On his second full-length release this year alone, Will Dorey’s ever-expanding palette of global grooves crystallises the colourful communion of summer, and acts as a beacon of hope for better days to come.
Author: Alice Shuttleworth
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Vintage calculators, defeat, regret, and ruining a relationship beyond all repair are the dominant concerns of VB’s most recent single, a self-reflective turn that makes the irreverent post-punks feel more relatable than ever.
In Review: beabadoobee – Fake It Flowers
Despite faithfully adopting the affectations of late 90s/early 00s headstrong pop-punk bands, beabadoobee’s debut album unfolds like a diary entry torn out and thrown away because it’s too raw and real for even the writer to look at.
In Review: Porridge Radio (feat. Lala Lala) – ‘Good For You’
An ode to love gone wrong, and the resentment and discomfort stirred up as a result, the Mercury Prize Award nominees’ recent single overflows with melancholy.
In Review: The Wytches – ‘Cowboy’
Having gone through a period of metamorphosis, the (now) trio’s latest single is a sneering, seething anthem every bit befitting a whisky-soaked dive bar in the Wild West.