Andrew Butcher

Track Review: Training Season // Dua Lipa Dua Lipa is currently navigating the tricky terrain of keeping her crown as queen of nu-disco after the […]

Track Review: Houdini // Dua Lipa In 2020, three days after the UK started its first Covid-19 national lockdown, Dua Lipa dropped Future […]

Album Review: 1989 (Taylor's Version) // Taylor Swift “Who is Taylor Swift anyway? Ew” was a spoken line on ’22’ on the Red album. If anyone didn’t know who Taylo […]

Album Review: Speak Now (Taylor's Version)//Taylor Swift At a time when most Swifties across the UK and Europe are checking their emails for an Eras Tour code, Taylor […]

Interview: Anyone's Ghost Following, the recent release of the single, ‘More Than I Care to Admit’ and ahead of their forthcoming alb […]

Track Review: More Than I Care To Admit // Anyone’s Ghost In the realm of singer-songwriters, one emerging artist has been garnering attention for her introspective and […]

Before performing her song ‘Deep End’, Holly Humberstone stated how excited she was to perform at such an “iconic” venue. Were those crammed into UEA’s LCR witnessing another iconic moment, where this young Gra […]

As Bruce Springsteen has moved into the evensong of his nearly fifty-year-long recording career, the tone of his music has softened, as evidenced by the melodic orchestral sound of 2019’s Western Stars. It is n […]

Imagine an alternative world without the isolation of lockdowns, without the introspective world of the Covid pandemic. Imagine an alternative world without the earthy tones and pop-folk musings of folklore and […]

Lissie is an artist who always feels authentic. Her live gimmick-free performances are all about her voice, the music and connection with the audience. An example of this connection is how Lissie took to social […]

Since the end of the Infinity War saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has lost several key Avengers. The resulting reset has led to much greater diversification in terms of new characters. Marvel has also […]

So many column inches have been devoted to the origins of the title of Florence + The Machine’s fifth album, Dance Fever, while trying to apply the theories to the music. Yet, anyone who has witnessed the the […]

Since her 2017 hit, ‘Havana’, it feels like Camila Cabello has been trying to find her own space in the crowded world of female pop stars. Although her first two albums had high points, Cabello stayed too clo […]

I caught up with CJ Pandit on a Zoom call on the eve of the release of his new single ‘1 2 Free’. Pandit joined us from his studio space, excitedly talking about a busy afternoon of creativity. Sitting amidst ins […]

I caught up with Etta Marcus, just over a week after the release of her debut EP, View from the Bridge. Her excitement and enthusiasm were evident from the outset until she explained that her excitement was […]

Listening to ‘I Don’t Know Why’, the latest single from Leeds-based duo Sunflower Thieves, feels like it has been perfectly timed to capture our collective mood. The new release follows ‘Sirens’ as the second son […]

The Avengers’ most understated hero steps forward to launch a new generation of exciting characters, helping to breathe life into the increasingly bland superhero franchise

*Warning: Spoilers ahead for the […]

The Darkness are aptly named for a rock band but, on a cold November night, they brought a ray of light to Nick Rayn’s LCR at UEA, Norwich. Given that the group are from Lowestoft, Norwich is effectively their h […]

In the introduction to Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift perfectly describes the original album, “Musically and lyrically, Red resembled a heartbroken person. It was all over the place, a fractured mosaic […]

On Bloxx’s latest single ‘Everything I’ve Ever Learned’, Fee Booth sings about mental health issues advising “You should learn to hold on, it’s not the end of the world”.

Throughout our telephone cal […]