoven’s name?

A mixture of Beethoven and Marriner, but is it any good?

Don’t know much about history

Who knew history could sound so good?

I Need a Dollar

Cash, Rules, Everything, Around, Music

‘An anthology of divergent styles that promise a skyward trajectory’

Tom Misch’s full length debut shows remarkable maturity, challenging conventional genre boundaries with verve
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