A spoken-word excerpt from a 1980s documentary about teenage homelessness, the sound of a body splashing into the ocean, several utterly heart-breaking eulogies to lost loved ones, Tom Krell’s second album under the guise of [...]
It seems unfathomable now that at one point the band whose last lead single was a trance-pop cover version of the Dirty Dancing theme were being touted as the natural successors to De La Soul [...]
Gender, race, class and identity are all topics found on The Knife‘s fourth album, Shaking the Habitual - their first project together in six years. It’s a highly political venture that embodies everything from queer theory [...]
Renowned for tackling the darker side of the whole sex, drugs and rock n’ roll lifestyle, not to mention themes of religion and death, synth-rock veterans Depeche Mode’s back catalogue is no bundle of joy. [...]
Disrupting forte for alt-industrial pioneer Trent Reznor, How to Destroy Angels marries, the marriage, of his new love Mariqueen Maandig, and Oscar-Grammy golden collaborations with producer Atticus Ross (The Social Network, The Girl with the [...]
When a super group like Atoms for Peace (Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel Godrich, Mauro Refosco and Joey Waronker) forms it’s a concern as to whether or not there will be an equal exchange of ideas or if [...]
It’s been about three years since Jamie Lidell dropped Compass to wide acclaim. Partially produced by Beck, it featured a veritable who’s-who of indie guest musicians, with heavy involvement from label-mates Grizzly Bear. Though here on his sixth album of [...]
An underperforming generic R&B debut and a lead role in a direct-to-DVD Bring It On sequel suggested Solange was always going to play second best when it came to the battle of the Knowles sisters. [...]
For his third album, 18 Months, producer/DJ/singer Calvin Harris made a concerted effort to step away from the vocal booth in order to focus primarily on production. He makes a few cameos here and there, [...]
From the inoffensive cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” to its cutesy singles “Starry Eyed” and “The Writer,” Ellie Goulding’s 2010 debut album, Lights, was often criticised for its inherent winsome and twee tendencies. However, [...]
