Category: Albums
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Red Rocking Chair – All Them Witches
I’ve always been in awe of the sheer talent of All Them Witches. After three years with no new releases, I was elated when they announced they’d be back in the studio recording a new album in January of last year. You can imagine my excitement when I managed to nab tickets for the London…
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Love, Sex, Magic – Vacancy, Ari Lennox
Whoever’s putting it down on Ari Lennox, needs to start giving lessons. Lennox saunters into the new year with her third full length album, Vacancy after a 4-year break. Produced by big names Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, BoogzDaBeast, Elite, J White Did It, and Tommy “TBHits” Brown. We are again graced with her silky vocals…
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This Isn’t Rage, It’s Too Specific – The Hand, Annabelle Dinda
I’ve been trying to spend less time scrolling through Instagram Reels in an attempt to save my brain cells – but sometimes it really does come in clutch. During one doom-scrolling marathon, I came across @brielleetta covering a snippet of a song on acoustic guitar. The lyrics were poignant, and the melody immediately captivated me.…
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Color Blind EP Review: Heavy Metal Meets Arabic Tradition
I love discovering new music in unexpected places. I recently listened to a podcast called The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall. Taking audiences through how the US legal system allowed the satanic panic to affect so many lives. An extra episode titled A Second Helping from Satan Arab Spring Satanic Summer caught my attention.…
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I’ve Seen the Willow Trees – Lindsey Troy
Two years after announcing the split of Deap Vally, singer Lindsey Troy has released her first solo single, “I’ve Seen the Willow Trees.”Channelling her connection with nature, she exchanges her previous punk vocal style for a ’70s folk meets 2010s electro-pop sound, creating a new sense of nostalgia. Showcasing the layers of her talent and…
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Monsters, What Do We Do with Great Art by Bad People? By Claire Danderer
Growing up, I was a huge Marilyn Manson fan; his music helped shape the person I am. In 2021, women began coming forward with allegations of sexual and physical abuse. I tore down my posters, hid my t-shirts, and stopped listening to his music. I felt angry, betrayed, sad – not just for his victims,…
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Primal Therapy with Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine claw their way out of the dirt with their sixth album, Everybody Scream. It feels like running barefoot through the woods as Welch pours out her heart. Since their last release, she’s experienced creation, loss, and a near-death experience, and now she’s here to exclaim her carnal, feminine rage. The title…
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West End Girl – Lily Allen
Lily Allen is one of the voices of my childhood. I liked her because, being from London, she sounded like me when she spoke. Fast forward to today, in the trenches of my feminist reawakening, she’s back with her female-narrative, fly-on-the-wall album West End Girl. It’s shaken the internet and connected women, ear pod to…
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Dreamy Debut – Dreamboat Annie – Heart
Through the haze of Nag Champa, Heart crash-landed in 1975 with their debut album, Dreamboat Annie. Formerly known as The Army, they brought in two new recruits: sisters Ann Wilson, with her raging lead vocals, and Nancy Wilson, shredding on guitar. As a new group on the scene, they showcased their versatility through a concertina…
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Creating for Herself – Vie – Doja Cat
“You can’t make me feel bad for a cover that has visceral meaning,” was Doja Cat’s statement after posting the cover of her fifth full-length LP, Vie. Fans had expressed disappointment on social media, deeming the photo – featuring the rapper dressed in a wedding gown, dangling from a tree by a parachute (used to…
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Spanning Genres With All Them Witches – Nothing As the Ideal
All Them Witches are an easy a comfort band for alternative music fans, thanks to their ability to rampage through Metal, Classic Rock, Stoner, and Prog—pocketing the best bits and fusing them into a sound that’s truly unique. Their 2020 release Nothing as the Ideal is no exception. Originally a foursome formed in Nashville in…
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Yungblud, Why Are You Shouting at Me?!
Earlier this year, I sat anxiously through five days of Ticketmaster queues, desperately wishing the 28,000 people (and bots) ahead of me would fall off the face of the Earth. Alas, I wasn’t one of the lucky ones, and I would spend the next few months accepting that I would never see one of my…
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Ghost Notes and Quiet Truths: Inside Mac DeMarco’s – Guitar
Canadian singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco cemented his place in indie history with his 2014 release Salad Days. Over a decade later, its popularity still refuses to fade. Now in his 30s, DeMarco remains in a Chamber of Reflection, exploring themes of heartbreak, the meaning of home, and letting go of material possessions in his self-produced album…
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Wolf Alice – The Clearing – How to Blow Your Load Releasing Singles
I was really excited for the release of Wolf Alice’s fourth studio album. When I reviewed the first two singles a few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised by the contrast between the tracks and admittedly turned on by their new ‘70s rock aesthetic. However, after listening to the album in full, I fear they…
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SZA; Ctrl – Audible Growing Pains.
When Ctrl dropped in 2017, I was 19—but I didn’t find it until years later, stuck in a genre rut. It came at the perfect time. I was in my twenties, learning to enjoy my own company and redefine my self-worth outside of relationships. It turned out I wasn’t alone in those feelings. I was…
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An Album Passed Through Generations – Revenge, Eurythmics.
In 1975, Dave Stewart met Annie Lennox in the restaurant she was working at, together with other artists, they became Catch, later evolving into The Tourists. They would achieve mild success throughout the ’70s with tracks such as ‘So Good’ and ‘Blind Among’, but this was relatively short-lived. By 1980, Stewart and Lennox would break…
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Wolf Alice Teases New Album with Two Dynamic Singles.
Ten years after the release of their debut album ‘My Love is Cool’, Wolf Alice teases us with two singles from The Clearing, produced by Greg Kurstin, which is set to be released 22nd August. We’re confronted by ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ with a commanding, jazz piano driven, bassy melody supports Rowsell’s erratic vocals, ranging from…
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Why Placebo’s Debut Album Remains an Angsty Masterpiece.
Placebo came onto the scene with their self-titled album in 1996, a time when Britpop had the UK up against a wall by its Adidas collar and although their lead singer and guitarist Brian Molko has British heritage, their sound didn’t echo the like of Oasis and Blur, regardless of this, the album peaked at…
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I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. – Sinéad O’Connor.
‘If we could talk about music, we wouldn’t need music.’ – Sinéad O’Connor. This Saturday (26/06/25) marks the two-year anniversary of musician, producer, activist and one of my personal heroes, Sinéad O’Connor’s passing. In her honour, I’m revisiting her second album – ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, this release would propel her…
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Unlocking Empowerment in Deap Vally’s ‘Marriage’ Album – A Review.
2011 LA saw the coming together of what could arguably be one of the best female Punk / Rock groups since Bikini Kill. Lindsey Troy’s growling guitar riffs and Julie Edwards’ Bass driven drum beats, along with their combined Steven Tyler-esc wailing vocals would become Deap Vally. Their debut single ‘Make My Own Money.’ would…