Contributor Bella Martin

Tracks: slowthai, Dream Wife, Stormzy and more

The biggest and best of this week’s new releases.

November 11, 2022 6:00pm

Anna of the North - Crazy Life

‘Crazy Life’ seems to be aiming squarely at Big Pop.

November 4, 2022 7:52am

Julien Chang - The Sale

Ultimately, enjoyment of ‘The Sale’ will rest on one’s affinity for the musically erratic.

November 4, 2022 7:49am

ALASKALASKA - Still Life

There’s a disconnect; where previously the group layered sounds to project a kind of warmth, here even the post-punk stabs of ‘Rise and Shine’ lack impact.

October 12, 2022 7:52am

Tracks: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fred Again.., Måneskin and more

The biggest and best new songs this week.

October 7, 2022 6:00pm

Björk - Fossora

Not an easy listen - as one might expect - but definitely a rich, rewarding one.

September 30, 2022 8:00am

Gabriels - Angels & Queens

There’s so much going on across the release it’s easy to spot how the LA-based outfit have garnered the industry whispers they have so far.

September 30, 2022 7:56am

Pixey - Dreams, Pains & Paper Planes

If there’s just one thing to take from ‘Dreams, Pains & Paper Planes’, Pixey’s not-quite-full-length debut, it’s that she’s clearly a natural pop songwriter.

September 30, 2022 7:49am

Tracks: Stormzy, The 1975, Jamie xx and more

The week’s biggest and best, rounded up.

September 23, 2022 6:00pm

Maya Hawke - Moss

Simultaneously familiar and exciting.

September 23, 2022 7:59am

Tracks: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fred again.., Willow and more

Make time for the biggest and best new songs released this week.

September 16, 2022 6:00pm

Whitney - SPARK

A jarring change: not one from that familiar warmth to icy cold, but only halfway, a sort of uncomfortable mild chill.

September 14, 2022 7:50am

Tracks: Björk, Sorry, Blackstarkids and more

The biggest and best new songs from the week that was.

September 9, 2022 6:00pm

Santigold - Spirituals

Not so much reigniting the spark that drew so many to her sound first time around, but a decent job of drawing a line from old to new and updating it.

September 7, 2022 7:55am

Hot Chip - Freakout / Release

It’s a little surprising how much of ‘Freakout / Release’ sounds quite this forced.

August 17, 2022 7:55am

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset

As warm a listen as Sonic Boom’s near-forgotten records must’ve been in lockdown Lisbon.

August 10, 2022 7:58am

Tracks: Lizzo, FKA twigs, Biig Piig and more

It’s time for another weekly roundup of the biggest and best new releases.

June 17, 2022 6:00pm

Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries

Whether underselling ‘Profound Mysteries’ as a standalone record, or over-egging its peripheral bells and whistles, there’s still much to enjoy about Röyksopp’s sixth.

April 29, 2022 7:55am