Omoiyari (思いやり) is the Japanese for word for compassion. The ability to empathise with other people’s perspectives in an effort...
It’s been eight years since Auguste Arthur Bondy’s last album, the alt-folk infused, TV soundtrack-friendly Believers. Those eight years sound...
“I’m at an age where some of my female friends wonder, ‘When will he propose to me? What is he...
Finding the balance of familiarity by without sounding like a pastiche is hard to achieve. Charly Bliss perfected this as...
Brighton’s Carrie Tree is a singer/songwriter who has toured with the likes of Damien Rice, Marillion and Carly Simon, no...
Just over five years ago, Derby’s Crash of Rhinos dared to become one of the UK’s most successful and respected...
The great musical linguists of the last fifty years, from John Lydon and Mark E Smith to Mike Skinner and...
“Is this how it feels to become the mother of the next species?” (‘Extreme Love’). In the Canadian sci-fi horror...
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Back in the day, (some may recall) Lamb were untouchable for their innovative blend of freaky jazz, devotional folk vocals...
‘Father of the Bride’ is Vampire Weekend’s most eclectic record to date because both their lyrics and music vary dramatically...
Some bands, some albums, you have to be in the right mood for. Like a Goth in the sunshine, a...
Sometimes it’s difficult to explain why an album has such a big impact on you. It could be that each...
With country music undergoing a considerable resurgence in recent years, there’s now another voice for the world to sit up...
Neo-noise-jazz. Still with me? Fuck yeah. I mean, who hasn’t found themselves deep into one of the later Scott Walker...
“Making friends with the unknown… All my songs are about this,” says Big Thief songwriter Adrianne Lenker; “If the nature...
