Contributor Alisdair Grice
“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
Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance
A gleaming window into a new generation of great American guitar bands.
June 1, 2022 7:59am
mxmtoon - rising
A fresh and welcome face that disregards gatekeeping in favour of utilising nostalgia to captivate new audiences.
May 18, 2022 7:58am
Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
A long-overdue homecoming.
May 18, 2022 7:53am
Tracks: Arcade Fire, Angel Olsen, Sorry and more
The biggest and best new tracks from the last week.
April 29, 2022 6:00pm
Toro Y Moi - Mahal
Where ‘Mahal’ lives and breathes is in the minutiae.
April 28, 2022 7:57am
Omar Apollo - Ivory
Conflating his electro-pop tendencies with the occasional stride of a campfire guitar, he turns everything he touches to glistening radio gold.
April 6, 2022 7:56am
Kae Tempest - The Line Is A Curve
Rife with feelings of ephemeral isolation and deep personal anxieties, they have realised a new wave of modern storytelling.
April 6, 2022 7:52am
Tracks: Harry Styles, Sports Team, Angel Olsen and more
The big guns haven’t stopped this week, oh no…
April 1, 2022 6:00pm
Walt Disco - Unlearning
This anarchic debut teaches us to embrace uncertainty with open arms, and express ourselves however we see fit.
April 1, 2022 8:00am
Sundara Karma - Oblivion!
Fizzing hyperpop influences tie with skyward melodies to create a near-masterpiece.
April 1, 2022 7:59am
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
It feels like an album not caught in time, instead spanning and encompassing it.
March 25, 2022 8:00am