Review
Mykki Blanco - Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep
4 StarsA glorious trip through all facets of Mykki’s musical personality.
Mykki Blanco recently described entering their “most prolific period,” and there’s a real energy emanating from mini-album ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’ that very much echoes the artist’s sentiment. A glorious trip through all facets of Mykki’s musical personality, we go from slinky, clubby opener ‘Trust A Little Bit’ with its matter-of-fact, authoritative verses, to Dev Hynes sprinkling his signature pop-funk on ‘It’s Not My Choice’, via the clubby ‘Love Me’ which features guests Jamila Woods and Jay Cue. Mykki and collaborator FaltyDL opted against the use of samples on the record, a fact most notable in ‘Want From Me’, with the kind of sweeping strings and booming chorus a Shirley Bassey Bond theme wouldn’t turn its nose up at. The highlight, though is the Big Freedia-starring ‘That’s Folks’ with its celebratory earworm of a chorus.
Read More
Tracks: Olivia Rodrigo, Fred Again.., English Teacher and more
It’s Friday, it’s 6pm, it’s… top of the… list of this week’s new releases.
11th August 2023, 6:00pm
Mykki Blanco announces new EP, ‘Postcards From Italia’
They’ve also shared details of European live dates for this autumn.
9th August 2023, 11:39am
Blaze Of Glory: Mykki Blanco
Mykki Blanco has spent a career creating their own path and leading by innovative example. On indie-leaning new LP "Stay Close to Music', they're offering up yet more surprises.
14th October 2022, 12:00am
Mykki Blanco - Stay Close To Music
4 Stars
For all ‘Stay Close To Music’ isn’t afraid to get weird, what’s really notable is just how straightforward it can be.
14th October 2022, 12:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.