Winter Highlights 2022-23
I’ve not been short of albums to review since I last posted. The last couple months of 2022 and the first few weeks of 2023 have seen some of the albums I’ve been anticipating for months, even years, released to great acclaim and excitement. But what I have been short…
Keep readingThe Best Albums of 2022
Three weeks into January and I’m only just rounding off last year with my second ‘Best Of’ list. 2022 was absolutely stacked with phenomenal albums and it took me a long time to narrow down my favourites. Reading other year-end lists – the ones which were actually out on time…
Keep readingThe Best Songs of 2022
15. ‘The Overload’ – Yard Act One of 2022’s first breakthroughs, Yard Act’s debut album of boisterous post-punk stormed into January packed with wry, sardonic wit and scathing political satire. Its title track ‘The Overload’ was first released in late 2021 but, as a punchy opening set-piece for the album,…
Keep readingThe 10 Best Joni Mitchell Covers
When it comes to your favourite artists, it’s hard for a cover version to stand up to the original. It can feel jarring, inauthentic, even disrespectful sometimes to hear their words and melodies sung by another voice. But a cover that truly reimagines the source material, while capturing its essence,…
Keep readingSpring Highlights 2022
Inevitably, I don’t get the chance to review every album that catches my attention. For each review I post, there will be several other great records released that I don’t get to write about. And the last few weeks in particular have seen a surplus of fantastic new releases, making…
Keep readingThe Best Songs of 2021
Looking back on 2021, the achievement I am most proud of has been starting this blog. Having the space to record my thoughts about music has been an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable experience and I’m looking forward to posting more regularly in 2022. A huge thank you to everyone who…
Keep readingThe Best Albums of 2021
With long-awaited returns from Adele, Ed Sheeran and Kanye West, blockbuster debuts by rising stars Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X, and quietly confident follow-ups from Billie Eilish and Lorde, the album as a format is as impactful in 2021 as ever before. As a form of artistic expression as…
Keep readingThe Best of 2020
From apocalyptic cacophonies of sound to intimate chamber pop, musical responses to the chaos of 2020 were diverse – and unpredictable, with Taylor Swift going indie, disco resurging with a vengeance on some of the biggest pop albums, cutting political commentary coming from ex-Disney star Demi Lovato, and late-career triumphs…
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