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On ‘It Wasn’t Me’ from her ninth solo album, Showtunes from the Shadows, Helen McCookerybook sings, “I’m a chameleon /...
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Apart from the anticipated arrival of the posthumous album from hyper pop powerhouse SOPHIE, 2024 saw a continuation in the...
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Sometimes, an album doesn’t need to be groundbreaking—it just needs to show up at the right time. So, at the...
In a year when many music and media platforms are under threat as regards independence or indeed their very existence,...
Have we really reached the pinnacle of 2024 already. ‘Twas August but a moment ago. It’s been quite the year,...
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One of my favourite things each year is hearing debut albums. There is just something so exciting about hearing what...
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Several listens in, and as this album works its considerable charms with each successive listen, the thought occurs: have we been...
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: discuss. Whereas some albums are named in such a way...
Last week we shared albums 50 – 26 in our albums of the year list, today we reach the end...
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I think perhaps I’ve been listening to this in the wrong context. I mean, I love Saint Etienne. Love, love,...
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One of the toughest things for a musician to do is to follow up an acclaimed album, even more so...
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Since the release of their EP ‘You’re Welcome’ 19 long months ago, Lambrini Girls have been on something of a...
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Grief. It’s a subject that’s often taboo in our society, or talked about in hushed tones. Maybe we are scared...
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Liverpool trip hop artist def.fo, aka Tom Powell, has shared his ambitious, futuristic concept album Music For Dinosaurs following the success of...
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Allow me to be personal for a moment. Late 1991, and an unusual song comes on Radio 1, almost the...
