boygenius - the record
A story of unbreakable friendship and mutual respect.
31st March 2023, 12:00am
Ben Tipple
Softcult - See You In The Dark
It’s in the louder moments where their message breaks through most.
24th March 2023, 12:00am
Live Review
Biig Piig, Gorilla, Manchester
As with her latest mixtape, it’s tantalisingly inconsistent in style and beautiful in delivery.
23rd March 2023, 12:00am
Live Review
Fall Out Boy, Band On The Wall, Manchester
It’s an intricate balance between nostalgia and relevance, played out with incredible mastery.
17th March 2023, 12:00am
Feature
On The Record: “Ethel Cain has created a world that sits as the holy grail for misfits.”
Ben Tipple on why the breakthrough superstar has become a figurehead for othered outsiders everywhere.
8th March 2023, 10:00am
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
A record that deliberately reaches a little to the left of perfect.
14th February 2023, 12:00am
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues
It would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.
3rd February 2023, 6:00am
Biig Piig - Bubblegum
Jess is discovering and experimenting with new sounds, ones that reflect the various facets of a transient life.
20th January 2023, 12:00am
Fred again.. - ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)’
With his third outing, he places that vulnerability firmly back on the dancefloor.
11th November 2022, 6:00am
Taylor Swift – Midnights
Her lost nights are pulled together through a sound that lands somewhere between intimacy and soft pop production.
21st October 2022, 12:00am
Skullcrusher - Quiet The Room
‘Quiet The Room’ leans heavily on folk, yet in style it embodies something entirely different.
14th October 2022, 12:00am
Sorry - Anywhere But Here
It reeks of cobbled back alleys, underground dive bars and flickering streetlights, yet with a playful nod and an unmistakable affection.
7th October 2022, 12:00am
Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows
A record that finds its voice in emerging into musical freedoms found in separation.
16th September 2022, 12:00am
Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard
Oliver takes on both past and present realities with a candour that surprises even him.
9th September 2022, 12:00am
Lauran Hibberd - Garageband Superstar
Fun without feeling frivolous, packing relatable substance into its genuinely jovial sound.
19th August 2022, 12:00am
Phoebe Green - Lucky Me
As bold as the personality that runs through it.
19th August 2022, 12:00am
Beabadoobee - Beatopia
The land of ‘Beatopia’ is a far better world for letting others in.
15th July 2022, 12:00am
MUNA - MUNA
A celebratory expression of queer love that loses none of the trio’s magic.
24th June 2022, 12:00am
Perfume Genius - Ugly Season
An album in its truest form, a record to sit with and take in as one whole.
17th June 2022, 12:00am
Live Review
Sky Ferreira, Southbank Centre, London
Although she carries herself with the same resignation as the previous weekend’s performance, on stage her art comes to life.
17th June 2022, 12:00am
Interview
No Holds Barred: Nova Twins
Carving out a singular space in the rock landscape, Amy Love and Georgia South have resolutely done it their way. Now, with the advent of Nova Twins’ “Supernova’, their potential feels limitless.
14th June 2022, 10:00am
Charlie Hickey - Nervous At Night
‘Nervous At Night’ places Charlie at a crossroads, largely in-keeping with its coming of age tale.
20th May 2022, 12:00am
Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter
Change, escape and identity are not easy things to navigate, and ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is the dark, unsettling, sprawling beauty that comes out of it.
13th May 2022, 12:00am
The Linda Lindas - Growing Up
A record that reaches across the generational divide through both its mastery of sound and the universality of its stories.
8th April 2022, 12:00am
Featuring Green Day, English Teacher, Everything Everything, Caity Baser and more!