2020 has seen alternative music scenes burst back into popularity. New talent has brought life back into genres such as Emo and Pop Punk, which have dwindled slowly since the early 2000’s. The generation that grew up around these movements are now the new talent making up the scene, so it’s only appropriate that forgotten genres […]Read More
Anecdotes of the simultaneously idiosyncratic and mundane characters of everyday life pervade the narrative of the latest single ‘Enough is Never Enough’ from Galway band The Clockworks. With Joycean vigour, outsider observations of the bigoted cafe owner through to the buskers in reverie are unified by their existence within a corrupt and unjust society. All […]Read More
The healing power of music never ceases to amaze me. From the opening lyrics of ‘lavender and heaven’, by Norwegian singer songwriter iris, I knew this track was something much more than another guitar backed ballad. 25-year-old Vilde Iris Hartveit Kolltveit, or iris, hails from Bergen in Norway. ‘lavender and heaven’ is the first track […]Read More
In the midst of a pandemic, another heart-breaking ballad might not be the first thing on our playlists. However, theres something cathartic about This Wild Life’s new single ‘Nothing Hurts Like Love for the First Time‘ that listeners this year can truly appreciate. Its lyrics capture the end of a ‘first love’ and the universal notion […]Read More
As part of their ten year anniversary project, Of Monsters and Men released ‘Visitor’ in September. I have been a fan of Of Monsters and Men since 2012 with the release of My Head is an Animal – my mum and I had that album on repeat everyday in the kitchen for months. Their sound […]Read More
Taking on such a well known song by a highly commended artist with a devoted army of fans is a bold move, turning that song into an indie track is even bolder. Vistas have just released their Spotify Singles cover of Harry Styles’ ‘Adore You’, from his sophomore album Fine Line. Vistas recorded the single […]Read More
Gotts Street Park are championed for their soulful production and instrumental talent. This time, new track ‘Everything’ featuring Rosie Lowe places perfectly on a vintage vinyl with its soul-tinged sultry sound. In a Loud & Quiet article, the act was described as “four mates” who are “modernising the sounds of the ’60s Deep South”. ‘Everything’ […]Read More
‘It’s alright, I’ll be there by your side’ is just one of the amazing lines in Shambolics’ new single ‘Love Collides’. Flooded with sentiments of longing, the heartbreak song will guarantee to make more people fall for the Fife-based band and their music. The Scottish indie band, Shambolics, released their new single ‘Love Collides’ on […]Read More
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Trigger Warning: body dysmorphia ‘Skinny Skinny’ is a sore scar that highlights Ashton Irwin’s experience with body dysmorphia as he opens up about the mental torment that affects millions who struggle with body image. The 5 Second of Summer Aussie drummer, Ashton Irwin has begun his own solo journey by releasing his first ever single. […]Read More
On her Facebook page C’est Karma describes herself as an “18 year old human being from Luxembourg making music for anyone who will listen.” The press release accompanying her new single ‘Fist Fight’ describes her as an “Alt-pop sorcerer” who “invites you into her fantastical world”. Never one to turn down such an invitation, I […]Read More
In 2017 the indie-pop trio London Grammar delivered their second studio album Truth Is a Beautiful Thing, which carried that true British indie-pop style throughout, with similar sounds to Wolf Alice and Florence + the Machine. However, they followed up Truth Is a Beautiful Thing with, well, radio silence. The trio had fallen off the […]Read More
Dark with a classy touch, the track begins by setting its tone. This is followed by rough piano playing to exhibit a misty haze, which eases us into a false sense of security. ‘Suicide’, released on 4th September, is trap with touches of soul and monochrome pop. Lada Beseda, singer-songwriter and producer born and raised […]Read More
Miley Cyrus is no stranger to reinventing herself. From the pop and R&B sounds of the Bangerz album through to the psychedelic pop of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Miley returned to her country routes with 2017’s Younger Now. As she gears up for release of her next album She is Miley Cyrus, the […]Read More
On the 24th July the world went crazy when Taylor Swift dropped her eighth studio album, folklore. The surprises, however, didn’t end there. The physical copy of the album (order here) comes with bonus track ‘the lakes’, which might be my favourite track on folklore. Read more: Album Review: folklore // Taylor Swift The melody […]Read More
