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Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions review – steely relentlessness and glossy melodies
An engaging, 90s trip-hop-inspired turn from the English producer combines fractured storytelling and long instrumental passages

Damien Morris

07, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Ride: Interplay review – perpetual teenage kicks, now with added anger
Forays into psychedelia and world affairs serve the reformed British shoegaze pioneers well on their seventh album

Damien Morris

31, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM

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Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood review – sprightly Americana with added poise
Katie Crutchfield’s latest album swaps the strung-out drama of its acclaimed predecessor for precision and broad relatability

Damien Morris

24, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM

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Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran review – the Latin queen is back on top
Lawsuits and lost love couldn’t stop the Colombian powerhouse from taking her rightful place atop Spanish pop’s streaming-fuelled resurgence

Damien Morris

23, Mar, 2024 @4:00 PM

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One to watch: Nemzzz
The teenage Mancunian is one of British rap’s finest prospects, with a defiant flow and sly humour that’s won him nods from Drake and more

Damien Morris

16, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM

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Kim Gordon: The Collective review – so close to the edge it sometimes falls off
The former Sonic Youth bassist’s follow-up to her acclaimed solo debut has some great moments, but tips over into a barrage of distortion

Damien Morris

10, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM

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One to watch: Toni Sancho
The Trinidadian British singer’s fabulous, unshowy voice floats on guitar-led bedroom anthems of disarming honesty

Damien Morris

02, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM

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Ghetts: On Purpose, With Purpose review – brimming with elegant fury
The grime veteran proves he’s still on the up with a well-crafted collection of thoughtful, impassioned tracks

Damien Morris

25, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Serpentwithfeet: Grip review – glossy, lustful tribute to queer black clubland
The soundtrack to Josiah White’s 2023 theatre production is exultant and uninhibited, but overly reliant on Auto-Tune and the odd dodgy guest spot

Damien Morris

18, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Helado Negro: Phasor review – undimmable warmth
Digital meets analogue on the American musician’s short but sweet latest

Damien Morris

11, Feb, 2024 @3:00 PM

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J Mascis: What Do We Do Now review – a wonderfully agreeable record
Adding slide guitar and drums to his solo sideline mix, the guitar-shredding Dinosaur Jr frontman captivates with great hooks and tender if impenetrable vocals

Damien Morris

04, Feb, 2024 @3:00 PM

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Future Islands: People Who Aren’t There Anymore review – back to melancholy banger mode
Some perfectly constructed pop offsets dark musings on a record elevated by Samuel T Herring’s ever richer vocals

Damien Morris

28, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM

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