It’s truly hard to pinpoint specific moments on this abstract body of music, as songs merge into each other while the listener is left in an involuntary trance – thinking on their feet, Noir Disco push and pull your auditory sense through their own cosmic journey which is bound to…
A voice of relatability for anyone still pining for an ex comes in the form of “Nothing Can Kill Us”, as Flay pines for a past lover in this bass heavy banger. And it’s not a ballad, more of a middle finger up to the love you’ve lost, as K.Flay…
Beautiful Disaster is as much a story of doomed lovers as it is a journey of Le Saint’s own self-discovery. If something feels so good but comes at a cost, is it worth the risk? The album opens with the self-fulfilling “Best Day Of My Life” which then leads into…
“Bottle Episode” opens with a trashy, lo-fi drum-and-bass part. Valentine Caulfield’s voice, splashed with static, shoves its way into the mix. While Caulfield’s French lyrics will prove elusive for English-only speakers, her urgent tone aptly contributes to a sense of uncertainty only slightly augmented by a rough translation: a dadaistic…
Image: Local Action Much like it’s not so distant cousin footwork, Jersey Club has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance in 2021. This is mostly the result of the genre’s astronomical popularity on the social media app TikTok, with its rapid fire beats and kinetic half time kicks lending…
CRAWLER certainly offers that needed change, even from its first moments. Fans have come to expect tremendous gut-punches from IDLES openers, but “MTT 420 RR” abandons the band’s roaring rock machine for a textured, quietly buzzing introduction. It’s dark and dense, dissecting a car crash in gruesome detail. The same…
On their second go at a full-length release, vocalist Nina Ljeti and co prove that they’re not messing around with dynamic fluctuations that build to an unbearable level of suspense and accentuate every twist and turn that happens along the way. The journey is kicked off in style by opener…
It’s not a bad summary of what Radiohead were up to when these albums were recorded. Exhausted and struggling with mental health issues following the ceaseless promotional circus that followed the entirely deserved praise heaped on 1997’s apocalyptically angsty nu-prog landmark OK Computer, Yorke was reportedly experiencing a bout of…
This year, Lorde, Clairo, and Billie Eilish all have released albums grappling with being anointed teenage musical prodigies, and, unsurprisingly, fame similarly took its toll on Jordan. She’s since described the constant whirlwind of emotions, intensive touring schedule, and the exhausting pressure to please everyone, all culminating in a 45-day…
Earlier in the Lunar Vacation story, the band seemed to be leaning towards a semi-aggressive surf pop style, with strong, colourful instrumentals and an atmosphere full of synth sounds and more. The group – made up of vocalist Grace Repasky, guitarist Maggie Geeslin, synth connoisseur Matteo DeLurgio and Connor Dowd…
