Category: Reviews

Promises, a spiritual collaboration, proves that when virtuosos unite music knows no bounds.

The indie-folk heartthrobs don’t attempt to veil the complex turbulence of post-break-up life in a raw, exposing second album.

Rather than striving for thematic ties, Sings (with “kindred spirits” including Mac DeMarco and Tom Misch) instead goes for sonic cohesion on his latest album. On that note, he succeeds marvellously.

On their latest single the Danish punks soften around the edges with a Britpop-inspired, unifying alternative to their earlier, more abrasive overtones.

Speeding toward “totally wired wobble punk”, the hectic synths and high-tempo drums on the psychster’s new single sounds like travelling through a kaleidoscopic wormhole.

The jazz crooner’s debut single is a sumptuous love song that borrows from the romantic refrains of Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and the folk traditions of Karen Dalton. It’s crooning done right.

The Dublin artist’s meaningful debut full-length is steeped in the tapestry of shared experiences with one of his best friends who sadly passed, and does not shy away from the rawness of his death.

Although it borders on Marilyn Manson-esque metal at times, Lout re-injects the ‘horror’ back into The Horrors and is a fine return to form for a band who were possibly fading into their own nostalgia.

On their first album since reforming five years ago, the Scottish indie duo offer a keener view of death and decay, yet still unearth poetry in the ordinary.

A diverse and cohesive project that travels across continents and generations, this record built on collaboration typifies the inescapably infectious energy that Nubiyan Twist offer up in spades.