The album opens with a track called "Bad Bitch" ("'Cause I'm a bad bitch / Tell me you haven't noticed / I decide what's wrong or right"). She sings about being "insecure" yet she sounds as confident and as ever. A total badass. "Bad Bitch" was written after a 'horrific'…
A colourful kick to the face, there’s nothing junior about Remi Wolf’s debut album. Riding on the viral waves of TikTok, “Photo ID” brought the vibrant energy of Wolf to the masses. Now, Juno plays with the parameters of pop, combining traditional structures with experimental upbeat melodies and funk. Wolf’s…
Featuring a plethora of collaborations, Sticky sees Frank Carter and his comrades call on an impressive list of musical acts to aid in delivering their metaphorical cuts. Tackling societal issues and delving into the depths of mental health, the band hold no boundaries when fronted with ‘taboos’ in their most…
Image: youANDme youANDme is deeply engrained in the German electronic music world and especially the international Berlin club scene. As the owner of Rotary Cocktail Recordings, Polymorph, CUTZ.ME, and three other mysterious imprints, he provides a steady flow of music and talent from Germany to the rest of the world.…
Thanks in equal measure to their technical precision and canny collaborations with Tyler, The Creator, Ghostface Killah and the late, great, MF DOOM, BADBADNOTGOOD came to leave an indelible mark on contemporary alternative hip hop during the 2010’s. It’s this mark that has made the group’s ultimate return such a…
Although many of the people who arrive at this project will have come from Lady Gaga’s immense pool of fans, this is an accessible and enjoyable album for all fans of traditional pop, vocal jazz and easy listening. There are tracks on here - as there were on their first…
Released in 2019, that record showcased the band working to their fullest potential, with their customary psych-pop now featuring aspects of electronic, funk and jazz music, resulting in a kind of plastic soul/sophisti-pop update to their once shaggy-rock sound. The band - Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan,…
Image credit: Peter Rigaud Usually when one thinks of Austrian music, the classical comes to mind including Franz Schubert with his early romanticism work, Johann Strauss I and his legendary waltzes as well as several Wolfgangs (including Mozart with his prolific and highly influential works). Stepping into the 21st century,…
Welcome Break offers both a thematic break from the last year-and-a-half, and a sonic departure from the last decade, or two, of musical trends; blending and channeling ‘90s britpop and the music of the Riot Grrrl movement with ease. Crunchy guitar hooks and manifesto-like declarations (“You don’t want this /…
Dirty Nice assures their status as a Gen-Z appealing outfit by releasing animated TikToks in addition to songs. This crafting of a fictional universe contained by the internet draws inspiration from Gorillaz, and yet their music itself builds upon the sounds we associate with virtual groups, along with a touch…
