Contributor Bella Martin
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
Baby Dave - Monkey Brain
It successfully cements the singer firmly in his specific lineage: that from Mike Skinner to Suggs; Ray Davies to Damon Albarn.
April 22, 2022 7:57am
Tracks: Soccer Mommy, King Princess, Beabadoobee and more
It’s time for the biggest and best new music of the week.
March 25, 2022 6:00pm
Folly Group - Human And Kind
It’s where they’ll look next that’s exciting, though.
March 23, 2022 7:54am
Jensen McRae - Are You Happy Now?
An artist even more exceptional at telling her own stories than caricaturing her peers’.
March 22, 2022 8:00am
Island Of Love - Songs Of Love
Fuzzy almost to a fault, it’s scrappy, distorted, rough around the edges indie.
March 16, 2022 3:20pm
BENEE - Lychee
The seven-track EP sees the New Zealander showing off a sound that’s distinctly her own.
March 4, 2022 7:57am
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
Across the record, to-the-point statements are matched impeccably in both intensity and tone by club-ready beats.
March 4, 2022 7:56am
Tracks: Florence + The Machine, Mura Masa, Denzel Curry ft. slowthai and more
It’s our weekly round-up of the biggest and best new songs this week.
February 25, 2022 6:00pm
Dashboard Confessional - All The Truth That I Can Tell
It’s written to a formula for sure. But it’s one that’s served them well, nevertheless.
February 23, 2022 7:50am
Tracks: Rex Orange County, Nilüfer Yanya, HEALTH and more
The biggest and best new music this week.
February 18, 2022 6:00pm
Tracks: Bree Runway, Orville Peck, Jack White and more
The biggest and best of the fortnight’s new music.
February 11, 2022 6:00pm
Tracks: Charli XCX ft. Rina Sawayama, George Ezra, Grimes and more
The biggest and best new songs this week.
January 28, 2022 6:00pm
Silverbacks - Archive Material
A puzzling, and largely forgettable collection.
January 19, 2022 7:50am
FKA twigs - Caprisongs
We find twigs experimenting not with, say, textures or song structure, but with dipping her toes into the mainstream.
January 14, 2022 8:00am
Tracks: The Smile, Yard Act, Let’s Eat Grandma and more
First week of the year, first round-up of the biggest and best new tracks out.
January 7, 2022 6:00pm
The Weeknd - Dawn FM
It’s so spot-on ’80s as to imagine Max Headroom could interrupt at any given moment.
January 7, 2022 8:00am
Weird Milk - We Were Strangers
A short collection that’s retro-leaning, no doubt, but with enough pep with it to avoid veering towards regressive territory.
November 16, 2021 12:33pm
Tracks: Jack White, HEALTH x Poppy, Bodega and more
The biggest and best new tracks this week.
October 22, 2021 6:00pm
404 Guild - Guild Three: Open Water
Where they’re headed sonically next could be from any of these paths, but every which one would remain just as exciting.
October 13, 2021 7:58am