Contributor Alisdair Grice

Tracks: Caroline Polachek, Jake Shears, Balming Tiger and more
It’s been another bumper week for new music: get your headphones ready…
February 3, 2023 6:00pm

Tracks: slowthai, Zara Larsson, Willie J Healey and more
Update your ears with the biggest and best new songs this week.
January 27, 2023 6:00pm

The Neu Bulletin (Alice Longyu Gao, Saloon Dion, joan and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
January 27, 2023 3:17pm

Tracks: Boygenius, Arlo Parks, The National and more
This week’s bumper announcement collection has been a treat.
January 20, 2023 6:00pm

Tracks: Paramore, Måneskin, Young Fathers and more
This week has also seen new releases from Shame, Daughter, Miley Cyrus and others.
January 13, 2023 6:00pm

These New South Whales - TNSW
Rousing, rallying and raucous, These New South Whales are, for the most part, having a whole lot of fun.
November 16, 2022 7:58am

Mount Kimbie - MK3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning
An often unwieldy and curiously warming project that sees both contributors embrace discomfort in their art.
November 4, 2022 7:57am

Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth
A radiant voyage for Daniel Avery, and for everyone who dares join him for the experience.
November 4, 2022 7:55am

Mandrake Handshake - The Triple Point Of Water
There is something otherwordly about Mandrake Handshake.
October 12, 2022 8:00am

FLOHIO - Out Of Heart
For a record born of fatigue and exhaustion, she imbues a renewing sense of urgency to each bar she delivers.
October 6, 2022 8:00am

Easy Life - MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE…
Easy Life have kicked up their feet on the hypothetical complimentary loungers and are breezing through this release.
October 6, 2022 7:56am

“Being shortlisted came as such a surprise” - Kojey Radical talks ‘Reason To Smile’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we spoke to the multi-hyphenate to reflect on his career-defining album.
August 28, 2022 4:00pm

Gently Tender - Take Hold Of Your Promise!
A debut that embraces optimism and nihilism in equal measures.
August 24, 2022 7:57am

Cuco: “I feel like people deserve to love themselves”
From humble bedroom beginnings to huge collaborations, Cuco has quickly become one of California’s loudest voices in the psych-indie scene. Now, ‘Fantasy Gateway’ finds him rediscovering himself.
August 22, 2022 5:15pm

Maggie Rogers - Surrender
Somehow both modern and instilled in the past.
July 27, 2022 7:58am

Flo Milli - You Still Here, Ho?
A hands-on outpouring of the Alabama rapper’s ego.
July 20, 2022 12:00pm

black midi - Hellfire
Halfway between unhinged madness and art rock precision.
July 13, 2022 7:58am

Viagra Boys - Cave World
Akin to dipping your whole body in murky, warm sea water.
July 6, 2022 7:57am

Wu-Lu - LOGGERHEAD
The experimenting and freestyling that is so prominent on this album must be incredibly purging for the multi-hyphenate, but fails to create sonic continuity.
July 6, 2022 7:54am

Omar Apollo hits the right notes and nerves at London’s KOKO
He’s a bonafide people-pleaser.
June 20, 2022 2:21pm