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Lana Del Rey has always had a sort of other-worldly ability to capture a specific moment in time, and then write an album about it. But whilst previous releases have relied on nostalgia for the Hollywood glam of […]

Moonrise Kingdom

If you’re not familiar with the work of Wes Anderson, you’re truly missing out. Every shot he takes looks like a perfectly painted picture and each story both thrilling and hea […]

Florida (2018)

Lauren Groff’s second collection of short stories, Florida, plunges us into a hot and humid world, where swamp creatures slither over the thresholds of human existence, and t […]

Raw

Upon release, Julia Ducournau’s Raw (2016) set itself apart as an unapologetic and uncompromising watch, as tales of cinema-goers walking out during disturbing scenes clouded it in controversy. The g […]

Without Fear is the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter, Dermot Kennedy, which was released in October of this year. The album was met with notable success; success which is very much deserved.

The opening […]

In a short documentary that screened prior to the 20th-anniversary re-release of Eyes Wide Shut, Warner Bros. VP Julian Senior reveals how Stanley Kubrick was “fascinated by holidays.” The director, who not […]

Cinema has been a lot this year. We’ve seen Robert Pattinson masturbating furiously in a stinky sea enclave, people burnt alive at a Swedish summer retreat, sad space travel, an imaginary Hitler, d […]

Hearing the news that one of your all-time favourite artists is bringing another album out induces both feelings of euphoria and dread in equal measure. With three excellent albums in their repertoire already, […]

Welcome to The Indiependent’s Top TV of the Decade! In our 15th and final feature, James Nash explores why Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is his show of the year, the decade, and the century.
What more could po […]

“Drank a lot of coffee today!”, “I love movies!” and “I just lay down and cried!”: just a smattering of the lyrics that you’ll find in this album that I relate to with my body and soul.

Titanic Rising is sha […]

Welcome to The Indiependent’s Top TV of the Decade! In today’s feature, Holly Patrick takes a look at an arguably underrated sit-com, Zooey Deschanel’s New Girl…
Good American sitcoms were hard to come by in th […]

Welcome to The Indiependent’s Top TV of the Decade! TV Editor James Nash dives into the hit BBC One crime-drama, Happy Valley…

Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley is not just bleak – it’s violently bleak. B […]

From the opening shot of the far-too-drunk Carey Mulligan alone in a club to the neon lights and orchestral version of “Toxic” playing in the background, Promising Young Woman  declares itself immediately as an […]

Thrillhouse released their debut song ‘One of These Days’ earlier this month. It has got exposure from John Kennedy on Radio X and listening to it, you can see why they’re tipped for big […]

Fake Swans have gained a reputation for writing dark, moody rock songs. They’ve been played on BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing Lincolnshire, as well as gigging all around London.

The band swapped their […]

Pretoria are influenced by the likes of Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Oasis. Vocalist/bassist Rob Gullet and guitarist Josh Bilisko bonded over a love of Nirvana. Once drummer Ben Dewitt was drafted in, the band […]

It’s hard to ignore the media circus around this year’s election, and I say this year because they seem to be an annual thing now. Focus has been locked on the two main party leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Joh […]

Dear Evan Hansen… That was a brilliant production, and here’s why.

Poster for Dear Evan Hansen.

Following the eponymous Evan Hansen after the death of a fellow student, Dear Evan Hansen is a stunning d […]

Abigail Williams are a black metal band who have always seen themselves as outsiders. On their comeback album Walk Beyond the Dark, they infuse a captivating atmosphere with a melodic edge. Listening to it feels […]