The Best Songs of 2023

The general consensus seems to be that 2023 was a bit of an underrwhelming year for popular music. With no big, emerging new genres or breakthrough acts, few hits with much staying power, and the usual suspects topping the charts, a general sense of stagnation pervades. It’s surprising to me then that the majority ofContinue reading “The Best Songs of 2023”

Review: Luluc – Diamonds

Since 2008’s Dear Hamlyn New York-based Australian duo Luluc have been weaving mesmeric, gossamer arrangements from understated, organic instrumentation. The stripped-back LP Passerby in 2014 was followed by the warm, shoegazey gush of Sculptor in 2018 and then 2020’s entrancing Dreamboat with its unexpected, wonky little touches. The duo, comprising Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett,Continue reading “Review: Luluc – Diamonds”