Tag: new music

• Girl Ray: “Prestige” Album Review – indie trio take up disco with dazzling results

  Aug 4

  All-girl (Ray) glamour blend new wave with disco-pop as a dazzling homage to the queer dance-pop culture of 1970s and ’80s New York. We continue our All Women in Rock… more ›

• Sir Chloe: “I Am The Dog” Album Review – A dizzying debut of alt-rock outpourings..

  Aug 4

  A dark peppering of swampy alt-rock brings out our most villainous side. OVERVIEW What is a dog to a shepherd; what is a dog to a sheep? // Formed from… more ›

• Darlingside: “Everything is Alive” Album Review – Baroque folk-pop quartet put on a harmonious display

  Jul 30

  Boston-based quartet take us into gardens once again with their slice of baroque folk-pop on fourth: “Everything Is Alive.” It’s felt like only yesterday since Fish Pond Fish was released… more ›

• Blur: “The Ballad of Darren” Album Review – A Welcoming Return for the Ages

  Jul 21

  A heedy fork in the road, The Ballad of Darren is a welcoming return for a brit-pop resurgence of tender mildlife-crises. Damon Albarn has had quite a busy schedule so… more ›

• Grian Chatten: “Chaos For The Fly” Album Review – A tender debut for the Fontaines frontman

  Jul 17

  A timeless airy debut filled with traditional folky fruits, Chaos For The Fly is Grian’s floating thought bubble of introspection. Rare moments of respite, retrospection and an awful lot of… more ›